Latest Rhode Island News
2 life sentences for man convicted of New Year's Day killing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A New York man who shot and killed the mother of his fiancee's ex-boyfriend in Rhode Island on New Year's Day in 2020 has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms, prosecutors said. Jack Doherty, 27, was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court on...
Rhode Island DMV revises manual over civil rights concerns
Portions of a Rhode Island state driver's manual — including a section advising drivers not to assume that a traffic stop by police was based on their gender or race — are being eliminated following objections from activists, officials said this week. Civil rights advocates had...
RI soldier who died during Korean War accounted for
An Army sergeant from Rhode Island who was captured during the Korean War and died of starvation in a POW camp in May 1951 has been accounted for, news his family has been waiting to hear for years. Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux 22, of Cumberland, was accounted for in January after his...
30-year sentence for man who sexually assaulted 2 teen girls
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who admitted to federal authorities that he used a cellphone to record himself sexually assaulting two teenage girls has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. In one case in February 2017, Francis Scott pretended to be a driver for a...
Rhode Island probing possible contamination of drug evidence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Investigators are reviewing hundreds of criminal cases in Rhode Island that could be undermined by the possible contamination of evidence at the state health department's forensic chemistry lab, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday. Neronha said...
Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former social worker at a Rhode Island veterans' hospital who used stolen patient information to brazenly pass herself off as a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer and fraudulently collect nearly $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations was...
College removes partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island has removed a partial Malcolm X quote from the facade of its main library 30 years after members of the school's Black Student Leadership Group and others protested because they said the shortened quote misrepresented the fuller meaning of the...
La Salle defeats Rhode Island 73-56 in A-10 tourney
NEW YORK (AP) — Jhamir Brickus had 18 points in La Salle's 73-56 victory against Rhode Island on Tuesday night in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Brickus was 7-of-10 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Explorers (14-18). Daeshon Shepherd added 15 points...
Loyer scores 33 as Davidson downs Rhode Island 68-54
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Foster Loyer's 33 points led Davidson past Rhode Island 68-54 on Saturday night. Loyer also had five rebounds for the Wildcats (15-15, 8-10 Atlantic 10 Conference). Grant Huffman scored 14 points, going 6 of 8 from the field. The Rams (9-21,...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. March 2, 2023. Editorial: Assembly must beware of unfunded mandates The testimony offered on behalf of parents who say they have been shut out of key decisions involving their children over language barriers has been heartbreaking. No parent...
