WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Portuguese national convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 69-year-old Portuguese national Jan. 19 at the Bristol Police Department in Bristol, Rhode Island. "This Portuguese national sexually assaulted an innocent c  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Providence man with a lengthy criminal history, to include more than a dozen convictions for a wide variety of offenses, including breaking and entering, drug trafficking, domestic violence, forgery and counterfeiting, larceny, armed bank robbery, and carrying a concealed weapon, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for trafficking more than a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, elected officials and partners came together at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island, to celebrate ten years of urban conservation through the Providence Urban Wildlife Conservation Partnership. Since 2013, the Providence Urban Wildlife Conservation Partnership has served as a national leader   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Feb. 10 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin visited U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 7-8. During the visit, Garvin met with PACFLT Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo and PACFLT Director of Maritime Operations Rear Adm. Daniel Martin. The leaders discussed NWC's role in supporting the fleet through education and training, relevant research and international engage  more