November 15, 2023 Massachusetts and Rhode Island janitors dodge strike as union seals historic agreement A potential strike by 12,500 janitors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island has been avoided, thanks to a tentative agreement between the union and cleaning contractors.
November 14, 2023 Rhode Island Democrat Gabe Amo is sworn into Congress Gabe Amo, a Democrat from Rhode Island, was sworn into office Monday after winning a special election in November. He replaced Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who resigned.
November 9, 2023 Missing Rhode Island girl, 5, found dead in public pond A five-year-old girl reported missing Wednesday night in Providence, Rhode Island, has been found dead in Roger Williams Park's swan boat pond.
November 8, 2023 Rhode Island Democrat Gabe Amo elected, becoming state's first Black congressman Rhode Island Democrat Gabe Amo became the state's first Black candidate elected to Congress. He succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline in the position.
November 3, 2023 Liberal city council demands Biden push for Israeli ceasefire to end 'current violence' in Gaza A Rhode Island city council passed a resolution Thursday urging the Biden administration to order a ceasefire to end the "current violence" in Gaza.
October 20, 2023 Rhode Island high school placed under lockdown after student stabs another in bathroom The East Providence High School in Rhode Island has been placed under lockdown following a bathroom stabbing between a 17 and 16-year-old student.
October 5, 2023 American who faked his death claims he's an Irish orphan who never visited the US in bid to avoid extradition Nicholas Alahverdian, also known as Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, is wanted for a range of alleged crimes across multiple states in the U.S., including sexual assault in Utah.
October 5, 2023 Rhode Island’s highly criticized Columbus statue re-emerges in nearby town after being removed 3 years ago A statue of Christopher Columbus, which was removed from Providence, Rhode Island, following heavy criticism and vandalism three years ago, has re-emerged in a nearby town.
September 27, 2023 Rhode Island man charged after feds find 26 pounds of cocaine in kayak near Canadian border Federal agents apprehended 38-year-old Freddy Rodriguez in Highgate, Vermont, after finding 26 pounds of cocaine in his possesseion, prosecutors said.
September 22, 2023 Meet the American who snapped the first selfie, Robert Cornelius, Philadelphia vanity photo futurist Robert Cornelius snapped the world's first selfie in Philadelphia in 1839, weeks after after the advent of photograph technology. It was a prelude to smartphone selfie phenomenon.