The city of Pawtucket is lifting restrictions on political campaign signs under a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, officials said Tuesday.… MORE
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Justice Department to monitor voting rights in Pawtucket and across 24 states
The Justice Department will send monitors to 24 states including Pawtucket in Rhode Island, in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday’s elections.… MORE
Man convicted in traffic confrontation gets life sentence
A Rhode Island man convicted of fatally shooting another man during a traffic confrontation on Halloween night in 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison, prosecutors said.… MORE
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the Blackstone River after finding that sewage was leaking into the river from a wastewater treatment plant on Sunday.… MORE
High school students walk out in protest of gun policies
High school students walked out of school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Wednesday and rallied at city hall to protest inaction in Congress and at many state capitols on gun control.… MORE
Pawtucket man convicted of sexually molesting young girl
A Rhode Island man who had been accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 14 over a period of several years has been convicted by a jury of multiple charges, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.… MORE
Cumberland man dies after being shot in Pawtucket
A Cumberland man has died after being shot in Pawtucket over the weekend. … MORE
1 dead, several hurt in fire at apartment complex
One person was killed and several others were sent to the hospital after a fire at a low-income housing complex in Rhode Island, authorities said.… MORE
Update: 1 killed, 1 injured in shooting outside cigar lounge
One man was killed and another man was injured in a shooting outside a Rhode Island cigar bar early Monday morning, police said.… MORE
Contractor gets probation in tax evasion scheme
A contractor from Massachusetts who frequently traveled to Rhode Island to cash business checks at a check-cashing facility to avoid reporting or paying taxes on nearly $2 million in income has been sentenced to two years of probation, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
