PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence Public Safety Department says it spent more than $100,000 for police details at the home of a registered sex offender.

The Providence Journal ...

No. 11 Marquette (22-4, 11-2) vs. Providence (15-12, 5-9)

Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Marquette looks to give ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence is making feminine hygiene products available to students for free in all the city’s high schools and middle schools.

Under the program announced by ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nate Watson tied his career high with 21 points as Providence topped St. John’s 78-59 on Wednesday night.

Alpha Diallo had 16 points and 11 rebounds for ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence officials have postponed deciding on a $127,000 severance package for the city’s former human resources director.

The City Council Committee on Claims ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say someone threw a piece of concrete through the window of a registered sex offender’s home in Providence, Rhode Island.

The vandalism occurred at the home ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Department of Education says the state’s second-oldest charter school is failing to provide rigorous science courses among other ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tyrique Jones had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Xavier to a 75-61 win over Providence on Saturday.

Jones made 9 of 11 shots.

Naji Marshall had 14 points and seven rebounds for Xavier (13-13, 5-8 Big East Conference), which ended its four-game road losing ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island state senator has introduced a bill that would add a 1 percent tax on the sale of hookah and vaping products.

Democratic Sen. Ana Quezada, of Providence, says the money raised would be used to fund educational programs about the dangers of hookah use ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence officials are considering boosting security at City Hall, including adding metal detectors and closing some entrances to the public.

The newly-created Special Committee on Public Safety discussed the potential security upgrades during their first meeting ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence City Hall was briefly evacuated after someone spotted a suspicious package on the first floor inside the building.

A spokeswoman for the mayor says city employees left the building shortly after noon Thursday and gathered at Biltmore Park.

The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence lawmakers have again submitted a bill to monetize the Rhode Island city’s water system.

The bill announced Wednesday would allow the Providence Water Supply Board to partner with outside water authorities with limited rate increases while maintaining ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Democrats have discussed several tax changes proposed in the governor’s budget during a meeting with local business leaders.

House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello said Wednesday during a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce forum he felt slightly positive ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Rhode Island has proposed creating a legislative commission to look at decriminalizing prostitution.

The House Judiciary Committee is currently considering the proposal by Democratic Rep. Anastasia Williams, of Providence.

She wants to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence’s police chief says violent crime and property crime dipped in the city last year.

Police Col. Hugh Clements Jr. credited Tuesday a data-driven and community-minded approach to policing for the drop in crime. He

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A second Rhode Island city is planning to launch speed cameras in school zones.

Pawtucket signed a five-year contract with Sensys Gatso USA to install the cameras in December.

City officials

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A college student from Pennsylvania has been charged with what police call the unprovoked stabbing of a homeless woman in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Police say 22-year-old Conor Noll, of Blandon, Pennsylvania, was arraigned Monday on a felony assault ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Records show Providence collected $3.2 million in fines during the first year of its contentious school-zone speed camera program.

WPRI-TV reports the city ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Islanders are getting a chance to revisit how the civil rights movement played out in the state.

The Rhode Island African Heritage Civil Rights History exhibition opens Wednesday at Aldrich House in Providence. It’s a joint project of the Rhode Island ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A group of Rhode Island lawmakers is trying once again to get a bill passed to fine motorists who give money to panhandlers.

Cranston Democratic Rep. Charlene Lima introduced it Thursday with four Democratic co-sponsors.

It proposes a fine of up to $100 for ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man described by federal authorities as a full member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has been detained in Rhode Island on drug and gun charges.

The U.S. attorney says 54-year-old Douglas Leedham was detained on Friday after a court-authorized search of his ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Two strip club dancers have been charged with stealing a Boston police officer’s handgun, prompting the department to place the officer on leave and open an internal investigation.

Police say 25-year-old Neish Rivera, 22-year-old Melissa Dacier, and the officer went ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has received a $5 million grant that will allow the Ivy League school to fully catalog the collection at its anthropology museum in anticipation of a move closer to campus.

The grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable the Haffenreffer ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s state treasurer says a planned sewer project could “push thousands of people into poverty” over higher sewer rates.

General Treasurer Seth Magaziner

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A review by The Public’s Radio has found that the number of legislative workers from the House speaker’s district has increased in recent years.

The radio station reviewed voting records and a state employee database. It

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Freshman Josh LeBlanc had 17 points with 11 rebounds and Georgetown defeated Providence 76-67 on Wednesday night to sweep the season series.

Mac McClung had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Hoyas (15-8, 5-5 Big East). James Akinjo had 10 points and ...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island city and the highest-ranking woman on the city’s police force have reached a $150,000 settlement in a sexual harassment suit.

A lawyer for North Providence tells The Providence Journal that Lt. Diana Perez was awarded a total of $150,000, with ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former Republican state senator from Rhode Island has pleaded no contest to charges that he took nude photos of his ex-girlfriend without her knowledge.

Nicholas Kettle pleaded no contest Wednesday to two counts of video voyeurism, while the remaining eight counts ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island State Police have arrested four brothers they say were selling fentanyl.

Police say 29-year-old Luis Alberto Molina; 28-year-old Luis Enrique Molina; 23-year-old Luis Armando Molina; and 21-year-old Luis Miguel Molina, were arrested Tuesday. All face a ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget proposal could leave Providence with a $4 million hole in its current budget if it is approved by lawmakers later this year.

The Democratic governor’s proposal to cut the state’s payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program could leave ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In a story Jan. 16 about government workers taking on odd jobs during the government shutdown, The Associated Press erroneously described the work of Cheryl Inzunza Blum. She represents immigrants in criminal matters in federal court, not in immigration court.

A ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence police officer has been injured in a crash with a 14-year-old boy who was driving a stolen car.

Police say the crash happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday when the teen struck the back of another vehicle.

The stolen car then crossed over the center line ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence City Council is considering whether the city should seek a $30 million bond for school and neighborhood infrastructure projects.

The council is scheduled to discuss a bond resolution at its Thursday meeting. It was previously approved by the council’s ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence’s Roman Catholic bishop has criticized Catholic lawmakers and Gov. Gina Raimondo for their support of a bill that would codify Roe v. Wade protections in state law.

Bishop Thomas Tobin argues on Twitter that the expectation that the landmark Supreme Court ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Cranston man has been charged with threatening Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza on Facebook.

Police say 59-year-old Bruce Valliere was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of threatening a public official and a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

It is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 30-year-old Providence attorney has been tapped to lead a Providence Police Department civilian oversight board.

The Providence External Review Authority voted 8-0 Tuesday to nominate Jose Batista as its executive director. The nomination must be approved by the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former state senator charged with taking nude photos of his ex-girlfriend without her knowledge has rejected a plea deal.

The Providence Journal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence police are investigating an online threat made against Mayor Jorge Elorza.

WPRI-TV reports that the suspect, who has ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say a man helping install an air conditioner on the Rhode Island Food Bank building has died after a 40-foot fall through the roof.

Police say 50-year-old Scott Simons, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was cutting a hole in the roof of the Providence building ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Preservationists say Providence’s iconic Superman Building is still facing the kryptonite of neglect.

The landmark formally known as the Industrial Trust Building tops the Providence Preservation Society’s list of most endangered properties for 2019.

The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo scored 20 points and Drew Edwards had 13 and both made a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to help Providence defeat DePaul 70-60 on Sunday.

Neither team made a basket in the final two minutes. Max Strus made three free throws with 1:41 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s state treasurer says Providence’s underfunded pension system is the state’s biggest challenge.

Treasurer Seth Magaziner says he is also urging Democratic Mayor Jorge Elorza to look beyond the city’s water system as a solution. WPRI-TV

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence police officer has been suspended with pay after she was reportedly heard using a racial slur outside court.

Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare told the Providence Journal on Thursday that the patrolwoman was suspended on Wednesday and is the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man wanted on child rape and kidnapping charges in Rhode Island has been captured in Ohio.

The U.S. Marshals Service and Providence police announced Thursday that 31-year-old Marcos Garcia-Solis was apprehended on Wednesday evening near his place of employment in ...