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MPD Investigating Rhode Island Avenue Homicide

MPD Investigating Rhode Island Avenue Homicide

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigation a fatal shooting that that occurred in Northeast. On Friday, October 3, 2025, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast, for...

Owner:  American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick

Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick

RHODE ISLAND, October 15 - Effective Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily reduce the number of travel lanes from three to two on a section of Route 37 East over Amtrak's Northeast...

Owner:  American Government
Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Temporarily Close Route 4 Overnight Near the Frenchtown Road Overpass in East Greenwich

Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Temporarily Close Route 4 Overnight Near the Frenchtown Road Overpass in East Greenwich

RHODE ISLAND, October 14 - Starting Monday night, October 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Route 4 near the Frenchtown Road (Route 402) overpass in East Greenwich. The closures are...

Owner:  American Government
AG Nick Brown joins multistate brief defending First Amendment protections for noncitizen students, faculty

AG Nick Brown joins multistate brief defending First Amendment protections for noncitizen students, faculty

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general throwing their support behind The Stanford Daily – an independent student-run newspaper at Stanford University – in their lawsuit against the Trump...

Owner:  American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick

Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick

Effective Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily reduce the number of travel lanes from three to two on a section of Route 37 East over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Warwick and shift...

Owner:  American Government
Rhode Island-based Jobs Rose by 500 from July; August Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6 Percent

Rhode Island-based Jobs Rose by 500 from July; August Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6 Percent

Published on Thursday, September 18, 2025 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 500 in August as the state’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 1,700 from...

Owner:  American Government
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Rhode Island Weather for October 16, 2025 – it’s a “B-” Day!

Rhode Island Weather for October 16, 2025 – it’s a “B-” Day!

Morning: Cool and brisk with clear to mostly sunny skies. Winds will pick up from the north, gusting around 20–30 mph. Temps will start in the low 40s °F. Afternoon: Mostly sunny and breezy, with the wind continuing to be felt, especially inland....

Owner:  Nancy Thomas
Build it all: Rhode Island unions champion ‘all-of-the-above’ energy approach

Build it all: Rhode Island unions champion ‘all-of-the-above’ energy approach

In the building trades, we don’t take sides in energy politics. We build it all — gas, nuclear, solar, wind – and we do it well. Our members have powered this country for generations, and we’ll keep doing it no matter how the technology evolves....

Owner:  John W. Henry
Rare baseball card collection found glued to wooden chest in Rhode Island

Rare baseball card collection found glued to wooden chest in Rhode Island

For antique collector Tom Conrad, a good find usually means an old advertising sign, oil can or soda bottles. But when he stumbled upon a box of century-old baseball cards on Facebook Marketplace, he knew he'd found something special. "I hate to...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
Rhode Island farmer grows world-record green squash

Rhode Island farmer grows world-record green squash

The green squash, which weighed in at 2,200 pounds, was grown by farmer Joe Jutras of Scituate. (courtesy: Roger Williams Park Zoo) The green squash, which weighed in at 2,200 pounds, was grown by farmer Joe Jutras of Scituate. (courtesy: Roger...

Owner:  Deborah A. McDermott
Rhode Island High School Football Top 10 State Rankings — Oct. 14, 2025
Rhode Island’s Homes Built to Split Lightning

Rhode Island’s Homes Built to Split Lightning

Since the very beginning of settlement in New England, area residents have been highly superstitious people. Thanks to the Puritans, who believed in constant battles of good and evil, many odd traditions remain to this day. Acts like throwing salt...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Vote for the best HS football concession stand in Rhode Island!

Vote for the best HS football concession stand in Rhode Island!

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Rhode Island in a Recession. Weak Economic Indicators. Tricky Call – URI Economist Lardaro

Rhode Island in a Recession. Weak Economic Indicators. Tricky Call – URI Economist Lardaro

URI’s longtime economic analyst says the data show recession-level weakness — yet he admits the verdict isn’t clear-cut. Rhode Island’s economic performance for August plummeted and the state is now in a recession – that’s the proclamation on...

Owner:  Nancy Thomas
Rhode Island Weather for October 15, 2025 – a “B-” Day

Rhode Island Weather for October 15, 2025 – a “B-” Day

Morning will kick off under mostly cloudy skies with cool air still lingering — temps around the low 40s °F, gradually warming as the day begins. Afternoon, expect the cloud cover to hold steady, limiting sunshine, but temperatures should still...

Owner:  Nancy Thomas
7 haunted attractions in Rhode Island to explore this fall 

7 haunted attractions in Rhode Island to explore this fall 

As October continues, Halloween is right around the corner, meaning it's time to pick out your jack-o-lantern, watch your favorite horror movie and pull out your scariest decorations. Fans of all things spooky can also get into the spirit of the...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
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