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01/09/2024
For one night, starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close lanes at the Route 146 intersection with Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield. The closure will allow the Department to begin lifting steel beams as part of a new flyover...
01/09/2024
No arrests. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
01/05/2024
With levels of respiratory viruses like the flu and COVID-19 continuing to increase in Rhode Island and across the country, all Rhode Islanders are urged to take prevention measures to help keep themselves and their family members healthy. "As we have seen the last several years, holiday travel,
01/05/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tomorrow morning, Saturday, January 6, a new traffic pattern will be in place on I-95 North after the Downtown exit and near Providence Place Mall in Providence. The changes are part of the Providence...
01/05/2024
Ridership data shows it is the appropriate time to wind down the temporary service The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that Friday, January 19 will be the last day of service for the temporary Bristol to Providence ferry. Ridership data indicates it is...
01/04/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Blue Ridge Beef is recalling specific lots of Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix due to contamination of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the products and there is...
01/04/2024
At 10:16 PM, Troopers arrested Thomas Lyons, age 53, of 1571 Main Street, Apartment #27C, West Warwick, Rhode Island for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/ or Drugs- First Offense- BAC Unknown, and Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test- First Offense. This arrest was the...
01/02/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of cow milk allergies. This product could be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii.
01/02/2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – The RI Department of State Elections Division today announced that mail ballot applications are now available for voters participating in the Presidential Preference Primary. Registered voters can apply for a mail ballot using a paper form or the RI Department of State's...
12/29/2023
If you're planning on taking the ferry from Providence to Bristol this weekend, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is alerting you of a schedule change. Although the ferry will be available to carry passengers both Saturday and Sunday, no shuttle service will be available in...