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All lanes closed on I-95 near Branch Avenue exit due to crash
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — All travel lanes on the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Providence are closed due to a crash. The closure is near Exit 39B. Rhode Island Department of Transportation traffic cameras show a car on the median.
RI children's hospital employee accused of placing hidden camera in staff bathroom
An employee at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, is accused of placing a hidden camera in the staff bathroom, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. A USB wall charger, which had a hidden camera, was placed in a locked staff bathroom, WJAR reported, citing hospital officials. Another worker discovered...
McKee underscores increase in accidents on the westbound side of the Washington Bridge
(WJAR) — Governor McKee is calling attention to an increase in traffic accidents on the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. McKee didn’t say what the plans are but he did say they will be doing something very dramatic to address the increase in accidents on that side of the bridge.
Bomb threats against multiple Planet Fitness gyms deemed unfounded
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Multiple Planet Fitness gyms in Rhode Island received bomb threats on Thursday, but police said the threats were unfounded. "All Planet Fitness locations are now open," a representative for Planet Fitness said in a statement. Providence police responded to a location on West Fountain Street....
This bill would bring RI's tipped minimum wage up to $15. Could it pass this year?
PROVIDENCE − Restaurateurs came out in force this week to oppose legislation that would gradually raise the tipped minimum wage to the actual minimum wage by 2030, as legislators took up a perennial slate of minimum wage bills. While a proposal to gradually increase the tipped minimum wage, which...
Ready for spring fishing? Here are 6 great early-season spots in Rhode Island to check out
Spring fishing is here. Opening Day in Rhode Island for trout is Saturday, April 13. Anglers are catchingholdover striped bass, tautog season opens April 1 and soon we will have an abundance of migratingstriped bass. Here are six places to fish first — three on the salt and three freshwater...
She beat cancer, then died in a car crash. Gisela Carrier's family says she deserves justice
She was a 16-year-old girl who conquered cancer, but was then tragically killed when a pickup truck piled into the car she was riding in, and now her family had come to court hoping for justice. Her name was Gisela Carrier, and I'd had the chance to meet her at Hasbro Children’s Hospital when she was 12. ...
'Kinda sketchy': Barletta claims 'industrial espionage' in contaminated soil case. Here's the lawsuit.
PROVIDENCE − The U.S. Department of Justice has already won a $1.5-million settlement from the company for trucking contaminated soil to Olneyville for the renovation of the Routes 6 and 10 interchange. A swirl of legal actions stemming from the 6/10 project continue. And the company is one of several whose work on the doomed westbound span of the Washington Bridge is under current scrutiny, with a "forensic analysis" of what went wrong expected out next week. ...
Fire tears through Providence homeless encampment
PROVIDENCE − Firefighters doused a blaze that engulfed an encampment in woods off Smithfield Avenue near North Main Street. They went to the fire around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Derek Silva said it wasn't clear how many tents were involved. Whoever was staying in the encampment left the scene before firefighters arrived. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Fire tears through Providence homeless encampment
Could wages be on the rise in RI
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. The debate over wages has reached the General Assembly with multiple bills being heard that could affect the pay rates for a number of Rhode Islanders. The one that most people may connect with involves tipped workers. ...
Is Ames really making a comeback?
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. It's déjà vu all over again. If it seems like you've heard this one before, it's because you probably have. There's a website out there proclaiming the return of the Ames department store....
How will Don Winslow's RI crime saga end? Find out when the famed writer comes to Westerly
The conclusion of his organized crime trilogy partly set in Rhode Island and the final book of his writing career, as he pivots to politics. Winslow will talk about "City in Ruins" at the 6 p.m. United Theatre event, moderated by Ocean House Author Series host Deborah Goodrich Royce, and will sign copies of his book afterward. Tickets are $38 for the talk plus a signed, personalized copy of the book, or $10 for the talk only.
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