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Rob Borkowski
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Fall Back 2025: Sunday, 2 a.m.
Don't forget to fall back tonight — set your clocks back an hour — to get in synch when Daylight Savings Time takes effect at...
Trooper Warwick Arrests Oct. 22: DUI, Missed Court
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Oct. 22-26 involved charges for DUI, missed court on shoplifting and obstruction charges, and a...
Judges: Trump Has Till Monday to Agree to Fund SNAP
PROVIDENCE, RI —  Attorney General Peter F. Neronha praised a U.S. District Court ruling that the Trump Administration’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) can...
PUC OKs Shekarchi-Urged RI Energy Shutdown Aid
STATE HOUSE — While Republican and Democrat Senators’ federal shutdown stalemate over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies continues, RI officials working with RI Energy have...
Reed Joins 2 Bipartisan SNAP Patch Plans
WASHINGTON, DC — While President Donald Trump and Sen. Jack Reed each say they want to fund SNAP food aid during the federal shutdown, only...
Rte. 95, Rte. 4 Lane Shifts Start Nov. 7
WARWICK, RI — Next Friday night, Nov. 7, RIDOT plans Rte. 95 and Rte. 4 lane shifts where the highways meet in Warwick and East...
Shutdown Standoff: DEMs Oppose Hiking HSRI Bills
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Oct. 1 federal shutdown trods on as Democrats insist on averting expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that’ll double monthly health...
Coventry Council Candidates Declare Nov. 28, Dec. 1
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Council candidates for Town Council Districts 4 and 5 may declare candidacy for the seats starting Nov. 28 in the Feb....
Officers Honored for Oct. 18 Drowning Driver Rescue
WARWICK, RI — Officers Matthew Maloney, Nicholas Manocchio, and Maxwell Neiley rescued a drowning driver from a submerged car in Apponaug Cove Oct. 18, a...
SC Asks Mayor for $2.1M FY26 Deficit Decision
WARWICK, RI — School Committee Chair Shaun Galligan says the Mayor’s office and Budget Commission have yet to offer a plan on how they’ll plug...
Trooper Warwick Arrests Oct. 26: Reckless Driving, Eluding
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Oct. 21 – 26 involved charges for DUI, robbery and larceny conspiracy. Here are the...
Trooper Coventry Arrests Oct. 26: Eluding, DUI
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log Oct. 20- 24 involved charges for DUI, a suspended license...
RIAG: RI Energy Owes Customers $39M
PROVIDENCE, RI — RI Energy owes rate payers up to $39 million more than the utility is attempting to assess in its proposed formula determining...
Rte. 295, Rte. 95 Night Closures Resume Sunday
WARWICK, RI — Sunday night, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) resumes Rte. 295 & Rte. 95 night closures of short sections, both directions,...
DUI Driver Refuses Ride, WPD Intercepts
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a Cranston man for DUI on Post Road Sept,. 20 at 2:49 p.m. after Chelo’s staff reported he fell...
Friends Way $100K Aids Children’s Opioid Loss Support
WARWICK, RI — The the Rhode Island Foundation has awarded 100,000 to Friends Way in Warwick, the state’s only children’s bereavement center offering free peer...
Semi Rollover Blocks Rte. 95N At Rte.2
COVENTRY, RI — A semi roIlover and tipped trailer on Rte. 95N in the area of Coventry/West Warwick blocked both lanes, backing up traffic for...
Trooper Warwick Arrests Oct. 21: Larceny, Robbery, DUI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Oct. 10-21 involved charges for DUI, robbery and larceny conspiracy. Here are the basics on...
WPD Officers Rescue Drowning Driver
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police were called to to 376 Arnold’s Neck Drive Oct. 18 at 7:17 p.m. for a reported vehicle submerged in the...
Warwick Man Gets 7 Years For Fatal DUI Crash
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Warwick man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to seven years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for a...
Coventry Council: Details for CHS Sewer Detour
COVENTRY, RI — Tuesday night, Town Council members said CPD details for the CHS sewer detour should be part of the plan during the Coventry...
Rte. 4 Section Closing Nights Starting Oct. 20
EAST GREENWICH, RI — Starting Monday night, Oct. 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced Rte. 4 section closing near the Frenchtown Road...
WPD: Bike Thief Arrested, Bike Returned Sept. 10
WARWICK, RI — A bike thief intercepted mid-theft by the bicycle owner Sept. 10 returned the bike and was later arrested by Warwick Police near...
Columbus Day in RI 2025: What’s Open?
Today marks Columbus Day in RI, a federal holiday honoring Italian icon and explorer Christopher Columbus, credited with discovering the Americas, slavery and other atrocities,...
Trooper Warwick Arrests Oct. 10: Fentanyl, Domestic Violence
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Oct. 6 –  involved charges for DUI, domestic violence, shoplifting and vandalism. Here are the...
CHS Homecoming Parade 2025
COVENTRY, RI — The 2025 Coventry High School Homecoming Parade kicked off from Paine Field, 1277 Main St., ending at Coventry High, 40 Reservoir Road...
WPD, WFD Aid Main Avenue Man In Crisis
WARWICK, RI — On Friday, Oct. 10, at about 2:45 p.m., Warwick Police responded to 665 Main Ave. responding to a welfare check request by...
SUV Crack Admission Sept. 10: ‘Going to Jail Anyways’
WARWICK, RI — When officers asked a North Kingstown man if there was any contraband in his car Sept. 10 at 1:54 a.m., he told...
Del Mar Spinach Recalled for Listeria
PROVIDENCE, RI — If you like spinach frozen and in bulk, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has bad news – Del Mar Spinach...
Committee: $2M Schools FY26 Deficit Illegal
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee has formally asked Mayor Frank Picozzi, the Council and Budget Commission how to resolve Warwick Schools’ Schools FY26...
Council Oct. 2: New CPD Chief, Solicitors, President
COVENTRY, RI — By the end of the Council’s meeting Thursday, the town had a new CPD Chief, new Council President, new solicitors and a...
Trooper Warwick Arrests Oct. 5: DUI, Vandalism
WARWICK, RI — Warwick arrests in the Warwick RI Trooper Log Sept. 26 – Oct. 5 involved charges for DUI, domestic violence, shoplifting and vandalism. Here...
WPD: Armed Man Arrested in Blake Street Home
UPDATE: 2:05 p.m.: Warwick Police have identified the armed man arrested in a Blake Street home this morning after a 911 domestic violence report involving...
Skateboarder-Pickup Crash Oct. 2: Driver Unaware
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report their investigation into a Skateboarder-Pickup Crash on Boylston Street Thursday has determined the driver was unaware the youth, 5,...
WPD: Vehicle Strikes Child
WARWICK, RI – Warwick Police and firefighters were called to Boylston Street at 3 p.m. Oct. 2 for a 5-year-old child who struck by a...
Lima Resigned Council Seat, Angell Resigns Solicitor Job
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Town Council President Hilary Lima resigned and Town Solicitor Stephen Angell resigned their respective positions with the town as the Council...
CPD: Child Care Plus Car Crash Investigation Ongoing
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police report no charges have been filed against the driver who crashed into the playground at Child Care Plus, 963 Tiogue...
DeLellis Resigns After Sept. 24 DUI
COVENTRY, RI — Dist. 5 Town Councilman Robert DeLellis, 56, has resigned from the council following his Sept. 24 arrest by RI State Police for...
CPD: Child Care Plus Car Crash Injures Five Kids
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police and  were called to Child Care Plus, 963 Tiogue Ave. Coventry, RI Monday, Sept. 29, 4:46 p.m. after a car...
RIDOT: Night I-295, I-95 Section Closures Begin
WARWICK, RI — Starting tonight, Sept. 29, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) resumes nighttime I-95 section closures and I-295 section closures in both...
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