Providence “Piggyback” Lease Worth Hundreds of Thousands “Inappropriate” – and Unravels on Elorza A series of emails show how Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare’s office...

Reported June 27, 2019 Please note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until found...

TWELVE CHARGED IN WOONSOCKET PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS FBI Safe Streets Task Force investigation disrupts three conspiracies; nets fentanyl, crack cocaine, cocaine,...

Attorney General Neronha takes action to protect consumers from speculative ticket sellers Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today a series of steps to combat deceptive and unfair practices...

NEW: 20-Year Agreement With IGT Guarantees 1,100 Jobs in RI “This new deal is an economic development partnership,” said Robert Vincent, Chairman, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, Read...

Elorza Defends Trip to Hawaii — Taking Staff, Partner and Baby UPDATED The City of Providence’s budget is at a standstill, with the City Council and Mayor Jorge Elorza far apart from anRead...

NEW: Why Elorza May Bluster, But Is Unlikely to Veto the Council’s Budget Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza issued a highly critical statement after the City Council’s Finance budget slashedRead More....

BREAKING: Diocese of Providence Names Priests “Credibly” Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors The Diocese of Providence on Monday morning released the names of clergy, diocesan and religious order...

UPDATED: Prov City Council Passes Budget With Cuts and Homestead, Pare’s Salary Slashed The battle is over. The month-long raging battle between the Providence City Council and Mayor Jorge Elorza...

NEW: Federal Hill Businesses Call for Club Closure Following Stabbing Death The Providence Police Department said Monday morning the city is still searching for the suspects in the death of a Read...

Weekly Updates APHA Evaluates Our Training on Hypoglycemic ADE Prevention 06/28/2019 10:01 AM EDT APHA is evaluating our training on preventing hypoglycemic adverse drug events! Check out our blog...

Attorney General Neronha statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision to block census citizenship question Today’s decision was complicated but good for democracy and good for Rhode Island. A...

United Nations World Drug Report Castigates American Jurisdictions for Lax Marijuana Policies (Alexandria, VA) – Yesterday, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released...

MyPayMySay Campaign to Spend $30,000 in Phase-2 Phase-1 Led to Doubling of State Worker Opt-Outs Providence, RI –– In recognition of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the landmark...

Providence man sentenced to 20 years in prison on robbery and firearms charges Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Montrell Hopper (age 24), of Providence, pleaded guilty on June 24, 2019...

BREAKING: Mattiello To Pull $1M Funding for Controversial Chiropractor Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello will be submitting an amendment to remove the funding for the controversial $1 Read More.  ...

Charges and Countercharges Between Elorza and Matos Over Budget and Tax Structure The battle of words heated up this week between Providence City Council President Sabina Matos and Providence...

Leading RI Journalist Jim Taricani Dies at 69 Long-time television journalist Jim Taricani has died at 69 years of age. His long-time colleague at WJAR-10 Dyana Read More.     Charges and...

Fate of Prov’s Budget Battle at the State House May Be With One Person, and It’s Not the Speaker State Representative Chris Blazejewski, a top lieutenant of Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello,...

PROVIDENCE WOMAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE   PROVIDENCE – A Providence woman who was riding as a passenger in a vehicle she owned that was stopped by Rhode...