Category Archives: Local News

With many areas of state government looking for savings to help bridge a mammoth deficit in next year’s budget, the General Assembly is asking for an increase on the amount it spends on itself: ...

Former Republican Representative Joseph Trillo announced that he will hold an event, "Exploring Rhode Island's Future" on Tuesday, June 27 at six o'clock at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. "I am giving s...

House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan (R-District 26 Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick) and the Rhode Island Republican caucus have renewed their calls to repeal RhodeWorks. Last month, the caucus relea...

Dave Cantelli Photography by Frank O’Donnell Equus is the Latin word for horse, and "Equus" is the story about a boy who loves horses. Alan Strang (Rico Lanni) has a funny way of demonstrating h...

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island police recruit has been injured in an accidental shooting at a friend’s apartment. Police say 29-year-old Teudy Asencio was shot in the foot Monday while a f...

It has been a bumpy transition as the Apponaug Circulator gradually changes over to a series of roundabout intersections: traffic snarls, continued problems with dust and debris and a Hummel Report in...

Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate has filed a bill to release all records related to the investigation of a failed video game venture after state police discovere...

LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) - Several hundred workers at the Twin River Casino and Event Center in Rhode Island are threatening to go on strike after their employer switched them to a more costly health care p...

BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) - Court documents show federal authorities are seeking to seize $195,000 of possible drug money found in two suitcases in the woods in Rhode Island. A Drug Enforcement Administra...

The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Lindsey Lerner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives has voted in favor of allowing parrots, parakeets and similar birds onto state-...