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Gu and Casimiro introduce bill to regulate crypto ATMs in Rhode Island

Government 02/04/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders lost more than $10 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to the FBI. As a response, a bill filed by Sen. Victoria...

U.S. News: Providence remains 117th-best place to live in nation

Housing 11/20/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s capital city ranks No. 117 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Places to Live. The report released Nov. 18...

Prepare for the worst on cybercrime

Business Services 10/25/2024

Cyber-related crimes have become almost daily news locally and across the country because their prevalence is rising. FBI-confirmed internet crime cases jumped 28% in 2023,...

THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District has sustained a network security breach, according the Providence School Board President Erlin R. Rogel.

Providence schools experience network security breach

Education 09/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest public school district has experienced a network security breach and the school board will meet in a special executive...

U.S. News: Providence metro area 117th-best place to live in nation

Economic Activity 05/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's capital city ranks No. 117 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Places to Live list that released on...

PROVIDENCE'S FIRST SKYSCRAPER at 10 Weybosset St., commonly known as the "Amica Building," was purchased by Paolino Properties LP for $12 million. / COURTESY LOOPNET/COSTAR

Paolino Properties acquires ‘Amica Building’ in Providence for $12M

News Story 03/19/2024

PROVIDENCE – The city’s first skyscraper and former home of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. in downtown is now part of Paolino Properties LP’s portfolio. The...

Man sent to prison for scamming grandparents in R.I. and elsewhere

Government 02/29/2024

PROVIDENCE – A New York City man was sentenced to two and half years in federal prison for his role in scamming seniors, including...

Financial adviser who stole from client with dementia, others, sent to...

Financial Services 08/11/2023

BOSTON (AP) – A financial adviser who stole about $1.2 million from the retirement accounts of his mostly older victims, one of whom had...

Parent company of CharterCARE hospitals a victim of cyberattack

Health Services 08/04/2023

PROVIDENCE – A cyberattack has disrupted computer systems at medical facilities owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, which include CharterCARE Health Partners' Rhode Island hospitals...