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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State employee tax refunds are on hold as Rhode Island officials await clearance before approving payments tied to the state’s...
ByContributorMarch 12, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. — RFK Jr.’s Dunkin’ criticism has intensified after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned the safety of highly sweetened beverages sold by Dunkin’. Kennedy said coffee...
ByContributorMarch 12, 2026NEWPORT, R.I. — The City of Newport is warning residents and business owners about a scam involving fraudulent emails that appear to come from the city’s...
ByContributorMarch 12, 2026PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A North Providence man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after admitting to producing child pornography involving a toddler, federal...
ByContributorMarch 12, 2026PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Dan McKee joined Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey in urging the Trump administration to issue tariff refunds to Rhode Island households. Healey...
ByContributorMarch 12, 2026RICHMOND, R.I. — A Richmond man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities said multiple animals at a local farm were underweight and...
ByContributorMarch 11, 2026PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island state employees are still waiting for information about free credit monitoring that officials said would be offered after a...
ByContributorMarch 11, 2026SOMERSET, M.A. — Somerset police have arrested a 33-year-old Cranston man in connection with a Snapchat child enticement case, alleging he used the...
ByContributorMarch 10, 2026CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Police say a teacher from Blackstone Valley Prep has been arrested following allegations that she assaulted three elementary school students...
ByContributorMarch 5, 2026