Judges: Trump Has Till Monday to Agree to Fund SNAP
By: Rob Borkowski on November 1, 2025 in News to You, National, State
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 use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
U.S. Court Injunction Halts Trump Dismantling HHS
By: Rob Borkowski on July 1, 2025 in News to You, Health, National
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Rhode Island court has granted a preliminary injunction filed by Attorney General Peter Neronha and 19 other attorneys general against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the […]
Judge: Trump HHS $11B Health Grants Block Usurps Congress
By: Rob Borkowski on May 21, 2025 in State, National
PROVIDENCE, RI — On May 16, a Rhode Island U.S. Court granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration’s seizure of Congressional power to halt an $11 billion public health […]
Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years
By: Rob Borkowski on May 12, 2025 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI — A repeat sex offender arrested in Warwick in 2021 has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor and attempting to […]
Judge: Customs To Answer For Deporting RI Doctor
By: Rob Borkowski on March 17, 2025 in National, News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
BOSTON, MA — A federal judge has ordered U.S. Customs and Border officials to a hearing at 10 a.m. to answer allegations they “willfully” disobeyed his order, deporting Rhode Island […]
RIAG Files Followup Fighting Jan. 28 Funds Freeze, Trump Coup
By: Rob Borkowski on March 3, 2025 in News to You, National, State
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Neronha is co-leading 22 attorneys general filing a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal Jan. 28 freeze […]
ATM Skimmer Pleads Guilty to 2-Year Conspiracy
By: Rob Borkowski on January 30, 2025 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI — The second of two ATM skimmer thieves arrested in July 2024 has admitted admitted he participated in a conspiracy installing card skimming devices on ATMs in at […]
Warwick Woman Indicted for Sweepstakes Scams
By: Rob Borkowski on July 2, 2024 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Warwick woman alleged to have created and executed direct-mail sweepstakes scams defrauding seniors and other individuals in Rhode Island and in dozens of states, stealing about […]
China Auto-Fire Part Package Points to Illegal Silencers
By: Rob Borkowski on July 7, 2023 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s U.S. Attorney has filed federal charges against a Johnston man after a Homeland Security, ATF, and Johnston Police team found unregistered silencers at his home and […]
Woman Admits Fentanyl & Cocaine Trafficking
By: Rob Borkowski on May 31, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE – A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge her part in a fentanyl & cocaine trafficking conspiracy in which she was paid by co-conspirators to accept and […]
Boy Injured Self With Warwick Man’s Illegal Pistol
By: Warwick Post Staff on June 29, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE – A Warwick man convicted and sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery admitted to a federal judge Wednesday that his illegal pistol was used by a boy who […]
Warwick Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegal Firearm Sale
By: Rob Borkowski on March 31, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Warwick man convicted in U.S. federal court for illegal firearm sale, and selling them was sentenced today to twenty-four months in federal prison, announced United States […]
Guatamalan Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
By: Warwick Post Staff on April 29, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — A Guatemalan convicted in RI for participating in two gang rapes, skirted sex offender registration, and was deported, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison […]