At 10:25 PM, Troopers arrested Edney Afonso, age 20, of 91 Harvard Street, Providence, Rhode Island for Failure to Stop in Accident resulting in Damage to Attended Vehicle. This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation by Troopers and the Pawtucket Police Department taking Afonso into...
Starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close access to the Sayles Hill Road intersection for drivers on Route 146 South in North Smithfield. The closure will be in place until noontime on Sunday, June 15, and will allow RIDOT...
At 10:41 PM, Troopers arrested Eric Hopkins, age 52, of 485 Plainfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island for Violation of a Protection Order – 3rd Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. Mr. Hopkins was transported to the Rhode Island State...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Worden Pond in South Kingstown due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). HABs are caused by blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, which are...
Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work to open additional travel lanes on I-95 North and the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier access to...
Daytime and evening lane closures planned
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists of ongoing paving operations on a section of Route 7 (Douglas Pike) in Smithfield. The work is part of a larger project to pave more than 11 miles on Route 7 in North Smithfield,
