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04/10/2026
At 6:51 PM, Troopers arrested Nicholas McCarthy, age 41, of 2225 Providence Pike, North Smithfield, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – First Offense – BAC Unknown and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Breath Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result...
04/10/2026
At 12:11 PM, Troopers arrested Miguel Rodriguez, age 35, of 41 Tuxedo Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, for a Providence County Family Court Reciprocal Body Attachment for Failure to Pay Child Support. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Doyle Avenue in the City of Providence....
04/09/2026
Starting Sunday night, April 12 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will continue temporary detours along both directions of Route 4 to accommodate steel beam installation at the Frenchtown Road Bridge in East Greenwich. The closures are scheduled for four consecutive nights,...
04/09/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has issued a Do Not Drink Notice for the Glocester Town Hall - School Administration water system due to manganese levels that were above the allowable limit. A water sample collected on March 11, 2026, had a manganese level of 3.09 mg/L. This...
04/09/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has issued a Do Not Drink Notice for the North Smithfield Elementary School water system due to manganese levels that were above the allowable limit. A water sample collected on February 19, 2026, had a manganese level of 2.04 mg/L. This level is...
04/09/2026
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
04/08/2026
As part of its ongoing project to rehabilitate the Joslin Road Bridge, which carries Route 102 (Broncos Highway) over Joslin Road and the Branch River in Burrillville, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to conduct two overnight closures on a section of Route 102. The...
04/07/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting on Thursday, April 9, it will begin a series of brief, temporary highway closures associated with blasting activities at the ongoing Route 4 "Missing Move" project. The closures will affect Route 4 South at...
04/06/2026
Governor Dan McKee, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabo Amo, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Interim Director Robert Rocchio today gathered with other state and local leaders to celebrate the completion of the East Bay...
04/06/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial (250) Commission today announced the opening of Revolution and Rhode Island: Liberty, Struggle, Legacy, a new exhibit installed at the Rhode Island State House in commemoration of the Semiquincentennial. ...