At least five elected Latino officials are supporting Gina Raimondo in her gubernatorial campaign. Among these officials are Providence City Council members Sabina Matos, Luis Aponte, and Davian Sanchez and state Representatives Grace Diaz and Anastasia Williams. The Latino leaders joined together with Gina Raimondo on Tuesday to launch Latinos con Gina at a kickoff party. […]readmore
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Rhode Island – Douglas White 34-year-Providence, was sentenced to 60 years with 35 in prison for the second degree murder of Donna Oliver, 54 years also of Providence, leaving her body in a closet , fleeing the house, and taking a TV in April 2012 . Oliver’s son found the body, three weeks later, at […]readmore
Rhode Island – A prisoner at the State Prison of Cranston is facing multiple charges including assault for allegedly assaulting a correctional officer, on his first day of work on Sunday. Anthony Tavares faced trial in 2001 accused of stabbing to death his social worker. Tavares was held at the Eleanor Slater Hospital after he […]readmore
Rhode Island – Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee presents his proposed budget and final speech on the state of the state. The Democratic Chafee offers his speech tonight to lawmakers and will present his priorities and recommendations for the fiscal year beginning July 1. This year the legislation will have to deal with a projected […]readmore
Rhode Island – The Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said that his office has joined a multi-state investigation into the massive security breach announced by the Target chain, last month. Kilmartin said the research aims to discover how big was the failure occurred and how. Initially, Target Corp. announced that some 40 million credit […]readmore
Rhode Island – With a long list of proposals, the Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo formally announced her candidacy for governor during a rally on Monday from Pawtucket Hope Artiste Village . The Democrat was accompanied by dozens of supporters , including several politicians and Latino leaders and promised to work to improve the […]readmore
Rhode Island – One of the leading candidates for governor of Rhode Island announced that he was responsible for a fatal accident 25 years ago. The Republican Mayor Allan Fung of Cranston, who gave these statements to Providence Journal and convened a press conference, said that he was an 18 year old college student in […]readmore
Massachusetts – Authorities say a boy and his sister, Lexi and Sean Monroe, both under 10 years old apparently died after being trapped in a trunk at their home in Franklin, Massachusetts. The police came to the residence at around 8 pm on Sunday after the family discovered the young children who were taken to […]readmore
Rhode Island – Some Rhode Island students who have secured admission to 2 or 4 year universities or colleges need not be subjected to the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to ensure they receive their high school diplomas . This was announced by a Rhode Island Education Department spokesperson, adding that it has provided […]readmore
Rhode Island – A Providence firefighter was injured Saturday night when he struggled to douse flames in a two-story home located on Morris Avenue. According to the firefighter headquarters, this firefghter sustained injuries to his neck and shoulder and was treated at the hospital. The property was unoccupied.readmore