Fire officials say a fire that displaced 16 people from their Rhode Island apartments was started by an unsupervised 7-year-old boy who tried to light a candle and accidentally ignited a couch. … MORE
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Rhode Island begins to collect $29M from old traffic fines
A new collection agency is seeking to collect a total of $29 million in unpaid traffic tickets in Rhode Island. … MORE
Rhode Island man gets prison for neglect of mother
A Rhode Island man who repeatedly allowed his mother with dementia to wander away from their home has been sentenced to serve two years in prison. … MORE
Rhode Island marks 17 years since 100 killed in club fire
Rhode Island is marking the 17th anniversary of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others.… MORE
Turnaround superintendent feels “fierce urgency” to act
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News On his first day on the job, Harrison Peters, the new turnaround superintendent for the Providence Public Schools echoes Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, the woman who hired him, saying that the “fierce urgency of now” drives his resolve to fix the troubled city schools. He spoke with reporters…… MORE
PODCAST: Rep Williams accuses house colleague of using racial slur
Williams said in a statement Tuesday that after contemplation and reflection, she decided to name Ranglin-Vassell as the lawmaker. Williams said she hoped Ranglin-Vassell would “realize the magnitude of her actions” and apologize.… MORE
Court denies bid to release 38 Studios grand jury documents
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling and denied Gov. Gina Raimondo’s bid to unseal documents related to the grand jury investigation into the collapse of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company. … MORE
Revenues drop at Encore, increase at state’s other 2 casinos
Gambling revenues have dropped at Encore Boston Harbor even as they’ve rebounded at Massachusetts’ two other casinos. … MORE
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to federal drug, gun charges
A member of a Rhode Island street gang known for flashing drugs, firearms, and gang signs on social media pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug and gun charges. … MORE
Draft report confirms some claims about ex-war college head
The Providence Journal is reporting that a draft of a naval inspector general report has found that several claims involving a retired senior officer who was removed as president of the U.S. Naval War College could be substantiated, though the report does not recommend further punishment. … MORE
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