One man shot and two others stabbed in Providence gang violence
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A teenager was shot in the head and two others were stabbed in unrelated gang violence in the city's West End on Saturday afternoon, the police said. Sgt....
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Mancuso claim on NECAP test Half True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Does the NECAP test get easier the more times you take it? That's what Eva Marie Mancuso, chairwoman of the Rhode Island Board of Education, said earlier this...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Providence police exams canceled due to possible 'leak'
By Thomas J. MorganOn April 14, 2012 A year ago today: Lowell Cornell, 53, of Coventry dies in an all-terrain vehicle crash about a quarter-mile into the woods behind Linda Drive in Coventry. Rescuers...
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Happy Sunday; it's softball weather
By News staff Providence Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Pilgrim;s #11 Ellen McDonnell greets #3 Katelyn Reph at home after she scored on a single by Kelsey Johnston in their defeat of Toll Gate...
View ArticleRI leaders to highlight new veteran housing
By News staffJOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island leaders are planning to visit recently completed housing units for veterans. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse,...
View ArticleIn R.I. Senate debate over same-sex marriage, religious protections are key
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As the debate over same-sex marriage moves closer to a vote in the Rhode Island Senate, lawmakers are wrestling with a key question: If legislators approve same-sex...
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Cluck! supporters rally for proposed Providence farm supplier
By Paul Grimaldi Providence Journal photo / Paul Grimaldi Supporters rally in front of Cluck! in Providence. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 100 people turned out Sunday morning to rally behind a woman who...
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Ron Machtley, with his wife, Kati, has steered Bryant University for 17 years...
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Sandor BodoBryant University president Ron Machtley and his wife, Kati Machtley, are a team that stretches back through 42 years of marriage. Click to view the...
View ArticleProvidence utility to conduct controlled burn
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Providence water utility says people driving on Rt. 6 and Rt. 295 should not to panic when they see fire on a watershed property located on the west side of...
View Article2013 might be lucky year for Rhode Island real estate
By News staffPROVIDENCE -- As the spring real estate market kicks into high gear, it appears that 2013 may be the year that Rhode Island's long-battered real estate market begins to recover. In the...
View ArticleDEM trying to capture black bear spotted in North Kingstown
By Paul GrimaldiNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is trying to capture an adult black bear that has been spotted roaming near the Gilbert Stuart...
View ArticleProvidence police investigating overnight shooting
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An unidentified male was hospitalized with a gunshot wound he suffered in the early morning hours of Sunday. Providence police where called to Branch Avenue about...
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Jamestown police trying to identify body that washed ashore
By Paul Grimaldi Providence Journal photo / Kris Craig Portsmouth Fire and rescue boat, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, search the waters off Dutch Harbor in Jamestown on Sunday afternoon near the...
View ArticleOfficials: 2 dead, dozens injured as blasts rock Boston Marathon finish line
By News staffBOSTON -- (AP) Two huge explosions rocked the Boston Marathon finish line at Copley Square Monday afternoon, killing two and causing scores of casualties, including several traumatic...
View ArticleBoston-area taxpayers will get extensions on filings after blast
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service says Boston-area taxpayers need time to finish their tax returns without worry. Noting the tragedy of the explosions Monday at the Boston...
View ArticleBoston police: At least three die in marathon blasts
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Police say at least three people have been killed in the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police commissioner Ed Davis confirmed the three deaths but...
View ArticleChicago mayor says city's hearts with Boston
By News staffCHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city's hearts go out to the victims of the deadly explosions in Boston. Emanuel put out a statement Monday afternoon, hours after two...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombing kills 3, injures over 140
By Amanda MilkovitsBOSTON -- Three people died and more than 140 were injured in two powerful blasts at the Boston Marathon finish on Monday afternoon that the FBI said have become a "potential...
View ArticleWitnesses describe scene of marathon bombing
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Bruce Mendelsohn was attending a post-race party in an office building just above the Boston Marathon finish line when an explosion knocked him to the floor. "There was like...
View ArticleRhode Island Foundation names winners of Innovation Fellowships
By Alex KuffnerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Foundation is set to announce Tuesday that projects aimed at eradicating hepatitis C and encouraging design by young people were chosen as winners of...
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