After the Capitol riot, longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin said he thought briefly that the foolishness and recklessness of dividing the country would finally stop. That didn’t happen, and the Rhode Island Democrat says it’s one reason why he’s leaving Congress.… MORE
A man wanted on an outstanding warrant led police on a chase from Massachusetts, through Rhode Island and into Connecticut before his pick-up truck was stopped by troopers following a standoff.… MORE
After years of neglect, the most recognizable feature on the Providence skyline, the Superman Building, will be rescued.… MORE
Facing a more than billion dollar pension shortfall, Providence officials launch a campaign to win voter approval of a bond to help refinance the city’s pension debt.… MORE
Saying highway workers are at high risk of injury or death, police and state and federal officials urged drivers to slow down in work zones.… MORE
Rhode Island is distributing $4.8 million in grants to 21 business entities, including seven cities and towns to support restaurants and other businesses with outdoor activities, expanding al fresco dining and sales that began at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
A brief groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction Monday morning for a new, “tri-town” animal shelter serving North Providence, Johnston and Smithfield.… MORE
Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s soil and groundwater with a gasoline additive, the attorney general announced Monday.… MORE
A fourth person pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a scheme that recruited homeless people from Rhode Island to cash counterfeit business checks in several New England states in exchange for a small payment, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
CVS Pharmacy has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors that will ensure the company’s online vaccination scheduling portal remains fully accessible to people with disabilities, officials said Monday.… MORE
