Providence firefighters again offering free rides on New Year’s Eve
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence, Rhode Island firefighters are doing their part to keep city streets drunken-driver free by offering free rides home on NewRead More
Providence Diocese challenges clergy child sex abuse suit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in a legal filing has challenged a lawsuit filed after Rhode Island changed state lawRead More
Police dog treated for fentanyl exposure during drug bust
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A police dog is back on duty following exposure to the dangerous opioid fentanyl during a recent drug bust in RhodeRead More
Police: Father, son charged after fentanyl pill pressing machine found in RI home
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A father and son from Rhode Island are facing numerous drug charges after police say they found fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, anabolicRead More
Police: Rhode Island man obtained gun 2 days before shooting
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The man who opened fire at a Rhode Island affordable housing complex, killing one woman and injuring two others, obtained theRead More
2 caught, 4 others sought for deer hunting out of season
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island environmental officials have cited two people and are looking for four others they say were deer hunting out ofRead More
Gunman in Rhode Island apartment shooting had threatened gun violence before
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island man who killed a woman and injured two others before killing himself at a housing complex on ThursdayRead More
University giving away seed packets across Northeast
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island plans to give away hundreds of thousands of seed packets throughout the Northeast. URI’s cooperativeRead More
Investigation underway after RI environmental police officer injured by booby trap
A Rhode Island environmental police officer was injured on Friday after stepping on a “booby trap” that someone left near an illegal and baited treeRead More
Police: Suspect, worker dead after shooting at RI housing complex that left 2 others injured
A 66-year-old man fatally shot a housing worker and critically wounded two other people before turning the gun on himself Thursday morning during an attackRead More