Providence RI

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — While cruising down the East Bay Bike path in East Providence, riders say it's not uncommon to hear an electric bicycle as it whizzes by. "The only thing I pay attention to is the speed," said rider, Ed Medieros. "If it seems like they are going excessively fast, that gives me a red flag."

Prosecutors in Massachusetts said three Rhode Island men pleaded guilty for their roles in a burglary ring. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble said Jovan Lemon, 30, of Providence; Paul Lemon, 31, of Warwick; and Steven Berdugo, 29, of Providence, pleaded guilty...

If you want to wash down your hot wieners with a cold beer, you'll have to visit the Olneyville New York System in Cranston.

Former state Rep. Brian Coogan always thought Nicholas Alahverdian was destined for greatness.

SCITUATE — Troopers arrested Eric Nelson, 53, of Woonsocket, at 11:59 a.m. on an affidavit and arrest warrant for passing counterfeit certificates, bills or notes, originating from the Woonsocket Police Department. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle stop on Manton Avenue in Providence. Nelson was transported to...

Best places to visit in Rhode Island start with Newport’s Cliff Walk and mansions, Providence’s WaterFire and Federal Hill, Block Island’s Mohegan Bluffs, and Narragansett surf with Watch Hill in Westerly. This guide gives exact pins, quick highlights, typical temps, and one local tip for each. List...

CRANSTON — A 19-year-old Fall River, Massachusetts, man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old at the Pocasset Village Apartments. D’Maury Monteiro was taken into custody on Fuller Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts, by the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, U.S....

A Fall River man’s sentencing date in Fall River Superior Court has been set after being found guilty in a double murder. 22-year-old Jeremy Holmes was found guilty in November on two counts of Murder along with Carrying a Firearm without a License. According to court records, sentencing was...

Man Who Faked Death to Avoid Rape Charge Found Guilty

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Lawmakers in Rhode Island are standing by local libraries, with Gov. Dan McKee signing a measure into law Tuesday that both prohibits censorship and promotes access to information. ““Public libraries are places where you can find yourself in other people’s words,” McKee said during a bill...