Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order creating a new commission that’s charged with planning the state’s multi-year celebration and commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing. … MORE
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Police warn against impaired holiday driving
Police from across Rhode Island brought their “BAT Mobile” to the Wickford Town Beach Friday to demonstrate their preparedness to go after impaired drivers over the July Fourth holiday weekend.… MORE
Ex-Georgetown coach gets 2 1/2 years in bribe scandal
A former Georgetown University tennis coach who once coached former President Barack Obama’s family was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more than $3 million in bribes in exchange for helping wealthy parents cheat their kids’ way into the school.… MORE
Retiring Congressman Langevin endorses Magaziner
Congressman Jim Langevin, who is retiring from Congress after 22 years, is endorsing a Democrat to succeed him, backing Seth Magaziner, who won the party’s endorsement in a convention last weekend.… MORE
3 people involved in Providence gang shootout sent to prison
Three people involved in a gang-related shootout in a residential neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, last year that left nine people injured have been sent to prison, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Thursday.… MORE
Rhode Island man sentenced in insider trading scheme
A Rhode Island man who authorities say made a more than $50,000 profit by trading shares of a Massachusetts semiconductor company based on insider information has been sentenced to a month of home detention and two years of probation.… MORE
Second Rhode Islander charged in U.S. Capitol attack
A North Kingstown man charged on Wednesday with participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was released on bond and ordered to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. next week.… MORE
Man convicted of possessing gun that injured juvenile
A Rhode Island resident previously convicted of bank robbery pleaded guilty Wednesday to being in possession of a gun that a juvenile used to accidentally shoot himself in the knee, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
Chief: Officer hit woman at abortion rally, should be fired
The chief of police in Rhode Island’s capital has recommended that a city officer charged with assaulting a woman during an abortion-rights protest should lose his job.… MORE
Rhode Island sets ambitious target for 100% renewable energy
Rhode Island’s governor signed legislation Wednesday setting the most ambitious target in the nation to require the state to be powered completely by renewable energy.… MORE
