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U.S. 21 hours ago

Greek company to pay over $2M for oil tanker discharge off Rhode Island coast

Zeus Lines Management S.A. has pleaded guilty to charges that one of its captains dumped almost 10,000 gallons of pollutants into the Atlantic Ocean near Newport, Rhode Island.

Politics 21 hours ago

Heritage scholar flips script on Sen. Whitehouse with reference to all-White private beach club

Heritage Foundation economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth called out climate hawk Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., for his family fortune's ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Politics 21 hours ago

Rhode Island House votes to let state health plans cover abortions

The Rhode Island House of Representatives has voted to allow state employees and Medicaid recipients to have abortions covered under their health plans.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Texas man gets 3 years for $1.5M online romance scam targeting seniors

Fola Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, was sentenced to over three years in jail for his role in a million-dollar online romance scam that targeted women in their seventies and eighties.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island nurse practitioner who defrauded insurers, Medicare out of nearly $12M sentenced to 7 years

Alexander Istomin, a nurse practitioner from Rhode Island, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding health insurance and Medicare out of almost $12 million.

Politics 21 hours ago

Mayors’ coalition has big plans to take reparations movement national: ‘Moving that needle’

Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity, which has consisted of at least a dozen nationwide mayors, has moved to show how a federal reparations program could be implemented.

Sports 21 hours ago

Providence's Alyn Breed faces 'numerous firearm offenses' after alleged domestic incident

Providence guard Alyn Breed was hit with a number of charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident involving his girlfriend on Saturday.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Portions of Rhode Island driver's manual being eliminated following objections from activists

Certain portions of a Rhode Island state driver's manual are being eliminated. A section advising drivers not to assume a traffic stop was based on race is being removed.

U.S. 21 hours ago

New York man who fatally shot mother of fiancée's ex-boyfriend in RI sentenced to 2 consecutive life terms

Jack Doherty has received two life sentences for fatally shooting the mother of his fiancée's ex-boyfriend in Rhode Island. He got engaged to his fiancée on the day before the killing.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island Army sergeant's body accounted for, will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery

The body of Sgt. Lawrence Robidoux, an Army sergeant form Rhode Island, was identified using DNA analysis. The sergeant died of starvation in a POW camp in 1951.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island man who recorded himself sexually assaulting 2 teenage girls sentenced to 30 years

A man from Rhode Island was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The man filmed himself assaulting the girls with his cellphone.

Media 21 hours ago

K-12 curriculum 'socially engineering' millions into enraged young 'social justice warriors,' parents warn

Yale Medical School's Center for Emotional Intelligence uses persuasion tactics to influence students emotions about social justice issues.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Attorney generals in some states refuse to release advisory opinions, while others post dozens each year

Attorney generals in about 20 percent of the states in the U.S. haven't posted any general opinions in the past few years, while other states post dozens each year.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island woman gets nearly 6 years for impersonating Marine with cancer

Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 32, of Rhode Island, was sentenced to just under six years in prison for an elaborate scheme in which she impersonated a cancer-stricken Marine veteran.

U.S. 21 hours ago

30 years after Rhode Island woman found dead in apartment, daughter expects new evidence in cold case

Lauren Lee Malloy, daughter of deceased Lori Lee Malloy, is working to uncover the facts about her mother's death, which was initially labeled as a homicide in 1993.

Media 21 hours ago

Rhode Island mom outraged after teachers' union allegedly harassed her, framed her at private meeting

Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas criticized her local school district and teachers' union after she claimed they harassed her for making a records request.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Owner of rehab center chain arrested for health care fraud

Recovery Connection Centers of America owner Michael Brier of Newton, Massachusetts, was arrested for allegedly neglecting patient needs and cheating health insurers out of millions.

Politics 21 hours ago

Rhode Island Democrats seek to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'

Two Rhode Island Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would decriminalize possession of a small amount of psilocybin, or "magic" mushrooms, for personal use.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Winter storm brings messy travel conditions for Northeast

A winter storm moving through the Northeast Tuesday is creating difficult travel conditions for millions of Americans while winter weather warnings and advisories are in effect.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Elderly Rhode Island residents cheated out of over $300K combined in scam, 3 sent to prison

Over a dozen Rhode Island elderly residents were cheated out of a combined $300,000 in a scam that led to three men being sent to prison.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island man caught with 665,000 meth-laced fake Adderall pills gets 10 years

Dylan Rodas of Cumberland, Rhode Island, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of nearly 700,000 fake Adderall pills laced with methamphetamine.

Politics 21 hours ago

Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, a Trump impeachment manager, to leave Congress in June

Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline announced Tuesday he will resign from Congress in June to take a new position with the Rhode Island Foundation.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Texas woman pleads guilty to conspiracy for an internet romance scam that cheated victims out of over $3M

A woman pleaded guilty for her role in a conspiracy scheme that cheated victims out of about $3.2 million. The internet romance scam stole from victims across the country.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Providence, Rhode Island, mayor names city's 1st Hispanic police chief

Oscar Perez, a longtime member of the Providence, Rhode Island, Police Department, was named its next chief by Mayor Brett Smiley, as well as the first Hispanic man to assume the role.

Politics 21 hours ago

Former Rhode Island mayor launches presidential bid

Republican Steve Laffey announced Thursday that he is running for president in 2024. Laffey served as the mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2007.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island officers face union embezzlement charges

Two Rhode Island police officers — one current and one former — have been indicted on embezzlement charges over the alleged misuse of union funds.

Politics 21 hours ago

Top Rhode Island Dems push 'assault weapons' ban

Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee and other top officials in his party urged the state legislature to help pass a ban on so-called "assault weapons" into law.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Owners of 4 Rhode Island lead-contaminated properties agree to fix problems, pay fines

The Rhode Island attorney general's office announced that the owners of four lead-contaminated properties in the state have agreed to fix the issues and pay fines.

VIDEO 21 hours ago

Matt Allen on assistant principal trying to pay off student's cartel debt: Never seen a story like this

Matt Allen, radio host for WPRO in Rhode Island, questions the actions of a Rhode Island assistant principal trying to raise money to pay off an illegal student’s cartel debt. 

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island man found guilty of Vietnam vet's murder

Michael Soares, 37, was found guilty of the 2013 first-degree murder of John "Jack" Fay, a 66-year-old Vietnam War veteran, in Rhode Island's Warwick City Park.

U.S. 21 hours ago

Rhode Island cop acquitted in teen's shooting

Daniel Dolan, an off-duty Pawtucket, Rhode Island, police officer who shot and wounded an 18-year-old he witnessed speeding, was cleared of four charges Thursday.