3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (997+ words) Tom Verdi will tell you it feels like it just happened, arriving as a cop at Ground Zero, the wreck of the towers still smoldering. Twenty-five years ago. Verdi was a Providence lieutenant then. He rose to deputy chief and…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (317+ words) Colin Hogan joined The Providence Journal in August, coming from the New Bedford Light, with plans to cover the city of Providence and surrounding communities. With the primary election less than a month away, Colin was able to jump right…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1121+ words) PROVIDENCE — If Brett Smiley loses his primary on Wednesday, he would be the first sitting mayor of Providence to ever fail to secure the Democratic nomination for reelection. But it’s still far from clear whether state Representative David Morales, the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (44+ words) Court records show that Libasse Gadiaga pleaded guilty to refusing to submit to a chemical test, two other driving violations were dropped. Court records show that Libasse Gadiaga pleaded guilty to refusing to submit to a chemical test, two other…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) A Rhode Island boy is being praised for saving a 66-year-old man who appeared to be in distress. Tucker Gourlay, 11, of Westerly, was riding his bike when he said he noticed a man struggling. Tucker helped the man walk to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (868+ words) Earlier this year, as part of his department's "Freedom to Drive" initiative, which aims to lessen the time Americans spend "staring at a car bumper," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked states to single out their most congested roadways. An unfinished…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1447+ words) A colleague's empty seat separated Deborah Janick from the three other members of the Tiverton Town Council present at its July 27 meeting. So too did her perspective on Flock Safety. Janick was the only no as the council voted 3-1 — with…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) As Flock cameras and other surveillance technologies spur controversy, Rhode Island is pausing installation of new cameras and studying their effects. Gov. Dan McKee on Tuesday called for a statewide pause on the installation and activation of any new automated…...