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Back from the brink
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Frieda SquiresArthur Frattini's 760-square-foot house sits on Charlestown Beach on Nov. 1 after being knocked from it's 18-foot pilings by superstorm Sandy...
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U.S. to continue support of Syrian opposition
By News staffBAGHDAD (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry says he was sorry to learn that the leader of the Western-backed Syrian opposition coalition has resigned, but that it won't affect the U.S....
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F.B.I. joins expanded search for missing Brown student
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. _ The F.B.I. is assisting Providence police in the search for the missing Brown University student, which has expanded to Boston, Connecticut, New York and Philadelphia....
View ArticleProvidence Viaduct construction may save historic Native American site
By Bruce LandisThe state's replacement of the Providence Viaduct, which carries Route 95 past downtown, will damage a deeply buried Narragansett Indian village. The likely result: In exchange, 30 miles...
View ArticleNew tougher, student competency test to start in R.I. in two years
By Linda BorgJust when you thought you understood the New England Common Assessment Program, here comes a new state test for students that some say may be even harder. It's called PARCC, which stands...
View ArticleTwo men shot inside apartment early Sunday morning
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police are investigating the shooting at about 5 a.m. Sunday of two men inside a first-floor apartment at 950 Chalkstone Ave., Providence. The names of the victims,...
View ArticleProvidence to hire two fire safety code inspectors
By Gregory SmithThe Taveras administration in Providence is hiring two contract employees to bolster the staff of the Fire Department office that reviews and approves building projects for compliance...
View ArticleStabbing in Mathewson Street parking lot in Providence
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 20-year-old man who was returning from celebrating a friend's birthday was stabbed in a parking lot at 122 Mathewson St. at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, the police said....
View ArticleWesterly apartment fire displaces eight occupants
By Lynn ArditiWESTERLY, R.I. -- Eight people have been relocated following a fire Friday night in downtown Westerly that fire officials say started when a burning candle was left unattended in a...
View ArticleRIPTA plans to shift service to where the riders are
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is planning to reallocate its service, eliminating or shortening some routes in favor of other, busier routes because, transit...
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Smiley declared new GOP state chairman
By Bruce LandisOutgoing state Republican Chairman Mark Zaccaria said Sunday the party has elected a new chairman, Mark Smiley, the Warren Republican Town Committee chairman, who defeated Daniel Harrop,...
View ArticleBrown signs deal with Lifespan to market medical discoveries
By Alex KuffnerProvidence, R.I. -- Brown University announced on Monday that its Technology Ventures Office will help manage and market biomedical discoveries and inventions made by researchers in the...
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RI pharmacist gets license back, but with restrictions
By Felice FreyerThe state Department of Health has restored the pharmacist license of former state Sen. Leo Blais, but with limitations. LEO BLAIS A year ago, Health Director Michael D. Fine...
View ArticleRoute 195 Commission hopes to vote on director at April 8 meeting
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE -- The Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission is closing in on hiring an executive director, Chairman Colin P. Kane said Monday. No formal offer has been made, but the...
View ArticlePolitiFact offers primer on the same-sex marriage debate
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Are you looking for information on the issues behind the national and local debates on same-sex marriage? PolitiFact can help. PolitiFact National has prepared a primer...
View ArticleHow are you tracking the same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court?
By Pamela Reinsel CotterAre you following the same-sex marriage cases at the Supreme Court? On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a challenge to California's Proposition 8, a...
View ArticleMan wanted in Providence shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man is wanted in a shooting near a 7-Eleven store in the Charles neighborhood early Saturday. Nathan Lewis is accused of shooting George Dweh, 19, in...
View ArticleFormer Journal photographer receives award from R.I. advocates for homeless
By Paul DavisWARWICK, R.I. -- Former Providence Journal photographer John Freidah received a Media Award for Outstanding Coverage on Monday for his photographs and video portraying the plight of the...
View ArticleWith new casino in the offing, Rhode Island Lottery hires 5 more top-tier staff
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Lottery has made several more top-tier staff picks to lead the way as it ventures into its new role as operator and overseer of Twin River, as it...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspect in Providence shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man is accused of shooting at his neighbor in an ongoing dispute Sunday evening. Marc Dure, 19, was standing in his driveway at 1006 Branch Ave., in...
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