A Providence man admitted to a federal judge that he bought cocaine, transformed it into crack cocaine, and then sold it to others. He will spend six years in federal prison after getting convicted. Juan Gonzalez, 46, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in federal prison. He will also serve four years of supervised … Read more
Kevin Giron (Courtesy: Providence Police Department) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2023, Target 12 has learned. Kevin Giron, 20, entered into a plea agreement just days before his murder trial was set to begin on Monday. He admitted … Read more
PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press 7 mins ago The Dino Chouest, an offshore supply ship, is docked at the Port of Providence, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. The vessel is to be part of an expedition by Georgia-based firm RMS Titanic, Inc., to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the British ocean liner that … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Officials announced Wednesday that Rhode Island saw its first decrease in overdose deaths in four years. According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, 32 fewer people died from drug overdoses in 2023 than in 2022, down to 404 deaths. That number lines up with the national trend, as overdoses were … Read more
Sarah Doiron and Alex Torres-Perez 13 mins ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s officially been three years since David Lozada was shot and killed while walking in Providence. To this day, the 19-year-old’s killer remains at large. Lozada was gunned down near Hanover and Ford streets and run over by the suspect’s car while trying … Read more
Laura Jaworski (Submitted photo) By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN After nearly four years of advocacy and months of navigating some red tape, a small development of 45 “rapidly deployable” pallet homes to aid Rhode Island’s homeless community – the first of its kind in the Ocean State – has finally commenced construction. Known as “ECHO Village,” the … Read more
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