A seven-year legal battle over privacy rights in the home, fought by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a case that went all to the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, ended today with the filing of a settlement in the case of Cranston resident Edward Caniglia. The Cranston Police Department’s seizure of two lawfully owned firearms […]Read More

Residents Reminded to Lock Car Doors at Night MIDDLEBOROUGH – Chief Joseph Perkins reports that the Middleborough Police Department has arrested a Bourne woman after numerous stolen vehicles were located early Monday morning. COLLEEN CARREIRO, AGE 28, of BOURNE, was charged with: Larceny of a Motor Vehicle (Two Counts) Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle […]Read More

The Attleboro Police Department is searching for an individual accused of stealing a person’s purse and then using the victim’s credit cards. Police say the suspect stole a purse from a Market Basket customer at the 1200 Newport Avenue location on the afternoon of March 29. That suspect then used the victim’s stolen credit cards […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence Water is alerting customers in Providence’s Washington Park and Charles Street neighborhoods of upcoming water main and service line construction work scheduled to begin in April. Approximately 63,100 linear feet (about 12 miles) of Providence Water Distribution Mains will be rehabilitated in the Washington Park and Charles Street neighborhoods. In addition, […]Read More

Providence, R.I., April 4, 2022 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 7 cents from last week ($4.20), averaging $4.13 per gallon. Today’s price is 28 cents higher than a month ago ($3.85), and $1.36 higher than April 4, 2021 ($2.77). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 5 cents lower than the national average. President Biden’s decision to release […]Read More