A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project, to be located in federal waters near Rhode Island south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.… MORE
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Weather service confirms fifth tornado among a spate of twisters to hit New England last week
The National Weather Service confirmed Monday that a tornado touched down in Connecticut on Friday, joining a spate of four other twisters detected Friday in New England, including three in Massachusetts and another in Rhode Island.… MORE
Worker gets almost 3 years in prison for stealing $1M from employer
The former IT director of a Rhode Island metals fabrication company convicted of stealing more than $1 million from his employer and using the money for personal expenses was sentenced Monday to nearly three years in prison.… MORE
Block Island welcomed back vacationers a day after a fire tore through hotel
Block Island welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday, prompting officials on the summer tourist spot off the coast of Rhode Island to declare a state of emergency and urge the public to stay away.… MORE
Three charged in Providence bank heist
Three people have been charged in connection to the June 29 heist at a Federal Hill bank that netted thieves close to a half million dollars.… MORE
Two Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish
Two Connecticut residents have died this summer from infections linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater, the state Department of Public Health said Tuesday.… MORE
Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge
The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce.… MORE
Shipping company ordered to pay $2.25M after discharging oily bilge off Rhode Island
The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U.S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other environmental violations by its captain and chief engineer.… MORE
Most residents leave homeless encampment, move to nearby site
Most residents of a controversial homeless encampment in Providence left the site on Monday, some moving less than a mile away to a site in woods off a nearby highway.… MORE
New Tri-Town animal shelter opens for business
North Providence, Smithfield and Johnston will try a shared approach to caring for stray animals, as the three communities opened a new animal shelter Thursday.… MORE
