Governor Dan McKee on Monday continued to doubt homeless advocates who claim there are some 80 encampments of homeless individuals around Rhode Island, and said that he spent time on Saturday scouring the state looking for campsites without success.… MORE
Boston area commuters celebrated the opening of a major extension of the region’s subway system on Monday. … MORE
A judge blocked plans by the McKee administration to evict homeless campers from around the State House on Friday, as dozens of people rallied in support of the campers.… MORE
The city of Pawtucket is lifting restrictions on political campaign signs under a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, officials said Tuesday.… MORE
A Rhode Island man was arrested without incident by federal agents Tuesday, charged in the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol when rioters tried to disrupt the certification of the election of Joe Biden and the transfer of power from former President Donald Trump.… MORE
A deadly, quadruple-shooting in the night in Fall River where authorities are treating the incident as a domestic murder-suicide. A man shot and killed another man and wounded two women, before turning the gun on himself.… MORE
Recreational marijuana can now be legally purchased in Rhode Island, with the December 1 start of adult-use cannabis sales at five state-sanctioned compassion centers under a newly enacted law. … MORE
Senators from Connecticut, Vermont and Maine called on the Biden administration Tuesday to bring together federal, state and regional officials to find ways to prevent possible energy disruptions this winter across New England, while Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island urged the Biden administration to add more money to make additional heating aid available for the winter season. … MORE
A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor who was found guilty of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses.… MORE
Two already high-ranking officers were promoted Monday to top positions in the Providence Police Department.… MORE
