PORTSMOUTH — The parents of Nathan Bruno, a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide on Feb. 7, 2018, are suing the towns of Portsmouth and Jamestown, Portsmouth School Department employees and a Jamestown detective in a complaint filed Tuesday in Superior Court, Newport."The administrative complaint process that I […]

  PROVIDENCE — For the second year in a row, the Rhode Island Department of Education has released its "star ratings" of every school in the state based on a combination of student test scores and graduation rates as well as other factors, including student and teacher absenteeism and postsecondary success.The numbers, called "accountability results,"  are dismal […]

Mayor Elorza and City Council announce joint proposal for seven-member panel.

PROVIDENCE — Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings is reporting a 17% year-over-year increase in overall revenue during the third quarter, despite the "significant" effects of heavy competition in the New England market on the older of its two casinos in Rhode Island: the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln. In advance of an earnings call […]

PROVIDENCE — U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr., sided with the cities of Providence and Central Falls on Thursday morning and ruled that conditions imposed on fiscal year 2018 Department of Justice grant money were not legal.The decision comes three months after he ruled in favor of the two cities in a lawsuit […]