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April 4, 2023

Mayors’ coalition has big plans to take reparations movement national: ‘Moving that needle’

Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity, which has consisted of at least a dozen nationwide mayors, has moved to show how a federal reparations program could be implemented.

April 2, 2023

Providence's Alyn Breed faces 'numerous firearm offenses' after alleged domestic incident

Providence guard Alyn Breed was hit with a number of charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident involving his girlfriend on Saturday.

March 29, 2023

Portions of Rhode Island driver's manual being eliminated following objections from activists

Certain portions of a Rhode Island state driver's manual are being eliminated. A section advising drivers not to assume a traffic stop was based on race is being removed.

March 29, 2023

New York man who fatally shot mother of fiancée's ex-boyfriend in RI sentenced to 2 consecutive life terms

Jack Doherty has received two life sentences for fatally shooting the mother of his fiancée's ex-boyfriend in Rhode Island. He got engaged to his fiancée on the day before the killing.

March 28, 2023

Rhode Island Army sergeant's body accounted for, will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery

The body of Sgt. Lawrence Robidoux, an Army sergeant form Rhode Island, was identified using DNA analysis. The sergeant died of starvation in a POW camp in 1951.

March 24, 2023

Rhode Island man who recorded himself sexually assaulting 2 teenage girls sentenced to 30 years

A man from Rhode Island was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The man filmed himself assaulting the girls with his cellphone.

March 21, 2023

K-12 curriculum 'socially engineering' millions into enraged young 'social justice warriors,' parents warn

Yale Medical School's Center for Emotional Intelligence uses persuasion tactics to influence students emotions about social justice issues.

March 16, 2023

Attorney generals in some states refuse to release advisory opinions, while others post dozens each year

Attorney generals in about 20 percent of the states in the U.S. haven't posted any general opinions in the past few years, while other states post dozens each year.

March 14, 2023

Rhode Island woman gets nearly 6 years for impersonating Marine with cancer

Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 32, of Rhode Island, was sentenced to just under six years in prison for an elaborate scheme in which she impersonated a cancer-stricken Marine veteran.

March 7, 2023

30 years after Rhode Island woman found dead in apartment, daughter expects new evidence in cold case

Lauren Lee Malloy, daughter of deceased Lori Lee Malloy, is working to uncover the facts about her mother's death, which was initially labeled as a homicide in 1993.