Three people have been charged in connection to the June 29 heist at a Federal Hill bank that netted thieves close to a half million dollars.… MORE
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Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals announce 2024 dates
With the sounds of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival still echoing from the walls of Newport’s Fort Adams, the producers on Wednesday announced the dates for the 2024 Jazz and Folk Festivals.… MORE
Shipping company ordered to pay $2.25M after discharging oily bilge off Rhode Island
The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U.S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other environmental violations by its captain and chief engineer.… MORE
New Tri-Town animal shelter opens for business
North Providence, Smithfield and Johnston will try a shared approach to caring for stray animals, as the three communities opened a new animal shelter Thursday.… MORE
Rhode Island police officer charged with kicking, striking a handcuffed man
A veteran Rhode Island police officer was charged with misdemeanor simple assault for allegedly kicking and striking a man who was handcuffed in the rear of a police cruiser, authorities said Thursday.… MORE
22 attorneys general including RI oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with 'forever chemicals'
Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily.… MORE
Beach closures because of contamination prevent sunbathers from taking a dip to beat the heat
Many sunbathers who want to take a dip in the cool water to escape the summer heat are being thwarted by high bacteria levels in water at popular beaches across New England.… MORE
Central Falls man charged in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack
A Central Falls man was arrested Thursday by FBI agents in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, among the hundreds of people charged in the attack … on the date Congress certified results of the 2020 election.… MORE
Rhode Island lawmakers approve state budget for upcoming fiscal year
The Rhode Island Senate on Thursday approved a $14 billion budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year that begins July 1, a week after the House also approved the spending plan.… MORE
Rhode Island lawmakers OK bill requiring replacement of lead pipes
A bill that would require the replacement of lead pipes across Rhode Island over the next decade has been approved by state lawmakers.… MORE
