WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * Rhode Island Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $108 Million * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Rhode Island's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: SLIDESHOW | 5 images | 240716-N-ES994-2009 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea pose for a photo with senior officers and civilians at the CNO Futures Game at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, July 16, 2024. The Navy uses events like the CNO Futures Game as part of an ongoing series of Joint and Navy-sponsored events to shape and inform naval strategy, ana  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 19 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti hosted the CNO Futures Game at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, July 16-17. Franchetti emphasized the need for leaders across the Joint Force to think, act, and operate differently, and seek ways to integrate conventional capability with hybrid, unmanned, and disruptive technologies, because tomorrow's battlefield will be incredibly challen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A Quincy man pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Licheng Huang, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Oct. 31, 2024. In May 2023, Huang was among 12 individuals from Massachus  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and his wife, Yaniris Colon-Senquiz, 47, formerly of Woonsocket, co-  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A Providence man who admitted to a federal judge that he made multiple purchases of cocaine that he later transformed into crack and then sold to others has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Juan Gonzalez, 46, pleaded guilty on January 25, 2024, to a charge of conspiracy to distr  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.428 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home and related entities ("Kindred") knowingly submitted false claims and knowingly retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were ineligible to receive hospice benefits under various federal health care programs, announced  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 16 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 15, 2024 The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) visited Naval Station Newport, July 11-15, engaging with various training and education commands to share lessons learned from the crew's September 2023 to May 2024 independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Part of a series of scheduled stops, Carney's visit offered an opportunity for personnel f  more