The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Sno Pac Foods is recalling Del Mar 35 lb Bulk Organic Frozen Spinach and Sno Pac 10 oz Organic Frozen Cut Spinach because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled frozen spinach...
On October 7, 2025, members of the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Xavier Glaspie, age 25, of 538 Berta Court, Memphis, Tennessee, for the following: 1) One count of Larceny under $1,500; and 2) One count of Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty. Mr. Glaspie made an appearance in front of a...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are naturally present...
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM, Troopers arrested Samantha Burns, age 44, of 19 Bailey Street, Cranston, Rhode Island, for Obstructing Officer in the Execution of Duty. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to a disabled motor vehicle on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. The...
On Wednesday night, October 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin making repairs to the Chapman Pond Railroad Bridge on Route 78 in Westerly. This will require some traffic pattern changes over the next several weeks with the work expected to wrap up by the end of...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public that a rabid bat was found on Humboldt Avenue in Providence in the area of Gladys Potter Park in the late afternoon on October 1st.
The Providence Animal Control Division retrieved the bat after reports that it was acting...
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is currently open and operational as normal, despite the federal government shutdown. Benefits are active and can be used at WIC vendors, and participants can still attend or schedule new appointments. Participants...
