On December 29, 2025, members of the HIDTA Task Force arrested Carlos Lopes Depina, age 18, of 383 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Felony Assault; 2) Possession of a Ghost Gun; 3) Resisting Arrest; 4) Disorderly Conduct; and 5) Obstructing a Police Officer. Mr....
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is sharing preliminary lists of the most common baby names in Rhode Island in 2025.
Female
• Charlotte (51 babies)
• Olivia (40 babies)
• Amelia (36 babies)
• Isabella (35 babies)
• Sophia (35 babies)
• Aurora (34 babies)
• Ava (34 babies)
Effective January 7, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Rhode Island Welcome Center building for interior renovations and utility upgrades, including new restrooms, for the busy facility on I-95 North between Exit 4 (Hopkinton/Hope Valley) and Exit 7 (...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the First Unitarian Church of Providence today announced the opening of Owning Our History, an exhibit curated by Dr. Christopher West and inspired by the findings of A Church in a Triangle, a book-length report on the involvement of early...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have concluded cyanobacteria monitoring for the 2025 season and will resume monitoring in the spring. At this time, Scott Pond in Lincoln, Almy Pond in Newport, and the Roger Williams Park...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding anyone who plans to travel for the holidays or to attend holiday gatherings to take steps to prevent the spread of common respiratory viruses. Large gatherings, crowded travel, and more time indoors can mean more viruses spreading this...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Upper Melville Pond (Thurston Gray Pond) and Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth. The harmful algae bloom (HAB)...
Starting on Wednesday night, December 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 146 so that all traffic will use the new flyover bridge the Department has been building to eliminate the traffic signal at Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to firmly recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the hepatitis B infection status of the birth parent, and that all children complete the full vaccination series within...
This week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will modify the existing traffic pattern while it continues bridge repairs at the Chapman Pond Railroad Bridge on Route 78 in Westerly. This will require nightly lane closures from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday- Saturday nights,...
