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05/11/2025
At 11:20 PM, Troopers arrested David Oppenheimer, age 20, of 10 Malbone Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor - BAC .15 or Greater – First Offense (Phase I: .188, Phase II: .193). The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to a one-car...
05/09/2025
Brandon Pearce of South Kingstown High School Honored PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today honored Brandon Pearce of South Kingstown High School as the 2025 winner of the Rhode Island Civic Education Teacher of the Year award at a State House ceremony. Secretary Amore was...
05/09/2025
At 9 p.m. on Friday, May 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work to open additional travel lanes off I-95 North on the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier access to the service...
05/08/2025
2025 Beach Monitoring Season begins May 27th!
05/08/2025
Starting on Friday night, May 16 the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will begin making traffic pattern changes to two bridges that carry local streets over I-95 in Providence. They include the Broad Street Bridge and the Eddy Street Bridge, both of which are rated as structurally...
05/08/2025
No arrests. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
05/07/2025
Providence, RI -- "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" Set against the shores of the Ocean State, "The Real Housewives" franchise expands into the world of a tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who have deep community roots and families that go back generations. With aspirational lives,...
05/06/2025
The Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close a short section of Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) at the Newell Bridge, close to the intersection with Nate Whipple Highway, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, May 6-8, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. The...
05/06/2025
As part of ongoing improvements to School Street in Lincoln, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close School Street, from Old River Road (Route 126) to Main Street in Albion, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. effective Monday morning, June 2. During these...
05/05/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting Thursday night, May 8, at 9 p.m. it will begin the second of two consecutive extended weekend lane closures on Route 1 at the Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown. RIDOT is using accelerated bridge...