Plan your PVDFest experience
PVDFest is here at last! We’re looking forward to four art-filled days and nights ahead with you. JoinFirstWorks and the City of Providence Dept. of Art Culture + Tourism downtown this week...
SAM Releases Comprehensive Report on Impact of Marijuana Legalization
(Alexandria, VA) – Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the leading nonpartisan organization dedicated to offering a science-based approach to marijuana policy, released its third...
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services
In September 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) terminated a contract between Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. and the Food and Drug Administration that provided human fetal...
YouTube says anti-gay slurs don’t break its rules
Image copyright VOXImage caption Journalist Carlos Maza regularly faces abuse online YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights...
Monique Jodoin Guilty Plea
United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman District of Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND WOMAN ADMITS TO SELLING PRESCRIPTION NARCOTICS ON THE DARK WEB PROVIDENCE – A Lincoln, R.I., woman today admitted to...
Cranston man sentenced to 30 years for child molestation
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Robert Barboza (age 50) of Cranston was sentenced on June 3, 2019 to 30 years after being found guilty of one count of second-degree child molestation....
CCRI’s Offers Virtual Dementia Tour Demos to the Public
CCRI’s Offers Virtual Dementia Tour Demos to the Public Warwick, RI – With an estimated 5.8 million Americans currently suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the Community College of Rhode Island...
Webinar Reminder: Using Law and Policy to Promote Health Equity and Achieve Healthy People Goals
Healthy People Updates Webinar: Using Law and Policy to Promote Health Equity and Achieve Healthy People Goals 05/28/2019 11:27 AM EDT Thursday June 13, 2019 | 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET | Register Now...
Your FirstWorks Passport to World Music Awaits @PVDFest
Ukrainian folk-punk quartet DakhaBrakha at PVDFest! Music at the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theatre Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional...
Tobin Issues Statement on Gay Pride – Says Not His Intention to be Offensive
BREAKING: Tobin Issues Statement on Gay Pride – Says Not His Intention to be Offensive On Sunday Bishop Thomas Tobin has issued a statement in response to public outrage regarding his Tweet.Read...
Numerous Providence Public Libraries Have Lead Water Pipes
EXCLUSIVE: Numerous Providence Public Libraries Have Lead Water Pipes A GoLocal review of the Providence Water Supply’s database finds that at least two of the city’s Public Read More. ...
RI MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING FENTANYL
RHODE ISLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING FENTANYL John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JUAN HAZARD, also known as...
Late Bill Would Pull URI Governance From Council of Postsecondary Ed & Create Board of Trustees
Late Bill Would Pull URI Governance From Council of Postsecondary Ed & Create Board of Trustees A bill introduced during the last weeks of the Rhode Island General Assembly session would shift...
BREAKING: Partners HealthCare Is Out As Lifespan Deal Emerges for Care New England
Partners HealthCare Is Out As Lifespan Deal Emerges for Care New England The healthcare environment in Rhode Island may take another big turn. GoLocal has learned that the deal in which Read More. ...
PVDFest: Festival Safety and Transportation Information for June 6-9
PVDFest: Festival Safety and Transportation Information for June 6-9 PROVIDENCE, RI– PVDFest has released the following logistic, safety and transportation information for community members and...
Run as an individual or create a team and run with family and friends.
30th Annual Downtown 5k & Youth Races Sunday, September 15, 2019 Providence RI www.downtown5k.com REGISTER Join us for the 30th annual Downtown 5k and Kidsraces. For the past 30 years the...
Salsa-Sensation Grupo Niche of Colombia Takes Center Stage at PVDFest
Salsa-Sensation Grupo Niche of Colombia Takes Center Stage at PVDFest Rhythm and dance of Salsa will take over Providence’s signature arts festival Friday, June 7 with free performance from...
Using Education to Improve Birth Outcomes in Georgia
Weekly Updates Using Education to Improve Birth Outcomes in Georgia 05/30/2019 09:19 AM EDT From Healthy People 2020 Stories from the Field, a series highlighting communities across the Nation that...
Christopher Kinney Guilty Plea – ENTICING A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEX and CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman District of Rhode Island WARREN MAN ADMITS TO ENTICING A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEX, POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROVIDENCE, RI – A Warren man...
RIDOH Recommends Reopening Third Beach in Middletown for Swimming
RIDOH Recommends Reopening Third Beach in Middletown Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) officials recommended reopening Third Beach in Middletown for swimming. This recommendation is based on...