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TWO RHODE ISLAND towns have recently ended their contracts with Flock Safety over concerns about the use of the data that is collected by the cameras. COURTESY FLOCK GROUP INC.

Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras

Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...

R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor pleads guilty in SNAP fraud case

PROVIDENCE – An R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the...

Ethics Commission to appeal ruling on Shekarchi Supreme Court bid

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission will appeal a Superior Court ruling that allowed former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi to pursue a seat...

R.I. woman pleads guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business

PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman has pleaded guilty to a federal judge of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that moved funds between individuals...

Brown Health Medical Group under investigation for data breach impacting nearly...

PROVIDENCE – An investigation has been launched into Brown Health Medical Group - MA, a physician network of Brown University Health, over a December...

Report: Narragansett latest R.I. community to ditch Flock cameras

NARRAGANSETT – Another Rhode Island community has decided to stop using Flock Safety automated license plate readers.  The Narragansett Town Council voted unanimously Monday to end...

Report: Providence settles police brutality lawsuit for $300K

PROVIDENCE – The city has agreed to pay a Barrington resident $300,000 to settle allegations he was struck by two police officers during a...

Shekarchi is on list of R.I. Supreme Court potential nominees, but...

Two judges, a state prosecutor, an appellate litigator who has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, and former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi made...

Federal judge voids Johnston’s eminent domain seizure of housing site

JOHNSTON – A federal judge has invalidated the town's attempt to seize a 31-acre property by eminent domain last year, ruling the town failed...

E.G. chiropractor ordered to pay $74K in Medicaid fraud case

EAST GREENWICH – A Post Road chiropractor has been ordered to pay $74,878 in restitution to the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and...
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