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01/30/2025
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM, Troopers arrested Amilcar Sandoval Juarez, age 26, of 13560 Blessed Lane, Stapleton, Alabama for 1.) Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates, and 2.) Giving False Document to Public Official. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on...
01/30/2025
At 10:50 PM, Troopers arrested Alayja E. Burton, age 25, of 16 Woodward Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on a Third Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving Without a License, originating out of the State Police – Scituate...
01/24/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today posted the final version of the request for proposal (RFP) for the Washington Bridge Replacement Project. It can be viewed as an addendum on the procurement webpage for the RFP. The initial RFP in December required the companies and...
01/20/2025
In advance of the extreme cold expected this week, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders about ways to stay healthy and safe. Extreme cold can cause hypothermia, frostbite, and can contribute to events like household fires and carbon monoxide poisoning.
01/19/2025
The Kent County Public Water System was notified by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) on January 18 that the precautionary boil water notice issued to its customers could be removed. RIDOH and Kent County Public Water System alerted customers to this precautionary boil water notice on...
01/18/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Rhode Island. This was a case in a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel. This child was hospitalized at Hasbro Children's earlier this...
01/17/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting a portion of customers of the Kent County Water Authority (KCWA, PWS ID# RI1559511) that they should boil their water before consuming it. A water main break in the area of Major Potter Road in Warwick could have caused a loss of water...
01/17/2025
Starting during the early morning hours on Saturday, January 18, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will open additional travel lanes off I-95 North on the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier...
01/16/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced that the RI Department of State is now accepting applications for the position of Historian Laureate. Rhode Island General Law 42-100.1 establishes the position of Historian Laureate, who is appointed for a five-year term by...
01/16/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)'s Center for Drinking Water Quality and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) have awarded grant funding to three public water systems in disadvantaged or small communities (serving less than 10,000 people) to address emerging contaminants in...