Providence has approved the first state-sanctioned safe injection site, a place where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they overdose.… MORE
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McKee was unaware of the need for bridge closure until just before it happened
Governor Dan McKee said he found out about the need to close the Washington Bridge to traffic due to safety concerns when critical failures were detected just minutes before the shutdown was implemented late on the afternoon December 11, he told WPRO’s Matt Allen in an interview Thursday afternoon.… MORE
A major storm sweeping the US is expected to bring heavy rain, snow to East Coast this weekend
Accuweather says Rhode Island may see four to eight inches of snow Sunday in the Providence area, higher amounts to the north and west, however snow mixing with rain to the south.… MORE
Storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads
A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.… MORE
Busy Rhode Island bridge closed suddenly after structural problem found, and repair will take months
Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months.… MORE
Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, prompted by the ongoing malaise in the toy business
Toy maker Hasbro said Monday it is cutting about 1,100 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the malaise in the toy business extends through another holiday shopping season.… MORE
Man shot outside Providence mosque
A man was shot shot outside a Providence mosque late Friday morning, his injuries were believed to be not life threatening and police were providing security.
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Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company’s stores, including at a downtown Providence store where workers were trying to join a union. The Workers United union chose Starbucks’…… MORE
Missing 5-year-old found dead in pond near Rhode Island home
A 5-year-old girl was found dead in a public pond in Providence Thursday morning after going missing the night before.… MORE
City courtroom renamed in honor of former Chief Judge Caprio
The Providence municipal courtroom was renamed Friday in honor of Chief Judge Emeritus Frank Caprio, who presided over traffic cases and other disputes for 38 years and brought fame to the city with his television show “Caught In Providence” which aired around the world.… MORE
