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New brass: There's been massive turnover among RI police chiefs. What it means for your town.
Thirty-seven police chiefs command the local police officers who work in Rhode Island's cities and towns. Twenty-one of those chiefs took their oaths less than five years ago. Fifteen were sworn in less than three years ago. ...
Here's what happens when violence is reported in nursing homes – and what isn't tracked
Is resident-on-resident violence and abuse more common in Rhode Island nursing homes than in other states, or less?. And when patients harm one another, how often do facilities get fined?. We don’t know, because federal regulators aren’t keeping track. Here’s an overview of what happens once resident-on-resident harm...
Massachusetts Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Rhode Island
The suspect wanted for an assault and kidnapping in Massachusetts has been taken into custody in Rhode Island. Forty-one-year-old Jamaine Johnson allegedly choked his girlfriend in a domestic incident, stole her car and took off with their six-month-old child. He reportedly threatened to harm himself and the child. Overnight Tuesday,...
Should criminal pasts be public record in RI?
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. At some point in life, we're all bound to make mistakes. For some, those mistakes result in criminal charges. But how long should those charges remain part of the public record?. That's a question the...
Rhode Island's newest roundabout opens to traffic
RICHMOND, R.I. (WJAR) — A roundabout has replaced a traditional intersection at Routes 138 and 112 in Richmond. The location is familiar to many Rhode Islanders because it’s on the primary route to and from the Washington County Fair. The four-way intersection has been in a state of...
He ran one of the most 'brazen and egregious' health care frauds in RI. Now he's going to prison.
PROVIDENCE – The owner of addiction recovery centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has agreed to admit to conspiring to defraud health insurers out of millions of dollars while depriving as many as 1,800 patients of crucial opioid treatment services. Michael Brier, 61, of Newton, Massachusetts, the CEO of...
'Bigger than the music': Legendary producer of Rhythm & Roots Festival dies
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Chuck Wentworth, the legendary producer of the Rhythm & Roots Festival, died last Thursday. The Wakefield resident was 72. "We will profoundly miss his guidance, humility and sense of humor," the festival's new owners wrote in a Sunday announcement on Facebook. "We are grateful to have met Chuck and experienced his fierce love of family and passion for all things music and the fans that came year after year to enjoy it."
Look up incidents of resident-on-resident violence in RI nursing homes in our database
The Providence Journal reviewed hundreds of pages of records from local police departments and the Rhode Island Department of Health in order to get a better understanding of how often resident-on-resident violence occurs in nursing homes. Compiled in the searchable database below is three years' worth of data in a...
Van crashes into entrance of laundromat building in West Warwick
(WJAR) — A van collided with the entrance of a laundromat in West Warwick on Wednesday. According to officials, woman driver hit the gas instead of the break and crashed into the entrance of Tumbletown Laundromat. NBC 10 crews observed scattered glass shards near the entrance of the building.
Coventry town council considers eminent domain to end Johnson's Pond dispute
The town of Coventry is now looking at the potential of taking Johnson's Pond by eminent domain or outright buying the body of water at the center of a years-long dispute. The proposal is listed for a possible vote at the town council meeting Thursday, according to the agenda posted.
RI's next governor's race looks like 2022 again: Here's who is raising money
Rhode Islanders vote for governor again in a little over two years, but Helena Foulkes is raising money like she wants a rematch with Gov. Dan McKee. Foulkes, a former CVS executive, raised $203,000 in the first quarter of the year. That's over $80,000 more than McKee, who raised $123,000 over the same...
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