A Search Engine for Providence

wpri.com —  1+ hour, 3+ min ago

...NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) -- Police and the Bristol County District Attorney are investigating a home in New Bedford Friday morning.... ...A 12 News crew on scene saw tape blocking off a portion of Phillips Road. An investigator was also seen wearing protective footwear....

wpri.com —  1+ hour, 3+ min ago

...BOSTON (WPRI) -- The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents on a social media platform is asking a federal... ...Magistrate Judge David Hennessy appointed a federal public defender to represent him after reviewing the defendant's finances.... ...As of his most recent hearing, he was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.... ...Teixeira was a cyber defense operations journeyman with the Air National Guard at the Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod....

wpri.com —  1+ hour, 33+ min ago

...Department of Revenue issued a report this week put together by the consulting firm Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC, forecasting how much the new... ...(WPRI) – A state-hired consultant estimates internet gambling could generate $24.1 million in its first year of operations for Rhode Island, which... ...(Rhode Island would take a 41% cut from the overall iGaming revenue generated by its would-be operator, Bally"s Corp., operator of the two Twin River... ...Legalizing iGaming is a legislative priority for Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, despite pushback from advocates who warn it could exacerbate...

wpri.com —  2+ hour, 12+ min ago

...Ford says in documents posted Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it has 19 reports of fires that may be related to... ...The company is recalling certain Lincoln MKC SUVs from the 2015 to 2019 model years....

wpri.com —  2+ hour, 14+ min ago

...State House, followed by hundreds of athletes.... ...(WPRI) -- For the first time since the pandemic, the Special Olympics Rhode Island Summer Games are back to a full three-day experience for athletes... ...Friday at URI"s Meade Stadium. They will be emceed by 12 News anchor Mike Montecalvo.... ...In addition to competitive events, Saturday will include the Olympic Village, Healthy Athletes Wellness Village, and Athlete Showcase....

wpri.com —  2+ hour, 21+ min ago

...However, we do it for the long-term benefit of our people, our customers, and our communities,” Brien MacKendrick, the regional human resources director... ...The Natick, Massachusetts store will close on an undetermined date this summer, the Rochester, New York-based company said in a statement on Thursday... ...Wegmans has more than 100 stores along the East Coast.... ...It was the supermarket chain's first two-level store within a major mall....

wpri.com —  3+ hour, 49+ min ago

...The change was part of a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations that... ...The Black Lives Matter demonstrations that erupted nationwide after Floyd"s killing by a white police officer, coupled with ongoing efforts to remove... ...Fort Polk in Louisiana will be the next installation to change its name June 13 to Fort Johnson, in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson.... ...Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, referring to the city adjacent to the base....

wpri.com —  6+ hour, 29+ min ago

...(WPRI) -- A quarter of a century -- that's how long 12 News Anchor Patrick Little has been with WPRI 12.... ...During his 25 years, Patrick has been a sports reporter, sports director, and 12 News This Morning anchor....

wpri.com —  7+ hour ago

...(WPRI) -- Rhode Island is one step closer to cutting back on waste from take-out containers.... ...The Senate moved forward with a bill that would ban styrofoam containers and plastic stirrers in restaurants as an effort to reduce litter.... ...If passed, Rhode Island would join eight other states and Washington D.C. who have enacted similar bans, It would begin on January 1, 2025.... ...He says reducing waste must be a priority for the Ocean State with the central landfill expected to reach capacity by 2040....