PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced Keith Stokes as Rhode Island's next Historian Laureate, serving a term to conclude in April 2030.
"Ensuring that Rhode Islanders learn about and continue to pass on our state's history is one of my top priorities as Secretary...
On April 24, 2025, the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Jose F. Mendez, age 29, of 20 Dunnell Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Disorderly Conduct; and 2) Willful Trespass. Mr. Mendez was processed at the Lincoln Barracks, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and held as a...
At 10:35AM, Troopers arrested Jovanna Nunez, age 35, of 70 Kinfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Superior Court Full Bench Warrant on the original charge of Stalking Prohibited originating out of the Cumberland Police Department and 2.) Extraditable Affidavit/Arrest warrant on the...
At 7:42 PM Troopers arrested Gary Allen III, age 29, of 446 Woodward Road, North Providence, RI for 1.) Leaving the Scene of Accident, 2.) Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown – 1st Offense. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to the report of an accident...
On Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM, Troopers arrested Homero D. Brito, age 48, of 14 Lambert Street, Coventry, Rhode Island for Driving After Denial, Revocation, or Suspension for Certain Violations. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Weaver Street in the Town of West Warwick....
At 12:30 AM, Troopers arrested Norman Potvin, age 68, for Possession of a Schedule I-V 10 Grams or Less (Oxycodone). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tonight, Friday, May 2, it will close the on-ramp from Route 113 East (East Avenue) to I-95 North in Warwick as part of an ongoing bridge replacement project. The ramp will be closed through late fall 2025...
On Friday night, April 25 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce the number of lanes on Route 10 in Cranston from two lanes to one lane in each direction, from the I-95 ramps to Park Avenue. All ramps and exits will remain open.
This section of Route 10 will...
