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1 week ago | 
wpri.com | Eli Sherman |Alexandra Leslie
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Uncertainty is growing at Providence City Hall over whether tax bills will go out on time, as a tight timeline and a series of critical steps must align before the July 1 deadline. With barely a month left before the start of the new fiscal year, Providence officials still don't know whether legislation to increase the annual tax levy beyond the legal 4% limit will pass the General Assembly and get signed by Gov. Dan McKee.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Eli Sherman
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Uncertainty is growing at Providence City Hall over whether tax bills will go out on time, as a tight timeline and a series of critical steps must align before the July 1 deadline. With barely a month left before the start of the new fiscal year, Providence officials still don’t know whether legislation to increase the annual tax levy beyond the legal 4% limit will pass the General Assembly and get signed by Gov. Dan McKee.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Eli Sherman |Tim White
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WPRI) - Reputed mobster Ralph DeLeo is seeking release from the Wyatt Detention Facility, arguing he's too ill and isn't receiving treatment for multiple medical problems. DeLeo, 82, was arrested on May 15 for violating the terms of his probation after allegedly plotting to kill at least three federal officials who helped put him behind bars more than a decade ago.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Tim White |Eli Sherman
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Aaron Thomas, the longtime former basketball coach at North Kingstown High School, was acquitted this week of felony sex crimes related to the "naked fat tests" he conducted on underage student-athletes behind closed doors. The jury found Thomas guilty of two counts of misdemeanor battery.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Eli Sherman |Tim White
BOSTON (WPRI) - FBI agents allege Ralph DeLeo, a former reputed street boss of the Colombo crime family, was arrested this month for plotting to kill at least three people who helped put him behind bars in 2012, according to newly filed court documents.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Eli Sherman |Ted Nesi |Tim White
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - FBI agents visited a North Providence firehouse twice last week, asking questions about concrete work conducted under Mayor Charlie Lombardi's administration, Target 12 has learned. Fire Chief John Horan confirmed Tuesday multiple FBI agents visited his department last week, asking questions about concrete work that happened at the firehouse three to four years ago. "They just showed up at the firehouse," Horan said about the FBI agents.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Eli Sherman
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — FBI agents visited a North Providence firehouse twice last week, asking questions about concrete work conducted under Mayor Charlie Lombardi’s administration, Target 12 has learned. Fire Chief John Horan confirmed Tuesday multiple FBI agents visited his department last week, asking questions about concrete work that happened three to four years ago at the firehouse on Fruit Hill Avenue. “They just showed up at the firehouse,” Horan said about the FBI agents.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpri.com | Eli Sherman
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - Aaron Thomas has been acquitted of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault, but a jury found him guilty of two counts of misdemeanor battery. A Washington County jury unanimously voted on the charges filed against the former North Kingstown High School coach, capping a grueling trial that spanned more than a month. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Eli Sherman
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Aaron Thomas has been acquitted of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault, but a jury found him guilty of two counts of misdemeanor battery, following a grueling trial that spanned more than a month. A Washington County jury announced the decision Monday after three days of deliberating on the charges against the former North Kingstown High School coach. The penalty for battery is up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for each count.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsnationnow.com | Eli Sherman |Tim White
DeLeo was released on parole in 2024 after decade in federal prison DeLeo pleaded guilty in 2012 to sweeping racketeering charges Crew operated primarily in Mass., RI, NY and FL( WRPI) - A convicted murderer and reputed former street boss of the Colombo crime family has been arrested in Massachusetts. Ralph F. DeLeo, 82, was arrested on Thursday, according to new court documents filed in Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
