WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Eligible Rhode Island Households Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Electrical Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs Investing in America Agenda Provides Added Support to Rhode Island's Existing Energy-Efficiency Programs, Giving Residents More Opportunities to Save * * * PROVIDENCE, R.I.--As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the  more

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, Sept. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at Competitive Carriers Association annual convention: * * * This is my first annual convention since you were named president and CEO so before I get started, I'd like to give you a well-deserved congratulations. You're a tireless advocate for your members and I've appreciated working with you on our shared priority of supporting a competiti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Six men were arrested and had their initial court appearances yesterday after being charged in a five-count indictment with violating the Animal Welfare Act in connection with a cockfighting operation. A federal grand jury sitting in Providence, Rhode Island, returned the indictment last week. The indictment alleges that on March 6, 2022, Miguel Delgado, 73, hosted a series of individual  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The Justice Department - through its United States Attorney's offices (USAOs) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Providence man who admitted to a federal judge that he was in possession of more than a pound of fentanyl when he was arrested, only a year after completing a term of incarceration in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, and who was still on federal supervised release at the time of his most recent arrest, has been sentenced to six years in prison, anno  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Following the seizure of approximately 60,000 stolen items, primarily over-the-counter pharmaceutical products and cosmetics worth an estimated $1.6 million dollars, two Rhode Island men described in court documents as high-level members of an organized retail theft crime ring that targeted retailers nationwide, and then resold the stolen goods in bulk to oth  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 17 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) College of Maritime Operational Warfare (CMOW) completed its Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course 24-2C at U.S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI, Sept. 12-18. A flag-level professional military education course, CFMCC was designed to give one- and two-star officers from all service and partner nations a broad perspective of the operationa  more