Investigators are reviewing hundreds of criminal cases in Rhode Island that could be undermined by the possible contamination of evidence at the state health department’s forensic chemistry lab, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday.… MORE
After 12 years as head men’s basketball coach, Ed Cooley resigned on Monday amid reports he is poised to sign as coach at Georgetown.… MORE
State Senator Sandra Cano of Pawtucket announced on Monday that she will run for the soon-to-open seat in Congress from Rhode Island’s first district, while former gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes said she would not join the race.… MORE
Rep. Joseph Shekarchi, the Speaker of the Rhode Island House said in a statement Friday that he will not run for the soon-to-open first district seat in Congress.… MORE
Police in Middletown are treating the death of a well-known local photographer as suspicious, and they are awaiting autopsy reports before offering any further information.… MORE
Congressman Seth Magaziner rallied union leaders and members Thursday outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Warwick for passage of a bill called the “Protect the Right to Organize”, or PRO Act.… MORE
The McKee administration Thursday outlined its plan for the state to restart Medicaid renewals, starting on April 1, in line with federal government requirements.… MORE
The scientific nonprofit that tracks the white shark population in Cape Cod waters identified 55 sharks never before documented in the area during its most recent research season, but experts say that’s no reason for tourists who flock to the vacation hotspot every summer to be afraid of going in the water.… MORE
Rhode Island lands a big new government facility that is being moved from Virginia.… MORE
A former social worker at a Rhode Island veterans’ hospital who used stolen patient information to brazenly pass herself off as a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer and fraudulently collect nearly $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison.… MORE
