Woonsocket-based CVS Health said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s Medicare program.… MORE
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A man extradited from Scotland continues to claim he's not the person charged in 2 Utah rape cases
A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges continued to deny he is the man identified in the case during an online court appearance from jail Tuesday.… MORE
Bridge replacement could take "a year or two" says top federal highway official
If engineers determine that the crippled Washington Bridge will have to be replaced, the job is going to take “a year or two”, says the head of the Federal Highway Administration. That following a tour of the span today, from Administrator Shailen Bhatt.… MORE
Providence approves first state-sanctioned safe injection site in Rhode Island
Providence has approved the first state-sanctioned safe injection site, a place where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they overdose.… MORE
McKee was unaware of the need for bridge closure until just before it happened
Governor Dan McKee said he found out about the need to close the Washington Bridge to traffic due to safety concerns when critical failures were detected just minutes before the shutdown was implemented late on the afternoon December 11, he told WPRO’s Matt Allen in an interview Thursday afternoon.… MORE
Massachusetts state troopers arrested for taking bribes to pass commercial drivers on test
Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new snowblower and driveway in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests, the U.S. attorney’s office said.… MORE
Massachusetts man arrested for allegedly threatening Jewish community members and to bomb synagogues
A Massachusetts man was arrested Monday for allegedly threatening to kill members of the state’s Jewish community and a bomb local synagogues, the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said.… MORE
Steeple of historic Connecticut church collapses, no injuries reported
An historic Connecticut church’s soaring steeple and roof collapsed on Thursday, leaving a gaping hole in the top of the building and the front reduced to a heap of rubble.… MORE
Rhode Island Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Gov. McKee filed by state GOP
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by the state Republican party against Democratic Gov. Dan McKee alleging he violated state campaign finance laws after a lobbyist picked up a tab for lunch.… MORE
Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants voters to weigh in on four long-term infrastructure initiatives when they head to the polls in November.… MORE
