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THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland through the R.I. Department of Environmental Management's Local Open Space Grant Program.

State preserves 84 acres of forest in Cumberland

PROVIDENCE – The state has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland, an acquisition that officials say will protect tributaries of two reservoirs...

4 R.I. fire departments get $5.2M for hiring, equipment

PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island fire departments were awarded $5.2 million in federal funding to help reduce response time and improve safety, the state’s...

State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing

PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....

RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...

Results released in girl’s request for DNA evidence of Santa 

CUMBERLAND (AP) — The R.I. Department of Health says it was not able "to definitively confirm or refute the presence of Santa" in a...

6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...

PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...

2 R.I. school districts awarded $9.8M for electric buses

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Rhode Island school districts were awarded $9.8 million combined Wednesday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus...

Cumberland man to plead guilty after record seizure of fake Adderall...

PROVIDENCE – A Cumberland man has agreed to plead guilty following his arrest connected to the seizure of the largest amount of counterfeit Adderall...

RIDOH suspends license of Cumberland chiropractor arrested for sexual assault

CUMBERLAND – The R.I. Department of Health has indefinitely suspended a chiropractor’s license following his arrest for sexual assault on Aug. 25.  Dr. Thomas Sowa...

Providence, Cumberland awarded for fluoride levels in drinking water

PROVIDENCE – Public water systems in Providence and Cumberland have received Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year’s...
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