At 1:31 a.m., Troopers arrested Paul Capron, age 54, of 28 Pleasant Street, Apartment 1, West Warwick, for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance > 10 Grams (Methamphetamine). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. The subject was...
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM, Troopers arrested Aaliyah Peagler, age 30, of 17 Eska Drive, Ledyard, Connecticut for 1.) Violation of No Contact Order - First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 102 in the Town of Exeter. The subject was transported to...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting Friday night, August 15, it will temporarily reduce the number of travel lanes from two to one in each direction on Frenchtown Road (Route 402) where it passes over Route 4 in East Greenwich. RIDOT needs to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming areas at Camp Yawgoog (Sandy Point, Three Point, and Medicine Bow) in Hopkinton for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality...
At 6:06PM, Troopers arrested Derek S. Mackenzie, age 33, of 129 Main Street, Hope, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit Arrest Warrant for 1.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses/Personation and 2.) Tamper with Odometer. This arrest was the result of a Barracks investigation and Pawtucket Police...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming areas at Camp Yawgoog (Sandy Point, Three Point, and Medicine Bow) in Hopkinton due to high bacteria counts.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with a section of Tiogue Lake near Briar Point Beach in Coventry due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae,...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, Picturing Rhode Island: Scenes and Sights from the State Archives.
The exhibit is installed in the windows of the State Archives and is viewable...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public that a rabid bat with injuries of unknown origin was found in Beavertail State Park in Jamestown on July 30th at approximately 9 a.m. The injured bat was found by a worker adjacent to the water hose spigot on the Lighthouse...
Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that applications are now open for selected arts and culture grant programs – General Operating Support for Artists, Artist Open Studio Tours and the State Cultural Facilities Grant Program.
The deadline to...
