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05/05/2025
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...
04/30/2025
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...
04/24/2025
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....
04/29/2025
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...
04/29/2025
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...
04/27/2025
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,...
04/25/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tonight, Friday, May 2, it will close the on-ramp from Route 113 East (East Avenue) to I-95 North in Warwick as part of an ongoing bridge replacement project. The ramp will be closed through late fall 2025...
04/23/2025
On Friday night, April 25 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce the number of lanes on Route 10 in Cranston from two lanes to one lane in each direction, from the I-95 ramps to Park Avenue. All ramps and exits will remain open. This section of Route 10 will...
04/22/2025
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 21-25, 2025 Construction season has started, and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and its safety partners are reminding motorists to slow down and drive safely in work zones. This week (April 21-25) is National Work Zone...
04/21/2025
Traffic delays expected Starting Thursday night, May 1, at 9 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin the first of two consecutive extended weekend lane closures on Route 1 at the Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown. RIDOT is using accelerated bridge...