Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the newly released data from the Rhode Island...
South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc (Public Water System ID # RI2980141) at 4705A Old Post Road in Charlestown is required to issue a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the well that serves the water supply. For more information, customers should refer to...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, A Good for the Public: Public Social Welfare in Rhode Island.
The exhibit explores the physical spaces State institutions occupied and offers...
On Wednesday June 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM, members of the Lincoln Woods Barracks along with members of the HIDTA Task Force arrested Anthony Correa, age 38, of 149 Burnside Street, Providence, RI, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for 1.) Robbery-Second Degree, 2.) Simple Assault, 3.) Failure to Stop...
At 10:43 PM, Troopers arrested Tyrone Hazard, age 25, of 215 Illinois Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island for 1.) Obstructing Officer in Execution of Duty and 2.) Driving with Suspended License - 4th Plus Offense. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop and subsequent foot pursuit on...
At 7:30 PM, Troopers arrested Tue Banto, age 28, of 179 Massachusetts Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Kent County Family Court Reciprocal Body Attachment Warrant. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was transported back to...
Beginning, Friday night, June 20, at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a temporary extended weekend closure of Newell Bridge in Cumberland for its demolition and reconstruction. The bridge carries Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) over the East Sneech...
