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New Hampshire May 12, 2023

Error by New Hampshire lab causes incorrect recall announcement for salad brand

An error by a lab in New Hampshire caused a recall announcement for salad greens from lēf Farms. The notice warned of a "potential" E. coli bacteria contamination.

Rhode Island May 11, 2023

Pregnant Massachusetts woman killed by convicted murder, felon fiance: cops

A Rhode Island fisherman found the body of a pregnant Massachusetts woman, and her fiancé and a previously convicted killer were charged with her murder

New York May 8, 2023

US government to pay for study to monitor effects of safe injection sites

The United States government is funding a study of so-called safe injection sites. The studies will be conducted at two different sites in Rhode Island and New York.

Rhode Island May 4, 2023

Greek company to pay over $2M for oil tanker discharge off Rhode Island coast

Zeus Lines Management S.A. has pleaded guilty to charges that one of its captains dumped almost 10,000 gallons of pollutants into the Atlantic Ocean near Newport, Rhode Island.

SENATE May 4, 2023

Heritage scholar flips script on Sen. Whitehouse with reference to all-White private beach club

Heritage Foundation economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth called out climate hawk Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., for his family fortune's ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Rhode Island April 28, 2023

Rhode Island House votes to let state health plans cover abortions

The Rhode Island House of Representatives has voted to allow state employees and Medicaid recipients to have abortions covered under their health plans.

Texas April 25, 2023

Texas man gets 3 years for $1.5M online romance scam targeting seniors

Fola Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, was sentenced to over three years in jail for his role in a million-dollar online romance scam that targeted women in their seventies and eighties.

Rhode Island April 6, 2023

Rhode Island nurse practitioner who defrauded insurers, Medicare out of nearly $12M sentenced to 7 years

Alexander Istomin, a nurse practitioner from Rhode Island, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding health insurance and Medicare out of almost $12 million.

POLITICS 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.

Providence Friars 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.

Rhode Island 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.