As part of its ongoing project to replace the South County Trail Bridge (Route 2 over Route 4) in East Greenwich, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has scheduled overnight closures of a section of Route 4 for steel beam placement.
The temporary closures are scheduled...
A senior at Classical High School, Astrid Jhonnieli Santos Adames, was named the Rhode Island 2026 champion of the state's Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition on March 7 at the Greenwich Odeum. She won her stand-out recitation with the following poems: Aunt Sue's Stories, Langston Hughes;...
At 11:30 PM, Troopers arrested Sameh Henein, age 50, of 31 Fletcher Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor...
PROVIDENCE, RI – On July 4, 2026, the nation will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, the RI Department of State, and the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission (RI250) invite the public to recognize America'
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Scott Pond in Lincoln. The harmful algae bloom (HAB) caused by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has cleared. Recent testing...
Starting on Sunday night, April 26, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket to begin rehabilitation of the Wood Avenue Bridge over the Peters River in Woonsocket. The bridge will be closed for approximately two weeks for...
Beginning Friday, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close two bridges along a short section of Route 116 (Main Street) in the village of Hope in Scituate, just over the Coventry town line. The detour will be in place for approximately eight months...
In observance of National STI Awareness Week (April 12-19), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is highlighting some encouraging trends in reducing the burden of sexually transmitted infections in Rhode Island. RIDOH is also promoting some of the innovative STI prevention strategies that...
ARREST: 2026-023659
LOCATION: Cranston
On Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 6:00 AM, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Andre L. Wilkinson, age 47, of 62 Magnolia Street Apartment 2, Cranston, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the...
As part of an ongoing bridge replacement project, on Sunday night, April 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield to the portion of the bridge that carries northbound traffic....
