Providence mayor, City Council in standoff over rental assistance fund
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday called on the City Council to approve his proposed rental assistance fund before it breaks for...
Wyatt Detention Facility operator files for bankruptcy protection
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which owns and operates the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has filed for Chapter 11...
Providence targets illegal ATV activity with overnight Roger Williams Park closures
PROVIDENCE – The city is launching a temporary overnight road closure pilot at Roger Williams Park as part of a larger enforcement effort targeting...
Judge’s ruling pauses ethics probe of Shekarchi
A Superior Court judge has temporarily halted the R.I. Ethics Commission’s investigation into former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s application for a vacancy on...
Report: Man charged in attempted arson of Warwick eatery
WARWICK – A 47-year-old resident has been charged with arson after he allegedly attempted to burn down a popular restaurant, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Tuesday.
Brian Fisher was arrested...
Homelessness groups sue again in R.I. to block Trump’s latest HUD...
Three days after a Rhode Island federal judge struck down one version of the Trump administration’s homelessness grant rules, a coalition of communities and...
R.I. Supreme Court rules state officials not immune in Civil Rights...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state and its officials cannot claim immunity from lawsuits filed under the Rhode Island...
New state laws as of July 1 include ‘Taylor Swift tax,’...
PROVIDENCE – In addition to the start of the state’s $15.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget, several previously approved laws went into effect on...
Chinese company, U.S. payment firm agree to pay $600M to settle...
PROVIDENCE – A Chinese company and its U.S.-based payment processor have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, The U.S. Department of...
DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...
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