Relatives of two people killed in a head-on crash on the Pell Bridge two years ago have sued the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority, accusing it of negligence. The Providence Journal reports that the lawsuit says the agency, which owns …
State lawmakers plan to review the effects of climate change and rising sea levels are having on Rhode Island. The House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee plans to hear a presentation on the impacts of climate change from Grover Fugate, …
The state fire marshal’s office is investigating what appeared to be explosions that damaged three garbage trucks at Warwick’s public works yard. No one was injured. Clouds of black smoke filled the air as firefighters responded to the yard off …
Tiverton, R.I., police say a man was driving 122 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone seconds before a crash that killed him last month. The Newport Daily News reports it obtained the information after making an …
Rhode Island is one of seven states receiving a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help reduce distracted driving. The state Department of Transportation will use the $459,000 grant to develop a distracted driving prevention program. The …
Rhode Island officials are planning a crackdown on drivers whose vehicles aren’t insured. Lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Lincoln Chafee that would create a system of warnings and fines for uninsured motorists. The Providence Journal reports the proposal …
Marine scientists say a strange rise and fall in the water of Narragansett Bay earlier this month was a small tsunami. Chris Kincaid, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography, tells the Providence Journal the …
Officials in Rhode Island are creating a new position to prosecute fraud in the state’s unemployment and workers’ compensation program. The state’s Department of Labor and Training announced the new position on Monday. The prosecutor will be tasked with rooting …
State Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is asking the legislature to approve a series of crime bills, including tougher penalties against drivers who cause accidents that kill or injure other people. The Providence Journal reports that Kilmartin wants people convicted of …
The dome of Rhode Island’s Statehouse will be illuminated orange for a week to encourage safe driving in highway construction zones. The state Department of Transportation and AAA Southern New England are partnering to light the Capitol dome orange for …