‘Conmen Travelers’: British national indicted in construction fraud scheme across New England
A British national from Northern Ireland has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for participating in a ...
RI officials to schools: Do not cancel DEI programs in response to Trump orders
The Rhode Island attorney general and education commissioner issued guidance Friday in response to President Trump’s ...
‘I will be killed’: After fleeing slavery and mutilation, refugees in R.I. now fear deportation
A woman from Senegal described what’s at stake as the Trump administration targets immigrants for deportation. “We are not ...
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RIDE, AG tell schools to not remove DEI policies as Trump admin threatens cuts
In a joint statement Friday, the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Attorney General’s office advised schools not to get rid of their DEI policies and protections for LGBTQ students.
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Prisoner on the run from Northern Irish jail turns up the USA charged with being part of organised crime gang
A man who is on the run from jail in Northern Ireland has turned up in the USA, where he is accused of being part of an ...
Soccer has long history in RI: Home to first professional African-American soccer players
Oliver is the earliest known African American to play in a senior league soccer match, in 1894; Fred and set a precedent when ...
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Original thirteen states
The United States of America initially consisted of 13 states that had been British colonies until their independence was declared in 1776 and verified by the Treaty of Paris in 1783: New Hampshire, ...
Rhode Island has some of the worst roads in the country, study says. Here's how they rank
The ranking analyzed road conditions using data from the Federal Highway Administration and the Bureau of Transportation ...
Postal worker targeted bright envelopes in group’s $95K mail theft scheme in RI, feds say
The sentence came after the 32-year-old from Providence pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee and conspiracy ...
UMass hosts Rhode Island on 3-game home skid
UMass is looking to break its 3-game home losing streak with a win against Rhode Island. Saturday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
Gov. McKee will announce reelection bid with release of video
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee will make his reelection bid official Monday with the release of a three-minute video.