VOA News One police officer was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting early Friday, in the U.S. city of San Diego, the city’s police chief said. The shooting reportedly took place in a neighborhood just after the officers made a traffic stop. Nearby officers came to the scene to find both officers shot, […]Load more...
Aru Pande VOA News WASHINGTON—She has made history. She has the domestic and foreign experience. And she has the endorsement of her primary opponent.Now, can Hillary Clinton overcome her historically high negative ratings for a Democratic presidential candidate? Just 38 percent of voters viewed Clinton favorably in a Gallup poll conducted the week before the […]Load more...
Kane Farabaugh VOA News PHILADELPHIA—Sarwat Husain admits the hijab she wears sometimes draws inquiring glances in her home state of Texas. But on a flight to Orlando, Florida, the man sitting next to her gave her more attention than she was used to. “After the plane takes off, he says, ‘If this window was a […]Load more...
LINCOLN, R.I., July 29, 2016 – summer is the time for travel and family vacations, which means there are more drivers on the road. But an increase in summertime driving also means there are more car accidents. That’s why Amica Insurance is offering tips to help ensure safety if the unexpected happens. The […]Load more...
Finance Committee Protects Taxpayers with Additional Controls in Bond Ordinance
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-The Providence City Council Finance Committee Thursday introduced and passed an ordinance that establishes greater taxpayer protections on a $40 million infrastructure bond question slated for the November ballot. A late submission of a bond request by the Elorza administration stated the administration was seeking both a 20-year $40 million infrastructure bond at a […]Load more...
Grant Will Fund Solar Installation Projects at Public Schools BOSTON - July 28, 2016 - The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a $1,764,510 grant award to the City of Salem for the installation of two solar projects at Salem public schools. The grant is part of an agreement by the Commonwealth to assist host municipalities of […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) urges all Baby Boomers (people born in the United States between 1945 and 1965) who have not been previously tested for hepatitis C to do so at one of Rhode Island’s free, confidential testing sites today on World Hepatitis Day. Of the more than three million people in […]Load more...
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Upgrades to Recreational Facilities Throughout Commonwealth
Investments made to provide increased access in time for summer recreational season BOSTON - July 28, 2016 - Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that it has made critical investments to outdoor athletic facilities at many of the state's campgrounds, and within urban communities and Gateway Cities. To date, the Administration has allocated $860,000 for the […]Load more...
On July 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM, Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Hope Valley Barracks and Officers from the Hopkinton Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 95 South in the Town of Hopkinton. Initial investigation revealed that the tractor trailer was traveling on Route 95 south in the […]Load more...
Voz de América El papa Francisco visitó un santuario venerado por los polacos y alabó a su fallecido antecesor Juan Pablo II como un hijo de Polonia: «humilde pero poderoso». El Pontífice está en el segundo día de una visita de cinco al país europeo asistiendo a las celebraciones de la Jornada Mundial de la […]Load more...