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16+ hour, 3+ min ago (52+ words) David Jones started his Rhode Island radio career back in the 1960s and was inducted into the state's Radio and TV Hall of Fame in 2011. David Jones started his Rhode Island radio career back in the 1960s and was inducted into the state's Radio and TV Hall of Fame in 2011....

17+ hour, 17+ min ago (475+ words) by LEANNA FAULK, NBC 10 NEWS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) " A man arrested Tuesday night in Cranston is now suspected in a years-long robbery spree that investigators believe stretches across multiple cities and may include at least 17 armed robberies. Cranston police identified the suspect as 36-year-old Khivory Alston, who they say is connected to six robberies in their city between January 2024 and November 2025. Police said Alston used his work truck during several of the incidents and often threatened store clerks with a knife or implied he had a gun. He was taken into custody after a body-worn camera video released by Cranston police shows officers stopping Alston as he stepped out of a delivery truck while wearing an Amazon-branded jacket. Officers order him to turn around with his hands behind his back as they place him in handcuffs. At one point, an officer…...

20+ hour, 3+ min ago (389+ words) SIOUX CITY, Iowa " After a first-set scare, No. 6 Providence settled in for a 30-28, 25-20, 25-13 sweep of No. 19 College of Idaho in a pool-play match Wednesday at the Tyson Events Center, the final site of the NAIA volleyball championship. The Argos, who have had a magical season that has included a 25-match win streak and a No. 1 ranking in the nation, trailed by as many as six points, 17-11, in the first set. They battled back to tie it at 20-20 but again trailed 23-21 after Mia Hutchinson put down a kill for C of I. Providence scored the next three points of the set on a kill from Franny Martins and two from Bella Green. Green later scored set point, recording her seventh kill of the set to help Providence get the 30-28 win. The Argos never trailed in the second set, with Green giving them…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago (549+ words) Brown gave $30.2 million in community contributions and $11.1 million in direct voluntary payments to Providence in fiscal year 2025, according to the University's Community Contributions to the City of Providence report released on Wednesday." The University dedicated $17.1 million to city and public-serving nonprofits and spent $6.4 million on scholarships for approximately 300 local students to participate in Brown's high school programs." This is the second report released after Brown and three other Providence-based colleges entered into a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement with the city in 2023, accounting for the fact that the four institutions do not pay property taxes to the city as tax-exempt non-profits. All four colleges pledged to contribute more than $177 million total to Providence over 20 years. In 2023, Brown also signed a separate agreement with the city to provide an additional $46 million in voluntary payments over the course of a decade....

22+ hour, 59+ min ago (518+ words) The U.S. District Court of Rhode Island in October. In issuing the injunction, the District Court stated that the Trump administration "acted without constitutional or statutory authority" in its March 14 executive order'reducing'the function and personnel of seven federal agencies. On Nov. 21, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha P19 P22 and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general secured a permanent injunction against the Trump administration in a case challenging federal actions that threaten libraries, organizations addressing homelessness, workers and small businesses. In issuing the injunction, the United States District Court in Rhode Island stated that the Trump administration "acted without constitutional or statutory authority" in its March 14 executive order reducing the function and personnel of seven federal agencies. These agencies "collectively provide hundreds of millions of dollars for programs in every state," according to Neronhas April press release announcing the suit. In response to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (91+ words) Radio station Lite 105 says former morning show host David Jones has died. Lite 105 said Jones was part of the "Jones & Heather" morning show for seven years. "We all send our sincere condolences to David's family in Florida," Lite 105 said. Jones was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio and Television Hall of Fame in the class of 2011. The hall said he started at WICE in the late 1960s before moving to WPRO. He hosted the "Jones & Joan in the Morning" show at WSNE for 17 years....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (60+ words) According to court records, the DOJ is suing to obtain state voter rolls, claiming it wants to ensure Rhode Island is in compliance with federal law on voter list maintenance. According to court records, the DOJ is suing to obtain state voter rolls, claiming it wants to ensure Rhode Island is in compliance with federal law on voter list maintenance....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (50+ words) In light of recent incidents at two Rhode Island schools, a state lawmaker has announced he's looking to create a statewide anti-hazing policy. In light of recent incidents at two Rhode Island schools, a state lawmaker has announced he's looking to create a statewide anti-hazing policy....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago (50+ words) In light of recent incidents at two Rhode Island schools, a state lawmaker has announced he's looking to create a statewide anti-hazing policy. In light of recent incidents at two Rhode Island schools, a state lawmaker has announced he's looking to create a statewide anti-hazing policy....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (46+ words) The Trump Administration has sued Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore over voter roll information. For an administration that loves AI-generated imagery, you'd think that someone would have ... The Trump Administration has sued Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore over voter roll information....