A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight when a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into his vehicle as he was returning home from the governor’s inauguration ball. … MORE
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Former RI governor and US attorney Lincoln Almond dies at 86
Lincoln Almond, a former two-term Republican governor of Rhode Island and longtime U.S. attorney in the state has died. He was 86.… MORE
Democrat Dan McKee sworn in as Rhode Island's governor
Democrat Dan McKee was sworn in for his first full term as Rhode Island’s governor Tuesday, saying he has never believed more strongly in the state’s future.… MORE
Massachusetts elected officials to see pay hike in new year
Massachusetts lawmakers will see their pay jump in the new year, as will statewide officeholders including the incoming governor.… MORE
Rhode Island's new legislative session set to begin
Improving Rhode Island’s educational system is a top priority for the governor and state legislative leaders as the General Assembly’s new session begins Tuesday.… MORE
Providence police chief and public safety commissioner are leaving
Incoming Mayor Brett Smiley announced Tuesday that long-serving police Chief Hugh Clements and Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare are leaving those positions.… MORE
Despite back-to-back blunders, Patriots playoff hopes alive
That the New England Patriots are still alive in the AFC playoff race is not a credit to them as much as the good fortune of chasing some teams that have bumbled their way into Christmas even worse.… MORE
Park construction manager pays $1.9M over minority hiring
The company that oversaw the construction of a minor league baseball park in Massachusetts has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle allegations that it failed to live up to its pledge of giving a certain portion of the work on the project to women- and minority-owned businesses, the state attorney general’s office said.… MORE
Man who had more than 200 guns at home to plead guilty
A Rhode Island man found with an arsenal of more than 200 guns at his home along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and a flamethrower has agreed to plead guilty to some federal charges, according to court documents.… MORE
Police announce arrest in West End homicide
Police identified the victim of Monday night’s homicide inside a West End garage, while announcing the arrest of a suspect by federal marshals in Ohio in the ninth homicide of 2022 in Providence. … MORE
