As Boy Scouts review ban on gay members, an Eagle Scout remembers the...
By Tom MooneyPROVDENCE, R.I. -- When the Boy Scouts of America announce next month whether to reaffirm its policy excluding openly gay members, Tavis Morello will be paying particular attention. He is...
View ArticleTwo R.I. natives die in Oklahoma plane crash
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A couple who grew up in Rhode Island died in an Oklahoma plane crash last week, The Colorado Springs Gazette reports. The wreckage was found Wednesday near Guymon,...
View ArticleHurley, URI in talks on contract extension
By Kevin McNamaraThe University of Rhode Island is in the midst of discussions with basketball coach Dan Hurley that will keep him in Kingston for the foreseeable future. URI athletic director Thorr...
View ArticleFirefighters battling multi-alarm blaze in Pawtucket
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Firefighters from several communities are fighting a multi-alarm fire that has heavily damaged two multi-family buildings on Harrison Street near Slater Street. The...
View ArticleFung to announce 'breakthrough development' Monday on Cranston pension plans
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. -- Mayor Allan Fung's office says he will announce "a breakthrough development regarding Cranston's local pension including current members and retirees" on Monday. A news...
View ArticleLilly Pulitzer, designer of floral print dresses, dies at 81
By News staffAssociated Press MIAMI -- Lilly Pulitzer, a Palm Beach socialite turned designer whose tropical print dresses became a sensation in the 1960s and later a fashion classic, died Sunday. She...
View ArticleCentral Falls mayor moves to privatize trash, recycling; 6 positions eliminated
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS -- In his first cost-saving measure, recently elected Mayor James A. Diossa has decided to privatize trash collection and recycling, a move that is expected to...
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It's Opening Day at Fenway Park
By Brian MacPherson AP photoBoston Red Sox manager John Farrell, right, watches batting practice with pitchers John Lackey, center, and Jon Lester prior to their baseball game against the Baltimore...
View ArticleRI Supreme Court makes first interpretation of state's medical marijuana law
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling the state's medical-marijuana law "poorly drafted" and arguably in violation of federal law, the Rhode Island Supreme Court on Monday overturned a trial...
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Photo: Welcoming another season at Fenway
By News staff Journal photo/ Mary MurphyFans watch opening ceremonies as the Red Sox prepare to take on the Baltimore Orioles in their home opener for the 2013 season.
View ArticleMayor Fung: Retired Cranston firefighters, police reach pension agreement to...
By Paul Davis CRANSTON, R. I. -- A new agreement with retired police and firefighters will save the city $6.5 million in pension costs next year, Mayor Allan W. Fung said Monday. Fung has been taking...
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URI asks for help identifying man who was in library Friday
By Maria Armental The University of Rhode Island SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A one-ended, cell phone conversation overheard at the University of Rhode Island's main library a day after the campus was shut...
View ArticleSurvey finds RI small businesses most concerned about health care costs,...
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Health-care cost and regulatory compliance are the top two issues on the minds of Rhode Island small-business owners, according to a survey released Monday by the...
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Photos from Fenway: Opening Day a tradition for Cranston couple
By maria caporizzo Providence Journal photos / Mary Murphy At their eighth opening day, Jean and Chris Brooks of Cranston applaud during the opening ceremony as Jean's favorite player Dustin Pedroia is...
View ArticleCentral Coventry Fire District still faces Thursday deadline
By Andy SmithWARWICK, R.I. -- Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern told a court hearing Monday that the financially strapped Central Coventry Fire District is still due to close at midnight Thursday....
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Six charged in connection with mortgage frauds in Mass., R.I.
By News staff Providence Journal file photo The biggest transaction in the mortgage-fraud case involves Frederick Carrozza's 2006 sale of this house at 375 Ocean Rd., Narragansett, for $2.4 million,...
View ArticleRI tax division customer line back in service
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's tax collection office says its main customer service line is working again after going down amid heavy call volume a week before the tax filing...
View ArticleM.E.: Providence man was strangled before body burned in Cranston
By Amanda MilkovitsCRANSTON -- The young rapper whose body was found burning in a historic cemetery last month had been strangled. The state medical examiner ruled that 22-year-old Gandy "Shad" Kaydea...
View ArticleRoute 195 panel decides on executive director but mum on who
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ending a six months search, the Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission has chosen its first executive director. Commission chairman Colin Kane said the...
View ArticleFamilies forced to flee from fire on Newell Avenue in Pawtucket
By Richard C. DujardinPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Residents of a three-story house at 150-152 Newell Ave. were forced to flee after a fire broke out in the front of the building shortly before 9 p.m. Monday....
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