STATE HOUSE – Rep. Karen Alzate (D-Dist. 60, Pawtucket) is urging Lt. Governor Daniel McKee to appoint former Central Falls Mayor James Diossa as the state’s new lieutenant governor once McKee assumes the governorship after Governor Gina Raimondo leaves Rhode Island to serve as Commerce Secretary in the Biden administration. “Once Lt. Governor McKee assumes […]Read More
As a mother, my heart aches for Jhamal, his family, and his friends, as they continue the healing process – both physically and emotionally. I ask that we give him and his family the space and peace they need to heal. As an elected official, my heart aches for our community, we experience tragedy much to […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – At a press conference today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, joined by Colonel James Manni of the Rhode Island State Police, Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements, announced the conclusion of the Office’s investigation into a motor vehicle crash involving Providence police officers that took place […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Governor Gina M. Raimondo to be the next Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Rhode Island’s senior senator and a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), which oversees the department’s federal spending, offered a […]Read More
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, U.S. news agencies report. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is reportedly being nominated for commerce secretary. Walsh, who has been Boston’s mayor for two terms after 17 years as a Massachusetts state representative, has a long history with labor unions. He […]Read More
Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, sadly announces that Janet Rochon, age 65, of Cranston, RI was fatally injured after being struck by an SUV last night on Reservoir Avenue. On January 5th, 2020 at approximately 5:40 PM officers responded to the area of 525 Reservoir Avenue for a pedestrian struck in […]Read More
The woman who was shot inside US Capitol during riots Wednesday afternoon was pronounced dead at an area hospital, a spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. The Metropolitan Police Department said it was taking the lead on the shooting investigation. Police did not immediately provide details about the circumstances of the shooting.Read More
Pawtucket, RI – Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (BVCHC) has been leading the way through theCOVID-19 pandemic, offering patients telehealth, covid testing and evaluation and in person visits in a safeenvironment. In doing so, we are able to meet our patients where they are. BVCHC administered its first dosesof the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to frontline […]Read More
By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump addressed thousands of supporters Wednesday in Washington, insisting he will “never concede” as lawmakers gather on Capitol Hill to certify the election of Joe Biden as America’s next president. Speaking on stage with the White House as a backdrop, Trump repeated his false claims that November’s election was […]Read More
By VOA News Control of the U.S. Senate hung in the balance Wednesday with the result of one of two runoff elections in the southern state of Georgia still too close to call. Democrats moved closer to regaining control of the chamber with the Rev. Raphael Warnock’s projected defeat of Sen. Kelly Loeffler in one of […]Read More