Spotted lanternflies (Courtesy of the University of Rhode Island) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is ramping up efforts to suppress the state’s spotted lanternfly population. The invasive species has been spotted in Lincoln, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, and Smithfield so far this year, according to the DEM. SEE … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — An Alabama man accused of killing a man outside a Walmart in Providence this weekend appeared in court on Monday. Sean Slaughter, 56, was arraigned Monday afternoon on multiple charges including murder. Providence police said Slaughter is accused of shooting and killing 51-year-old Eric Campbell, also of Alabama. The fatal shooting … Read more
July 29, 2024 5:31 pm • Last Updated: July 29, 2024 5:31 pm Lawrence Wilson III, newly elected chairman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Council. (Photo courtesy Wolf Matthewson) North Stonington ― Lawrence Wilson III, a tribal elder with a corporate background, has been elected chairman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Council. Wilson, 73, who … Read more
CRANSTON, RI — The following people were arrested by Cranston police between July 9 and July 12. Names of those arrested, their age, or the town they reside in, as well as the time of the arrest, were only omitted when not provided by police. Subscribe July 9 5:39 p.m. — Jessica Dupont, 49, of … Read more
PROVIDENCE, RI – Leading researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) are rethinking approaches to climate change impacts, adaptation, and resilience. Thanks to over $3.4 million in new federal funding, these leading Ocean State institutions will partner with other research universities on ambitious, multidisciplinary four-year projects to … Read more
Story Links PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced today [July 29] that the Providence College women’s basketball team will travel to Greece and Croatia from August 5 – 15. The team is scheduled to play two games during the trip against Amilla Peristeriou Basketball Club (Aug. 8) and the Croatian All-Stars (Aug. … Read more
Photo illustration by Dana Smith. Photo courtesy of the Rhode Island State Police. Josh Perez sees himself as a thinking-man’s drug dealer, according to federal wiretap transcripts. He doesn’t sell drugs to users — he supplies other dealers, say law enforcement officers, who claim the deliveries are worth six figures a pop. He keeps his ten-man … Read more
On Aug. 5, the student-run group will travel to Washington, D.C., to receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award from the Environmental Protection Agency in Region 1, a prize more often won by their Massachusetts peers. Members of the Barrington Environmental Establishment volunteered at Barrington Farm School, a local nonprofit organization.Barrington Public Schools The last Rhode … Read more
PROVIDENCE CITY LEADERS are frustrated with how long it’s taking to reach a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Lifespan Corp., but the health system says it’s open to reaching an agreement. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP. PROVIDENCE – City leaders are frustrated with how long it’s taking to reach a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreement with Lifespan Corp., but … Read more
A man was fatally shot overnight in the parking lot of a Walmart in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence police responded to the store at 51 Silver Spring Street around 1:03 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting and found a 51-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a large box truck that was parked … Read more