Marathon bombing suspect's family's North Kingstown house up for sale
By Paul Edward ParkerNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The day after Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in an early morning firefight with police in Massachusetts, the parents of...
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Diana Ross to sing her hits at PPAC
By Barbara PolichettiPROVIDENCE, RI -- Singer Diana Ross will bring her Motown sound and history of top hits to the Providence Performing Arts Center in August. PPAC has announced that tickets go on...
View ArticleUpdate: Interrogators wait to question bombing suspect
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- As the lone surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing lay hospitalized under heavy guard, the American Civil Liberties Union and a federal public defender raised...
View ArticleSuspected drunken driver arrested after near miss with Providence mayor's car
By News staffBy Dan McGowanWPRI.com Reporter PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - The mayor of Rhode Island's capital city was involved in a nighttime car chase that led to the arrest of a suspected drunk driver,...
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Hasbro 1Q loss widens on restructuring charge
By News staff Journal file photo PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Hasbro says its first-quarter loss widened as the toy maker absorbed heavy restructuring charges and foreign exchange rates flattened its...
View ArticleCool and dry
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Southern New Englanders can expect a cool and dry day on this Monday, according to our weather partners at WPRI. The day should start with plenty of sunshine, but some...
View ArticleA week after Boston bombings, suspect hospitalized, residents return to work,...
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat, and the 19--year old was expected to...
View ArticleFather of Boston suspects plans to fly to US
By News staffMAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- The father of the two Boston bombing suspects says he will travel from Russia to the United States this week to seek "justice and the truth." Anzor Tsarnaev...
View ArticleFire damages Portsmouth pizza restaurant
By Thomas J. MorganPORTSMOUTH, R.I. - - Fire on Sunday damaged West Main Pizza, 1620 W. Main Rd. Deputy Fire Chief Michael P. O'Brien said the alarm came in shortly after 2 p.m. Firefighters got the...
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In N. Kingstown, investigators seek widow of bombing suspect/ Photo
By News staff AP Photo/Katie ZezimaKatherine Russell Tsarnaev, center, wife of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, exits a car at the home of her parents in North Kingstown. At...
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Day before RI Senate committee vote on same-sex marriage, Providence Bishop...
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee set to vote Tuesday on same-sex marriage bills, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Diocese of Providence is...
View ArticleRI gasoline prices drop 9 cents per gallon
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gas prices in Rhode Island have dropped nine cents over the last week, AAA Southern New England says PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped...
View ArticleJohnson & Wales introduces giant food digester
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Johnson & Wales University introduced a 2,000-pound, five-foot-tall machine that digests food waste, which will remove 100 percent of waste from the institution's...
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Providence man sentenced to life in prison in Manton Heights killing
By Maria Armental Journal photo/ Kathy BorchersJovani Torres listens to the victim's family giving their statements. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 31-year-old Providence man was sentenced to life in prison in...
View ArticleR.I. business leaders voice support for same-sex marriage
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Chamber of Commerce's board chairman and two other business leaders said Monday legalizing same-sex marriage would remove one hurdle that makes it hard...
View ArticleObama to hold moment of silence for Boston victims
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will observe a moment of silence Monday to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Obama will pay tribute to the...
View ArticleDoctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
By maria caporizzoBOSTON (AP) -- In a rebuttal to the terrorists and a tribute to stellar medical care, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts one week ago who made it to...
View ArticleR.I. judge upholds death-penalty elements of accused killer Pleau's case
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE -- A federal judge has refused to dismiss the death-penalty aspects of the government's case against accused killer Jason Pleau. Judge William Smith rejected Pleau's...
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R.I. Senate Judiciary Committee passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage
By Randal Edgar Providence Journal photo / Kris Craig Celebrating Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the bill for same-sex marriage are, from left, Kelly Carse,Matthew Lannon, and his moms...
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Cranston city workers get rat-control training
By Paul Davis Providence Journal files / Mary Murphy Steven Iacobucci, the Cranston rodent control coordinator, inspects a trap before reloading it with bait in the Auburn neighborhood of Cranston in...
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