Calling it “outrageous and unacceptable”, and “demoralizing to law enforcement”, Mayor Jorge Elorza Tuesday joined families of two murder victims to raise an alarm about murder suspects released on bail to await trial on home confinement, while a court spokesman defended the judge’s actions as protecting both the public and the defendants’ presumption of innocence.… MORE
Plow crews were gearing up Friday to battle a winter blizzard that promised to dump up to two feet of snow on Rhode Island and Southern New England, while state and city officials urged people to prepare to stay home, and to stay off the roads.… MORE
Rhode Island has reached a settlement of more than $114 million with an opioid manufacturer and three distributors, most of which will go directly to fighting the crisis and helping people with addiction, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Tuesday.… MORE
A Providence boy reported missing by his family on Christmas night was found Tuesday in a car, parked behind a house just a few blocks from his home in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood and taken to a hospital for evaluation.… MORE
Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing few symptoms and will continue working.… MORE
The city of Providence has begun providing guaranteed monthly payments to some low-income residents. … MORE
The Providence Firefighters Union and the city have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that includes 4% annual pay raises, but also increases union members pension and medical contributions. … MORE
State and federal transportation officials say they’re not going to get involved or penalize Providence for a controversial bike lane and center-of-the-road parking scheme built into South Water Street, which runs along the Providence River.… MORE
A man apparently trying to fight off an armed robber inside a Providence laundromat has been shot and killed, police said.… MORE
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to spend up to $1.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to establish nonviolence training and youth mentorship programs to address an increase in violence in the city. … MORE
