A nurse practitioner who defrauded health insurers and Medicare out of nearly $12 million by seeking payments for patient services that were never performed has been sentenced to seven years in prison.… MORE
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Providence plans new ATV crackdown, ACLU & others object
Providence is making a renewed push to crack down on the proliferation of illegal all-terrain vehicles, while the American Civil Liberties Union Rhode Island affiliate and others are raising objections to city plans to use video surveillance and other means.… MORE
Donald Trump arraigned on 34 felony counts
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records arising from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.… MORE
Former Providence mayor named CEO of education organization
Former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has been named chief executive officer of the political advocacy organization Democrats for Education Reform.… MORE
Ex-PC player held on domestic violence, weapons charges
Suspended former Providence College basketball player Alyn Breed was ordered held without bail Monday on domestic violence and firearms charges, following a weekend incident involving a former girlfriend.… MORE
Providence guard Breed suspended after gun charges
Providence suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend and other crimes over the weekend.… MORE
Twins arrested in father’s death
WPRO News A second twin was arrested Thursday by Woonsocket Police in the January death of their father. Police said Danielle Pamula, 38 was charged with domestic violence first degree murder of her father, Joseph Pamula, 70. Her twin sister, Jennifer Pamula was arrested in January after their father was found in the kitchen of…… MORE
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means
The Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a…… MORE
RI soldier who died during Korean War accounted for
An Army sergeant from Rhode Island who was captured during the Korean War and died of starvation in a POW camp in May 1951 has been accounted for, news his family has been waiting to hear for years.… MORE
Bank of America signs on as new Boston Marathon sponsor
The Boston Marathon has agreed to a 10-year sponsorship deal with Bank of America that organizers hope will allow the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual 26.2-mile road race to grow over the next decade while maintaining its historic character.… MORE
