Improving Rhode Island’s educational system is a top priority for the governor and state legislative leaders as the General Assembly’s new session begins Tuesday.… MORE
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Providence police chief and public safety commissioner are leaving
Incoming Mayor Brett Smiley announced Tuesday that long-serving police Chief Hugh Clements and Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare are leaving those positions.… MORE
Despite back-to-back blunders, Patriots playoff hopes alive
That the New England Patriots are still alive in the AFC playoff race is not a credit to them as much as the good fortune of chasing some teams that have bumbled their way into Christmas even worse.… MORE
Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to US
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope, exposing about 60% of the U.S. population to some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.… MORE
Park construction manager pays $1.9M over minority hiring
The company that oversaw the construction of a minor league baseball park in Massachusetts has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle allegations that it failed to live up to its pledge of giving a certain portion of the work on the project to women- and minority-owned businesses, the state attorney general’s office said.… MORE
Man who had more than 200 guns at home to plead guilty
A Rhode Island man found with an arsenal of more than 200 guns at his home along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and a flamethrower has agreed to plead guilty to some federal charges, according to court documents.… MORE
Police announce arrest in West End homicide
Police identified the victim of Monday night’s homicide inside a West End garage, while announcing the arrest of a suspect by federal marshals in Ohio in the ninth homicide of 2022 in Providence. … MORE
Textile maker to pay US about $500,000 over foreign blankets
A Rhode Island defense contractor that sold woolen blankets to the Army has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it violated a law requiring companies that supply the military to manufacture their products in the U.S. using American labor, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.… MORE
Providence to acquire former Urban League headquarters
The City of Providence has acquired the former headquarters of the Urban League of Rhode Island, planning to transformer the Prairie Ave. property into “a future community hub” the Upper South Providence neighborhood.… MORE
State House homeless encampment removed after legal fight
Workers removed tents set up outside of Rhode Island’s State House on Saturday after a judge sided with Democratic Gov. Dan McKee in a lawsuit over the people who had been camping there to protest a lack of adequate housing. … MORE
