CVS Health: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 8, 2023 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS Health Corporation (CVS) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $2.3 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company said it had profit of $1.75.
Rhode Island man gets life sentence in death of girlfriend
January 24, 2023 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of running over and killing his on-and-off girlfriend during an argument has been sentenced to life in prison.
James Grilli, 39, was sentenced on Monday after pleading no contest to second-degree murder and leaving the scene in the 2020 death of Erika Belcourt, according to a statement from the attorney general's office.
Textile maker to pay US about $500,000 over foreign blankets
December 20, 2022 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island defense contractor that sold woolen blankets to the Army has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it violated a law requiring companies that supply the military to manufacture their products in the U.S.
Man convicted of forcing women into prostitution sentenced
November 4, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A Rhode Island man who authorities say forced multiple women with drug dependencies into prostitution and used violence and starvation to control them has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
CVS Health: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 3, 2022 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) _ CVS Health Corporation (CVS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $2.95 billion.
The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company said it had net income of $2.23 per share.
Partly treated sewage is still running into Blackstone River
June 10, 2022 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — A wastewater treatment plant in Rhode Island has been discharging sewage that's only partly treated into the Blackstone River all week, state environmental officials said Friday.
Partly treated sewage found running into Blackstone River
June 5, 2022 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Environmental officials are urging residents to avoid a stretch of the Blackstone River after finding that sewage was leaking into the river from a wastewater treatment plant on Sunday.
CVS Health: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 4, 2022 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) _ CVS Health Corporation (CVS) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.31 billion.
The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company said it had net income of $1.74 per share.
Contractor pleads guilty to cheating the IRS of about $2.8M
April 8, 2022 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island drywall contractor has pleaded guilty to cheating the Internal Revenue Service out of more than $2.8 million by paying workers in cash and not withholding appropriate taxes, federal prosecutors said.
3 Connecticut newspapers acquired by Rhode Island group
April 6, 2022 GMTNEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Three Connecticut newspapers have been sold to a Rhode Island-based company.
The New Britain Herald, Bristol Press and the Chronicle of Willimantic were sold by Central Connecticut Communications to Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers, the papers announced.
Property manager charged with defrauding condo association
February 1, 2022 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The property manager of a Rhode Island condominium complex has been charged by federal prosecutors with improperly using the condo association's debit card to withdraw nearly $50,000 from ATMs at a Massachusetts casino.
Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies
January 13, 2022 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Bill Belisle, a Rhode Island high school hockey coach who led Mount Saint Charles Academy to 32 state championships in more than four decades at the helm and had more than 20 players drafted by NHL teams, has died, according to the school.
Rhode Island man dies in wrong-way crash in Massachusetts
December 6, 2021 GMTUXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Rhode Island man died in a fiery wrong-way crash on a Massachusetts highway over the weekend, police said.
Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Route 146 in Uxbridge at about 9:40 p.m.
Sex offender gets 19 years in prison for child porn charges
November 18, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man previously convicted of child molestation and child pornography has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after being arrested on additional child pornography charges, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
State picks 5 medical marijuana dispensaries for licenses
October 29, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Five companies have been picked to open new medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island.
The state Department of Business Regulation held a random lottery — complete with a R.I.
WWII veterans, civilian home front workers to be honored
October 16, 2021 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's World War II veterans and the civilian workers who supported them from the home front are being honored this weekend in Woonsocket with the dedication of a new memorial.
ACLU: Lawsuit over mayor’s Facebook blocks settled
September 1, 2021 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by two Woonsocket residents who said the city's mayor violated their First Amendment rights when she deleted their critical posts from her Facebook page and then blocked them has been settled, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
2 men sue mayor, alleging Facebook ban unconstitutional
August 5, 2021 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Two men have sued a Rhode Island mayor they allege violated their First Amendment rights by deleting critical posts they made on her Facebook page and then blocking them entirely, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island said Thursday.
Rhode Island man sentenced for child pornography possession
July 1, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man found to be in possession of more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of child pornography has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
2 men shot and killed during early morning fight
June 21, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two men who were asked to leave an after-hours party in Providence over the weekend were shot and killed during a fight outside, police said Monday.
CVS offers luxury prizes as coronavirus vaccine incentives
May 27, 2021 GMTWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS is offering luxury vacations, cruises, concert tickets, a Super Bowl trip and other prizes to eligible customers who get a coronavirus vaccination at one of its pharmacies, the company announced Thursday.
Man charged with fatally shooting father held without bail
April 16, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man charged with killing his father during an argument in the victim's Rhode Island apartment was held without bail at his arraignment Friday...
Rhode Island expands vaccine eligibility to 40 and older
April 12, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island on Monday expanded coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone age 40 and older who lives, works or goes to school in the state...
State expanding vaccine eligibility in hardest-hit areas
April 9, 2021 GMTPROVIDENCE (AP) — Rhode Island on Friday started expanding its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in areas that have been hit hardest by the pandemic...