Providence city officials on Thursday crushed a handful of the 63 all-terrain vehicles seized by a police task force announced just over five weeks ago, to underscore their illegality at the traditional Memorial Day weekend start to the summer season.… MORE
Rhode Island police on Thursday released the names of the two people shot and killed by a man in the town of Johnston who was later shot to death by police.… MORE
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, saying they have caused significant harm to the state’s residents and natural resources.… MORE
A suspect shot and killed two people in Johnston, Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said.… MORE
Talks over renewing an agreement over payments in lieu of taxes between Brown University and the City of Providence are “making good progress” said Mayor Brett Smiley following a recent joint appearance with the president of the Ivy League university.… MORE
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign following a monthslong investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential ethics issues, her attorney said Tuesday.… MORE
Wells Fargo has agreed to a pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by its shareholders who alleged the bank made misleading statements about its compliance with federal regulators after a fake account-opening scandal came to light in 2016.… MORE
An eighth person has been convicted in connection with the stabbing death of a Rhode Island man who was attacked in a pharmacy parking lot after leaving a Providence nightclub, prosecutors said Monday.… MORE
Cumulus Media Providence announces that it has renewed its multi-year agreement with Providence College Athletics and its multimedia rightsholder, LEARFIELD’s Providence Friars Sports Properties, to continue as the official flagship radio group for men’s sports.… MORE
With the Cranston Street armory set to close in ten days, homeless advocates say Rhode Island communities are not doing enough to provide alternate housing, and presented the Providence mayor with a list of demands.… MORE
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