A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island laundromat last month has been captured in New Jersey, police said Tuesday.… MORE
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State, Feds won't get involved in controversial bike lane
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
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges
A Providence man who tried to sell a large amount of fentanyl and heroin while under surveillance by law enforcement has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. … MORE
Shooting wounds 3 at club where 1 was killed in August
Shots broke out for the second time since the summer at a Providence nightclub, wounding three people this time after a man was shot and killed there in August, police said.… MORE
Police: Man trying to fight off robber killed at laundromat
A man apparently trying to fight off an armed robber inside a Providence laundromat has been shot and killed, police said.… MORE
Providence wants to spend up to $1.6M on violence prevention
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
State to Providence: Stop work on bike lane or pay $4.4M
Providence must stop all work on a bike lane project or may have to reimburse the state and the federal government for the cost of a previous infrastructure project at the same location because of an agreement signed by the city’s former mayor, the state’s transportation department has said.… MORE
Zurier wins Democratic primary for open state Senate seat
Former Providence City Councilman Sam Zurier has won a five-way race in special Democratic primary to fill a vacant seat in the Rhode Island Senate. … MORE
Police probe 20th homicide of 2021
Providence Police investigate the 20th homicide of the year, and say they’ve made arrests in an earlier killing, as well as another shooting involving suspected road rage in a parking lot.… MORE
Prosecutors drop murder charge against Rhode Island man
Prosecutors have dropped a first-degree murder charge against a Rhode Island man who had been accused of fatally shooting his friend, because surveillance video showed he was not at the scene of the crime.… MORE
