Brown notifies 2,649 that they're admitted to Class of 2017
By Tatiana PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At 5 p.m. on Thursday, Brown University notified 2,649 students from across the United States and the world that they have been accepted to the Class of 2017. The...
View ArticleJudge to hold hearing Friday on fate of troubled Coventry fire district
By Andy SmithCOVENTRY, R.I. -- Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern has asked an extensive group of state and local officials to attend a hearing Friday to discuss the fate of the financially troubled...
View ArticleHouse OKs bill to require background checks for school volunteers
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House of Representatives Thursday approved legislation that will require volunteers of a school department who have contact with students on school premises to...
View Article34 U.S. senators led by Reed urge more money for federal weatherization program
By Richard C. DujardinWASHINGTON -- A group of 34 U.S. senators led by Rhode Island's Jack Reed are urging U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to use his authority to prevent the program that helps people...
View ArticleDaniel Harrop withdraws his GOP chairmanship challenge, hints at another run...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Daniel Harrop says he's no longer going to challenge his one-vote loss to Mark Smiley for chairmanship of the Rhode Island Republican party. "While I...
View ArticleAdvocates, nonprofit leaders ask state for more funding for children
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Child welfare advocates and leaders of nonprofits told a House committee Thursday that Rhode Island's child welfare system needs more funding for community services so...
View ArticleBill would allow home-based childcare workers to unionize
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE,R.I. -- About 660 licensed home-based childcare providers throughout Rhode Island would be eligible to unionize like their colleagues in neighboring states under a bill...
View ArticleProvidence's first homicide victim this year led troubled life
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE -- The 20-year-old man who was shot to death at close range in South Providence Wednesday evening had been both a victim and a suspect during his short life. Wesley A....
View ArticleToday in RI history: Fire truck collides with car
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A grand jury indicts Donald Greenslit, 52, for the murder of Stacie DeSantis-Dorego, 39 at the Johnston home they shared with their two young children. Greenslit...
View ArticleFinally a forecast that sounds like spring
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This could be the warmest day of the season with the temperature reaching 54 to 58 degrees, according to our weather partners at WPRI. Expect a sunny start and then...
View ArticleWoonsocket man claims $2 million Powerball prize
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. (AP) -- A Woonsocket man says he plans to buy a house and pay off his bills after claiming a $2 million Powerball jackpot from last month. Rhode Island Lottery officials...
View ArticleReport shows how salaries for R.I. department directors compare with those in...
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- How do the elevated salaries that Governor Chafee wants to pay the directors of Rhode Island's state agencies compare to the salaries in other states? While state...
View ArticleA car is one of the perks for RI agency directors, but some don't take it
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Chafee's plan to give cumulative 6 percent raises to the 14 state agency directors, in his cabinet, has drawn public attention to the other perks in their...
View ArticleGreat things to do in R.I. this weekend
By News staffNCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Regional Watch men's college hockey teams compete to make it to the Frozen Four. Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. $43-$75. Dunkin' Donuts Center,...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind agrees to pay nearly $700K application fee for Block Island...
By Alex KuffnerDeepwater Wind has agreed to pay a nearly $700,000 fee to state regulators for its application to build a wind farm in waters near Block Island. In a letter dated March 25, the...
View ArticleRI State Police charge man driving with infant, teen passengers with DUI
By Tatiana PinaLINCOLN, R.I. -- A Massachusetts man driving with an 11-month-old infant, two 16-year-olds, and the mother of the baby in the car was arrested by the state police Friday for driving...
View ArticleFarm Rich brand products recalled for E. coli
By Felice FreyerThe Rhode Island Department of Health advises consumers that they should not eat certain Farm Rich brand products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O121. The products were...
View ArticleToo many documents, not enough answers: RI suspends review of Landmark...
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state has suspended its review of the application of Prime Healthcare Services to buy Landmark Medical Center, saying the hospitals' response to a request for...
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Judge: Coventry fire district to close April 11
By Tom Mooney Providence Journal / Andrew Dickerman WARWICK, R.I. -- Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern on Friday ordered the Central Coventry Fire District closed as of 11:59 p.m. on April 11. The...
View Article25 percent of RI schools in fair to poor condition
By Bryan RourkePROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Some 25 percent of public school buildings in Rhode Island are in fair to poor condition, according to a report released Friday. The Public Schoolhouse Assessment,...
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