Repairs to a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns last month could include the demolition of the span, state transportation officials said Monday.… MORE
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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
Prosecutors arrest flight attendant on suspicion of trying to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
Police arrested an American Airlines flight attendant on Thursday on suspicion of trying to secretly record a 14-year-old female passenger using a bathroom aboard an airplane he was working on last September.… MORE
US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges denies he is the suspect at hearing
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges in Utah denied at a court appearance Tuesday that he is the suspect and, in an apparent British accent, called allegations that he wasn’t giving his true name “complete hearsay.”… MORE
Rhode Island governor says higher wages, better student scores and new housing among his top goals
BOSTON (AP) — Higher wages, stronger student scores and increased housing production are some of the goals Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee promised in his annual State of the State address Tuesday. One pledge McKee made was to increase the buying power of the state’s residents in coming years by setting a goal to raise…… MORE
Massachusetts governor unveils plan aimed at improving access to child care, early education
Parents across Massachusetts, and particularly in the state’s former industrial “Gateway Cities,” would have better access to child care and early education under a plan unveiled Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey.… MORE
Slain Connecticut police dog remembered as 'fallen hero'
A Connecticut State Police dog killed last month while trying to subdue a fleeing suspect was posthumously honored Tuesday with the state’s first K9 Medal of Valor.… MORE
Patriots agree to hire Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick's successor
The New England Patriots have agreed to hire Jerod Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick as the team’s first Black head coach, according to a person familiar with the situation.… MORE
Patriots parting with coach Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships
Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, ending his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league’s Super Bowl era.… MORE
Report: Alahverdian fought on the tarmac in Scotland as he was extradited to face a U.S. rape charge
The Rhode Island native who faked his death, Nicholas Alahverdian, extradited Friday from Scotland to the U.S. to face sex assault charges in Utah, put up a fight on the tarmac in Scotland.… MORE
