Sophomore student at Brown University with so much talent and promise, found dead
Tragedy has struck for the friends and family of a young woman whose life was cut way too short. According to friends and a GoFundMe fundraiser, Annie Song was found dead at Brown University on Tuesday in her residence hall on campus. “Annie was the most beautiful and bright presence...
Bristol County man, owner of car dealership, sentenced to prison for buying $750,000 home...
BOSTON – An Easton man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for using Paycheck Protection Program funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 49-year-old Bill Dessaps was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel...
Snow Removal Costs Drain Municipal Budgets Across Southern New England
A prolonged, precipitous New England winter is driving up snow removal costs and straining budgets across Southern New England cities and towns. Leaders of municipalities across the region said that the harsh winter is placing unusual financial strain on municipal services, with costs rising for salt, sand, snow...
Troopers Execute Bench Warrant During Pawtucket Motor Vehicle Stop
Central Falls, Rhode Island – At approximately 1125 hours, Rhode Island State Police arrested Johnjahhaas Delgado, age 31, of Dexter Street, in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on a bench warrant out of the Sixth Division District Court for:. Failure to Appear for Arraignment for Failure to Stop for an...
VIDEO: Wheelchair Rider Uses Highway Because Providence Streets Aren’t Clear
A person riding a motorized wheelchair on the 6/10 connector was escorted off the highway in Providence by Rhode Island State Police (RISP) on Tuesday afternoon. GoLocal obtained the video footage of the incident from Janetsy M, who told GoLocal it “backed up traffic” going into the city.
RI Hospital Gave Wrong Body to Funeral Home After Grandmother Dies
On Christmas Day, a fire swept through a home on Princeton Street in Providence, and a 75-year-old grandmother was rescued from the home and taken to Brown University Health’s Rhode Island Hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. Emilia Severino passed away at Rhode Island Hospital on December 30, after...
Three arrested in Providence on various charges
PROVIDENCE, RI — State Police made three arrests during early morning traffic stops in the city. At 12:40 a.m., troopers arrested Jayvon Nunez, 27, of Providence, on a Sixth Division District Court bench warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of driving with a suspended license, fourth...
Suspect and victim identified by authorities after Taunton man found covered in blood
An incident this week in Massachusetts left one man arrested and another man covered in his own blood. According to police, on Monday, at approximately 11:23 p.m., the Braintree Police Department responded to a call for a stabbing at 205 Wood Road, where Wollaston Alloys is located. The caller stated that his...
URI trustees OK 3.5% tuition hike, higher fees
Both in-state and out-of-state students attending the University of Rhode Island (URI) will see a 3.5% tuition increase next academic year under a proposal approved at a Feb. 13 meeting of the school’s Board of Trustees. Administrators approved a 2.9% increase to the mandatory fees paid by undergraduate students — a...
A tale of two cities: The unbalanced recovery from RI’s chronic absenteeism crisis
Two Rhode Island cities with similar demographics have seen a massive gap emerge when it comes to attending school.
