BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Agustin Villa, age 61, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Nov. 25, 2024. In May 2023, a federal grand jury in Boston returned a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the development of research competitiveness among twenty-eight targeted states and territories, called jurisdictions. The awards, facilitated by the EPSCoR Collabor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * RI NRCS is offering two initiatives through Act Now: EQIP Combustion System & Energy Initiative and Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Implementation For fiscal year 2025, NRCS is offering Act Now starting Oct 4, 2024, and ending June 6, 2025 for two options: * EQIP Classic and EQIP IRA Combustion System and Energy Initiative Act Now * EQIP Act Now Comprehe  more