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An alleged cyberattack and data breach at a Rhode Island private equity firm is at the center of a recent federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.

GoLocal has learned that multiple contractors and engineering firms who have worked on the Washington Bridge since 2015 have received demand letters for all information and communications relating to the bridge from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ).

Dear Readers: A number of you wrote in in response to "Tired of Being Scared at Work and at Home," about the 26-year-old woman who was struggling with how to handle a co-worker she suspects of stalking her. Below are some of your helpful insights.

In the spring of 2023, the Providence School Department awarded a contract worth in excess of $70 million a year for the school maintenance contract. It is a cost paid for by taxpayers across the state.

A large porbeagle shark was found in Rhode Island on Wednesday, announced the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) -- and with the help of bystanders, it was quickly transported to a research lab.

College is a formative time for any student, and for those pursuing degrees in the arts it is a period of intense creative exploration.

GoLocal's People on the Move is an update on new hires and promotions across southern New England. If your organization has an announcement, email it to us at news@golocalprov.com.

City Council President John Ward has declared his candidacy for Mayor of the Woonsocket. The long-time council member has been a political rival to recently resigned Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. She resigned, citing health issues, but questions arose about a

Richard Debs, the founding president of Morgan Stanley’s international arm in the 1970s, has died at 93 in Providence. He later allied with other former executives to carry out a boardroom coup that ousted a CEO.

Harry Truman, in his comeback win over Tom Dewey in the 1948 presidential election, railed against the “do-nothing Republican Congress.” Compared to the current Republican-controlled House of Representatives, however, that Congress, was a fount of product