October 31, 2019

Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay

A fuel truck overturned on the Route 95 Allens Avenue ramp in Providence Wednesday evening, leaking about...

January 19, 2020

Warwick Rep Vella-Wilkinson, a Democrat, supports Republican Giarrusso over his Democratic challenger

Warwick Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson may be cheering for a Blue Wave this November, but in a race...

October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators still on strike – Day Two

UPDATE from SEIU: “Behavior specialists and other support staff, who provide education and other services to children...

October 31, 2019

Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti

Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee, Lincoln Town Administrator Joseph Almond and Bernard Georges, founder of New Bridges for...

October 31, 2019

Elorza: Senate President’s plan to remove Providence from I-195 zoning ‘unprecedented’

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza responded Tuesday to comments made by Rhode Island State Senate President Dominick Ruggerio...

October 3, 2018

Elorza calls for swift end to bus strike, responds to ACLU letter

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza stood with School Superintendent Christopher Maher and about a dozen city and state...

October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators on strike

Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry went on strike Tuesday in protest of...

October 1, 2018

Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics

[From a press release] Governor Gina Raimondo today announced the leadership, composition, and first meeting of the...

January 19, 2020

Joe Biden comes to Providence to stump for Democrats ahead of November elections

“We have the three Trumpeteers from Rhode Island: Flanders, Fung and Bell, whose objective is to Trumpetize...

October 31, 2019

Rep Lancia speaks out against National Grid’s 30 percent rate increase

“You know, I’ve got to say, this is really a sad day for Rhode Island,” said Representative...

January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence responds to Allan Fung’s dangerous call to harden our schools

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) opposes gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung’s plan to “place a...

September 28, 2018

Providence school bus drivers on strike

Information about the City of Providence’s response to the strike can be found by calling (401) 919-5271...

September 26, 2018

Governor Raimondo signs executive order to protect Obamacare from the Trump Administration

Governor Gina Raimondo today signed an executive order to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare,...

October 31, 2019

More delays as EFSB shuts down Invenergy power plant hearings for two months

“What today’s postponement means is that Invenergy is a zombie. It may not realize yet that it’s...

March 2, 2020

Starwood Energy Group to acquire Manchester Street Power Station from Dominion as part of a $1.23 billion deal

[Note this story has been updated for clarity.] Dominion Energy has reached an agreement to sell the...