NEW YORK, July 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on July 5, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.23 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Willi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve two consecutive life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the murder of 38-year-old Jorge Garcia at Roque's Cafe in Providence in 2021. At a hearing on July 2, 2024, before Superior Court Justice Kristin E.  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 6 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: In alignment with Governor Dan McKee's Learn365RI Initiative, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced a grant opportunity for high schools to support Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion over the summer. Through a nearly $100,000 award from the Educational Credit Management Corporati  more