Sid Wordell News Today

Sponsored by Providence Representative Edith Ajello and lobbied for by an out-of-state nonprofit group called Decriminalize Sex Work, the bill is intended to help sex workers report crimes without fear of being charged.

For the fourth year in a row, efforts to reform Rhode Island’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights loom over the home stretch of the legislative session.

The cameras would be posted throughout the city, and would capture the license plate of cars breaking the city's noise ordinance.

In a series of news conferences Wednesday, Rhode Island officials provided key updates on the closure of the Washington Bridge. Here are the highlights

  “Yes, we got fooled, and that’s embarrassing.” — Bill Richmond, Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Land Trust   “Part of what people …

The idea of School Resource Officers has been debated for decades, and questions about the effectiveness of having police officers in schools have persisted. Now, the role may be evolving.

Providence police argue the cameras have helped lead to dozens of arrests.

Thursday marks an unofficial marijuana holiday, and police in Rhode Island said they expect to see more people getting high. That's why they're asking people to keep vigilant on the roads.

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Executive Director Sid Wordell joined federal, state and public health officials last week to address the fentanyl crisis and the importance of provisions included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) related to the fentanyl crisis.

Bristol Police Chief Lynch to lead chiefs association