Rhode Island
DUI arrest efforts in RI ramped up over holiday weekend
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Police throughout Rhode Island increased their efforts of cracking down on DUIs over Labor Day weekend.
“We’d rather arrest someone and save their lives than, unfortunately, what happens much too often,” North Kingstown police Lt. Donald Barrington, who helps lead the state’s DUI taskforce, told 12 News.
Barrington described this type of enforcement over Labor Day weekend as requiring an all-hands-on-deck approach.
“End of the summer, people having their last bash,” Barrington said. “Their out there drinking and, unfortunately, making bad decisions and driving when they shouldn’t be.”
Barrington added that departments had extra officers looking for impaired drivers over the weekend.
“It’s kind of like a beehive affect,” he said. “You’re never getting away from the police out there.”
According to RI State Police, 13 DUI arrests were made throughout the state so far over the holiday weekend.
NEXT: Cranston man accused of DUI crash with child in backseat
Thanks for signing up!
Watch for us in your inbox.
Subscribe Now
Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WPRI.com.

Rhode Island
2026 Springfield College vs Rhode Island College – Women’s – News – FloGymnastics

Event Info
Here’s how to watch the 2026 Springfield College vs Rhode Island College – Women’s broadcast on FloGymnastics. The 2026 Springfield College vs Rhode Island College – Women’s broadcast starts on Feb 14, 2026. Stream or cast from your desktop, mobile or TV. Now available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV. Don’t forget to download the FloSports app on iOS or Android! If you can’t watch live, catch up with the replays! Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloGymnastics subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.
Rhode Island
Swift fans think they’ve cracked her wedding date and venue
Rhode Island
SNAP to run out of money two weeks, affecting 144,000 Rhode Islanders | ABC6

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — 42 million Americans facing food insecurity could lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the coming weeks as the government shutdown drags on.
This includes 144,200 Rhode Island residents who utilized the program in the 2024 federal fiscal year, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
1,113,700 Massachusetts residents utilized the program in that time.
According to US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the SNAP program, also known as food stamps, will run out of money in two weeks.
“So you’re talking about millions and millions of vulnerable families, of hungry families that are not going to have access to these programs because of this shutdown,” said Rollins, accusing Congressional Democrats in the shutdown.
Democrats are still holding out for a deal that extends expiring enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies.
One out of eight Americans utilize the SNAP program for assistance with their groceries.
SNAP has a contingency fund of approximately $6 billion, but total November benefits are expected to be about $8 billion.
-
World1 day ago
Israel continues deadly Gaza truce breaches as US seeks to strengthen deal
-
News1 day ago
Trump news at a glance: president can send national guard to Portland, for now
-
Business1 day ago
Unionized baristas want Olympics to drop Starbucks as its ‘official coffee partner’
-
Politics1 day ago
Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: ‘Just the beginning’
-
Technology1 day ago
AI girlfriend apps leak millions of private chats
-
Science1 day ago
Peanut allergies in children drop following advice to feed the allergen to babies, study finds
-
Alaska1 week ago
More than 1,400 seeking shelter as hundreds wait to be evacuated after catastrophic Western Alaska storm, officials say
-
North Carolina1 week ago
Guide to NC State Fair 2025: Tickets, transportation, parking, new rides and special event days