Fall River Man Admits to Being an Armed Drug Trafficker Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation by Newport Police resulted in the arrest of four for allegedly possessing firearms, trafficking cocaine...

A man from Illinois was arrested for getting $224,000 worth of manure dumped on his former employer’s property, only two weeks after he won $125 million at the lottery and quit his job. ORIGINAL...

Richard Branson Voices Interest in Superman Building for Hotel Richard Branson was in Providence on Monday visiting Virgin Pulse — the company, which is located in the former Read More.    ...

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Dominican national who had previously been convicted in federal court in Boston in 1998 for trafficking cocaine, sentenced to 72 months in federal prison and ordered deported,...

Union Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Union and Employee Benefit Funds, Aggravated Identity Theft PROVIDENCE, RI – A former business manager and financial secretary for the...

Defendant has previously been convicted twice in Rhode Island state court   PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jason D. Boudreau, 43, of Woonsocket, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to...

The Last Big Rhode Island La Cosa Nostra Trial Begins Today In a courtroom in Boston, a well-anticipated trial will begin on Wednesday — the U.S. government is prosecuting Read More.    ...

Former Cranston Resident Found Guilty of Child Molestation and Child Abuse Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today a Providence County Superior Court Jury found Jonathan Phillips (age...

Mega-Developer Carpionato Buys Newport Grand from Twin River Carpionato Group, the controversial mega-developer, announced today it has closed on its purchase of the 23.5 acre Read More.    ...

PawSox Attendance Inflated By As Much as 300% The Pawtucket Red Sox are inflating their attendance by as much as 300 percent. A GoLocal review of the reported Read More.     The King’s...

Elorza’s Growing Latino Problem — Only 39% Support Him and Performance Under Fire Only 39 percent of Latinos in Providence support Mayor Jorge Elorza’s re-election. Elorza may be ofRead More....

Family Court Makes Key Staff Changes to Improve System – Giarrusso Elevated, Guglietta Added Chief Judge Michael Forte tells GoLocal he is making critical changes in Family Court in the...

ICE held an American man in custody for 1,273 days. He’s not the only one who had to prove his citizenship By Paige St. John And Joel Rubin Los Angeles Times (April 27, 2018) Immigration...

Rhode Island Joins Coalition of 17 States To Defend National Clean Car Rules Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia in suing the U.S....

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Travelling Interstate to Engage in Sex with a Minor PROVIDENCE, RI – A Brockton, MA, man pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence, RI, on Tuesday to traveling...

NiLP Guest Commentary The American Civil War Origins of Cinco de Mayo By David E. Hayes-Bautista The NiLP Report (April 18, 2018) Why is the Cinco de Mayo so widely celebrated in the United States,...

Ethics Commission Refuses to Release All Documents from APRA Request A GoLocalProv Access to Public Records Act (APRA) request of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission was returned with 165 Read More....

Attorney General Kilmartin Part of National Initiative to Fight Elder Abuse   AG Kilmartin, Special Assistant AG Diane Daigle have active roles in 2018 NAAG Presidential Initiative, “Protecting...