WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Rhode Island power plant maintains safety distinction since 2005 * * * Participant: Tiverton Power Tiverton, Rhode Island Description: Tiverton Power employs about 20 workers at this site, a natural gas power plant generating electricity for the New England power grid. Duration: OSHA first recognized the facility in 2005 as a "Star" site, the highest l  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3070) on April 10, 2023: * * * In Re: National Grid Tax Gross-Up Adder Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in all actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the District of Rhode Island. This litigation consists of three actions pending in three districts, as listed on Schedule A. Defendants oppose the motion. On the basis of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Federal grand juries in Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston returned separate indictments charging seven commercial fishermen with tax evasion and failing to file returns. According to the indictments, the commercial fishermen each worked for fishing companies operating primarily out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, or Point Judith, Rhode Island, and received substantial compensation. The companies alleged  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: A Providence man identified by law enforcement as a leader of the Trinitarios street gang, has been sentenced to thirty months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Juan Guerrero, 42, was found to be in possession of 9 mm cartridges in October 2019, ten month  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 15 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), and Brig. E. "Woody" Woodhouse, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, visited faculty, staff, and students at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), April 4. Brown delivered remarks on the global security landscape and the concepts, capabilities, and culture needed to succeed in the current era of great power competition. He advised attendees th  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 13 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the first iteration of "Forum at Newport," a presentation series on global issues co-sponsored by Salve Regina University, onboard Naval Station Newport, April 5. The inaugural event featured a presentation on the implications of climate change on national security, delivered by Lt. Gen. Richard Nugee, British Army, retired. Nugee, the non-executive director for climate   more