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Cranston budget cuts could close senior center
CRANSTON, R.I. — Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins is proposing sweeping cuts across city services, including a plan that could close the Cranston Senior...
Video showing Providence officers striking man during arrest under investigation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence police and the mayor’s office are investigating after a video shared on social media appeared to show officers repeatedly...
Providence police investigate deadly overnight shooting on Swift Street
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence police are investigating a deadly shooting after a 20-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound early Monday...
Rhode Island residents requested nearly 150 roadkill salvage permits in first year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s new roadkill salvage program is seeing growing participation after the Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) issued nearly...
Harborside Inn groundbreaking marks rebuild of Block Island hotel
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. — Construction is officially moving forward on the historic Harborside Inn nearly three years after a devastating fire destroyed the...
‘Aggressive pillow fight’ in Providence Place mall leads to alleged assault
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Two teenagers were arrested after what police described as an “aggressive pillow fight” inside Providence Place mall allegedly escalated into...
Clean Water Association honors Narragansett Bay Commission chairman Vin Mesolella
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Clean Water Association recognized several members of the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), including agency leadership, an employee,...
Law professor challenges Shekarchi Supreme Court application with ethics complaint
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island law professor has filed an ethics complaint challenging the application submitted by former House Speaker K. Joseph...
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Harborside Inn groundbreaking marks rebuild of Block Island hotel
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. — Construction is officially moving forward on the historic Harborside Inn nearly three years after a devastating fire destroyed the...
