Massachusetts State Police arrest Bristol County, Cape Cod men on drug trafficking, seize over...
Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois has announced that Ilya Zinov, 36 years old, of Hyannis, MA, and Jermaine Dudley, 33 years old, of New Bedford, MA, were arraigned in the Barnstable District Court for their involvement in trafficking cocaine, in Hyannis, MA. On August 5, 2025, during...
53-year-old with history of convictions sentenced to prison in Fall River Superior Court on...
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced the conviction of a 53-year-old man for narcotics charges in the Fall River Superior Court. Keither Parson of New Bedford pled guilty before the Honorable Sharon Donatelle to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Conspiracy and Possession...
Massachusetts leaders break ground on new Sturdy Hospital facility
Massachusetts leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility Friday that's part of an expansion project for Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Raynham woman found dead in double fatal shooting remembered as hard working with great...
A woman found dead in a fatal double shooting in Bristol County is being remembered. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Raynham police responded to 134 Elm Street West at approximately noon on Friday after receiving a 911 call. Upon arrival, at the residence, police found no...
Rhode Island First in Nation to Require Accommodation of Employee’s Menopause, Effective Immediately
Rhode Island is the first state to expressly require employers to provide workplace accommodations for job applicants and employees who are experiencing menopause and menopause-related medical conditions. This requirement went into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature on June 24, 2025 . The new...
Outstanding Italian food at a RI restaurant hidden inside a VFW post
Much like the Greater Boston area, Providence and the communities surrounding it has seen an uptick in sleek, modern (and often high-end) restaurants, which have helped make it a destination spot for diners looking for the type of places you might see in much larger world-class cities for food. But...
RI-based nonprofit helps Army sergeant receive life-saving cancer treatment
A Rhode Island-based nonprofit is working to help a U.S. Army sergeant, who has been battling cancer for nearly three years, receive a critical procedure.
Attempts to exploit Lowe’s return policy leads to two arrests in North Smithfield
NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield police made two arrests in June of individuals who obtained money from the customer service desk at Lowe’s by requesting return funds for items they had not purchased – including an employee of the Dowling Village store. The store employee, a 20-year-old...
Hit-and-run death of veteran highlights need for North Main Street improvements
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Some say it’s the most dangerous road in Providence, and now city leaders are getting millions of dollars to try to fix North Main Street. "Knew these streets like the back of our hands. We walked everywhere," said Michael English, remembering his brother, Edwin.
McKee bringing Stefan Pryor back as RI commerce secretary
The governor said Pryor "has the experience and the right skill set to steer Rhode Island’s economic development efforts."
