Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal, after having paid $4 billion for the company four years ago.… MORE
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Connecticut moves to become the latest state to plan for zero-emissions cars by 2035
Connecticut joins Rhode Island, Maryland, New Jersey and New Mexico in announcing plans to adopt the new standards. … MORE
Rhode Island police officer charged with kicking, striking a handcuffed man
A veteran Rhode Island police officer was charged with misdemeanor simple assault for allegedly kicking and striking a man who was handcuffed in the rear of a police cruiser, authorities said Thursday.… MORE
22 attorneys general including RI oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with 'forever chemicals'
Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily.… MORE
Aaron Hernandez brother faces new charges amid concerns over threats, visits to UConn, Brown
The older brother of late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is behind bars after a woman close to him told police she was worried he was planning a school shooting.… MORE
McKee "free lunch" subject of ethics probe
Governor Dan McKee’s free lunch last January with a lobbyist and principals of a since-terminated would-be re-developer of the Cranston Street Armory is the subject of an investigation by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission.… MORE
$58M in federal grants aim to help schools, day care centers remove lead from drinking water
The Biden administration announced $58 million in grants to help schools and day care centers remove lead from drinking water during an event in Boston on Monday.… MORE
Billionaire bidder gets personal tour of abandoned ballpark
Stefan Soloviev took a private tour of McCoy Stadium with Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien Thursday, and said he was impressed with the former home to the now departed Pawtucket Red Sox, and will press ahead with his attempt to buy the property and bring professional baseball back to the site.… MORE
Beach closures because of contamination prevent sunbathers from taking a dip to beat the heat
Many sunbathers who want to take a dip in the cool water to escape the summer heat are being thwarted by high bacteria levels in water at popular beaches across New England.… MORE
Changing his plea, state senator apologizes for keying a car, lying to police
Cranston state senator Joshua Miller changed his plea from not guilty to no contest Tuesday to vandalism, and obstructing a police officer in the June incident in which he admits he “keyed” the truck park next to his vehicle at the Garden City Shopping Center.… MORE
