The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the West River Street Bridge, located between Branch Avenue and Charles Street in Providence, for two days this month for final paving following rehabilitation work on the bridge.
The first closure is on Friday, May 9...
Governor Dan McKee, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., and Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) Managing Director Steven King today joined with state and local officials...
At 9:54 PM, Troopers arrested Ashely Martinez, Age 31, of 27 Rugby St, Providence, Rhode Island for.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – B.A.C. Unknown – 1st Offense and 2.) Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Broadway in the City of...
At 11:38 PM, Troopers arrested Jacob Hytinen, age 26, of 489 School Street, North Kingstown, RI for Reckless Driving/Eluding. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Plainfield Street in the City of Providence. The subject was transported to State Police Headquarters for processing...
On Friday night, May 16 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close the Devil's Foot Road Bridge, located between School Street and the Davisville Road/Old Baptist Road intersection in North Kingstown.
The bridge will remain closed until...
Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Board of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program proudly recognized the 2024 cohort of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program recipients at a State House ceremony today. The event also honored the donors and...
Traffic delays expected
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tomorrow night Thursday, May 1, at 9 p.m. it will begin the first of two consecutive extended weekend lane closures on Route 1 at the Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown....
At 10:45 am Troopers arrested Laurys Abreu, age 35, of 12 Davis Avenue Norwood, Massachusetts on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses – Over $1500.00 originating out of the Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks. This arrest was the result of a Barracks...
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...
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,...
