Rhode Island’s Social Security Tax Plan Could Hand Millions to Its Richest Residents
In the face of federal cuts and rising prices, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee has proposed that all Social Security benefits be exempt from state taxation. While this might seem like a move that can help equalize income, that might not be the case. At face value, exempting Social Security benefits from taxation...
Armed Barricade Situation Shuts Down Fruit Hill Avenue as More Than 20 Police Vehicles...
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — A heavy police presence descended on a residential neighborhood after authorities responded to reports of a barricaded individual armed with a weapon inside a home on Towanda Drive off Fruit Hill Avenue. Police from North Providence, along with Rhode Island State Police and several...
Police: Adult couple charged with throwing rocks at passing vehicles in Southwick
SOUTHWICK — When the first reports from motorists about their vehicles being damaged by rocks thrown from a passing truck on College Highway trickled into the police station last week, officers initially thought it was simply a stupid, but dangerous, prank by wayward teenagers. But it wasn’t kids. It...
5 arrested for early morning disturbances outside Providence lounge
Five men are facing charges following multiple disturbances outside a Paris Bistro Cafe & Lounge off Smith Street just after 1 a.m.
Weather Alert: Snow, Rain, Frz. Rain Today; Some Slick Spots
WEATHER ALERT: Snow and freezing rain could create some slick roads today and tonight, especially north and west of I-295 in Rhode Island. Please drive with extra caution. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for areas north and west of the Providence metro area. Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Early...
New Winter Storm Bringing More Snow to Area Hit With Record 38 Inches of...
A new winter storm is bringing more snow to a region hit with a record 38 inches of snow just a few days ago.
Secretary Hegseth Cancels Brown Military Fellowships Due to Lack of “Warrior Ethos”
Secretary Hegseth Cancels Brown Military Fellowships Due to Lack of “Warrior Ethos”. A memo issued by Secretary Pete Hegseth has cancelled a military fellowship program at Brown University and 21 other institutions of higher education and think tanks. “SUBJECT: Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities with...
Massachusetts Zoo Shares Big News: Newborn Titi Monkey “Gollum” Has Arrived
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has announced a new reason for visitors to make a springtime visit: an infant Bolivian gray titi monkey has arrived. In an announcement shared March 3rd, the zoo revealed it is “announcing the birth of an infant Bolivian gray titi monkey, born on Friday January 23rd to...
Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after head-on crash
WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A man was arrested on Saturday night after a head-on collision on West Shore Rd. in Apponaug. According to Warwick police, the crash occurred in the area of the Napa Auto Parts near the intersection with Post Rd. The driver of one of those cars,...
Portsmouth man found guilty after his landlord from Tiverton found dead
A Portsmouth man has been found guilty on multiple charges after being accused of killing his landlord. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the Newport County Grand Jury previously returned an indictment charging 25-year-old Jacob Morrill with one count of first-degree murder, one count of driving a vehicle...
