At 5:30 PM, Troopers arrested Joseph King Jr., age 51, of 41 Varnum Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for 1.) Bank Fraud, 2.) Fraudulent Checks – Over $1,500.00 and 3.) Check Kiting – Over $1,000.00. This arrest was the result of a Barracks investigation and the subject turning himself in at the...
On Monday November 3, 2025, at 11:05 AM, Troopers arrested Monica Dacosta, age 34, of 28 Apollo Road, Apartment 4D, East Providence, Rhode Island for Obstruction of a Police Officer in Execution of Duty. This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and Dacosta turning herself in at the...
At the start of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging anyone who smokes, vapes, or uses tobacco in any other form to take advantage of the resources available to help people live tobacco-free, including free medication,
Because of adverse weather this week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to schedule additional nights of work next week during late evening and overnight hours to finalize line striping at the new mini-roundabout it built at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston...
As part of its ongoing I-95 15 Bridges Project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make numerous temporary traffic pattern changes as part of the replacement of the bridge carrying Route 10 over Elmwood Avenue in Providence, as well as a new interchange to connect Elmwood...
Starting on Friday, November 7, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will begin two consecutive weekends of lane closures on a section of I-95 in Providence. On the weekends of November 7-10 and November 14-17, RIDOT will close two lanes in both directions of I-95 for the...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Moonlight Companies is recalling California-grown conventional yellow and white peaches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled peaches were sold at retail stores...
This effort is to support ongoing voter list maintenance for accurate voter rolls
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced that the Department of State Elections Division will be sending a mailing to all active registered Rhode Island voters. The purpose of this...
Governor Dan McKee joined Director of Health Jerry Larkin, MD, today to get his flu shot and COVID-19 shot, and to remind Rhode Islanders about the critical importance of vaccinations to keeping our communities healthy and safe.
"We are working to ensure that the public health turmoil in...
