Tag: U.S. District Court
Neronha joins federal lawsuit over cutting school mental health funding
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined another legal battle against the Trump administration, this time against the U.S. Department of...
Fourth delay for SouthCoast Wind contract comes with a first: a...
Rhode Island’s plan to bring in more offshore wind power appears at risk of washing away after a fourth delay to a scheduled contract signing with...
New York man sentenced 2 years for multistate bank fraud
PROVIDENCE – A New York man was sentenced to two years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud banks in 10 states,...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle...
Federal judge blocks effort to close Exeter Job Corps
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s nationwide “pause” of Job Corps centers in Exeter and across the nation.
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Eight individuals indicted in transnational fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims
PROVIDENCE – Eight people have been indicted by the U.S. District Court on fraud charges, after allegedly operating a transnational fraud scheme that targeted...
Trump administration blocked from cutting billions in federal health money
PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge in Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction halting the slashing of $11 billion in federal money for...
Neronha joins two more lawsuits against Trump administration
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Tuesday he is joining 20 other state attorneys general in two separate lawsuits filed in...
Ex-NUWC employee charged for threatening colleagues, local police
PROVIDENCE – A former Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport employee has been federally charged with making threats to several former work colleagues and...
Report: Former Providence firefighter awarded $1.75M in lawsuit against city
PROVIDENCE – A former firefighter has been awarded $1.75 million in compensatory damages stemming from a lawsuit against the city for denying her accidental...

















