Tiverton woman looking for public’s help after hit and run crash on Route 195...
A local woman is hoping the public can help her find who hit her vehicle. Michelle Soares of Tiverton was traveling alone on Route 195 East near the Swansea mall exit at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday when she says a white SUV hit her and took off. Soares says...
Thermo Fisher’s layoff spree continues with 300 dismissals in Massachusetts
Despite recent evidence of its financial turnaround, Thermo Fisher’s layoff spree will continue into 2025. According to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report from last week, the company will lay off 300 workers at its viral vector...
Already on life support, hospitals blast McKee’s FY26 proposed funding cuts and fee hikes
Seventy-two minutes after Gov. Dan McKee released his proposed fiscal 2026 budget on Jan. 16, the state’s hospital trade group fired back. The Hospital Association of Rhode Island in a statement warned that McKee’s spending plan would “worsen the health care crisis,” harming...
Advocates: New RI camera law adds extra accountability in nursing homes
A new Rhode Island law gives families the option to install surveillance cameras in their loved one's nursing home or assisted living facility.
Man in Ski Mask Robs Walgreens in Providence
A Walgreens in Providence was robbed on Sunday evening. It is the second robbery at the location in three months. Police responded to the Walgreens at 533 Elmwood Avenue shortly after 8 PM on Sunday. An employee told officers that a male dressed all in black - with a black...
Rhode Island couple welcomes identical quadruplets
Sofia, Philomena, Veronica, and Isabel were born via C-section.
Rhode Island law enforcement makes multiple arrests for varied offenses
PROVIDENCE — Multiple individuals have been apprehended by Rhode Island law enforcement agencies in a series of unrelated incidents, authorities reported this week. On Jan. 29, the ACI Investigations Unit charged Shaun Allen, 25, with a second-offense violation of a no-contact...
3 Deaths in 8 Years – Subcontractor on Washington Bridge Demo Fined for Safety...
The subcontractor on the Washington Bridge demolition — J.R. Vinagro — has been cited for numerous safety violations in recent years. And during the past eight years, three J.R. Vinagro workers have died on worksites, according to federal safety documents. J.R. Vinagro is the...
‘So much misinformation’: Health officials fear popularity of raw milk will cause diseases to...
Oak Knoll Farm is one of about two dozen farms in Massachusetts that are certified to sell raw milk directly to consumers.
Fall River man killed in I-195 crash co-owned Modern Pontes Bakery
A Fall River man killed in a crash on Interstate 195 last month was also the co-owner of Modern Pontes Bakery, his obituary read. Joshua Ponte, 37, died on Jan. 31 after a crash on I-195 in Seekonk. At around 5 p.m., Massachusetts State Police troopers and Seekonk firefighters...
