Woonsocket High School evacuated after bomb threat
By News staffWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Police say Woonsocket High School has been evacuated because of a bomb threat. A police official says authorities were called to the school on Cass Avenue at...
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By Thomas J. MorganWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - The principal of Woonsocket High School says students and staff have been cleared to re-enter the building after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation, the...
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'Suspicious' object in Pawtucket found to be harmless/ Photos
By Amanda Milkovits Journal photos/ Steve SzydlowskiPawtucket police closed a section of Roosevelt Avenue because of a suspicious object, something that resembles a beer keg. In photos below, a state...
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Former RI Treasurer Frank Caprio seeks political comeback
By Katherine Gregg Journal file photoFrank Caprio PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former state Treasurer Frank Caprio, who relinquished the office after one-term to make an unsuccessful 2010 run for governor,...
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5 great things to do this weekend in RI
By Features staff Providence Journal files / JOHN FREIDAH Pawcatuck River Duck Race Twenty-thousand rubber ducks will be dumped into the Pawcatuck River for a race to benefit nearly 50 local charities....
View ArticleDowntown property owners interested in plans to relocate RI human services...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - It may not have legislative approval yet, but Governor Chafee's proposal to move more than 150 state workers in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services...
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URI opens new medicinal plant garden / Gallery
By Linda Borg Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer URI Pharmacy students and children from the URI Child Development Center plant medicinal vegetation in one of the many new medicinal growing plots at...
View ArticleJohnson & Wales to award 5 honorary degrees in May
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Johnson & Wales University will award five honorary doctorate degrees in May. They are: Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First...
View Article#eWave: The Digital Revolution - day in the life of a RI 'eFamily' / video
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Dawn Glasberg's family might be a lot like yours, using digital devices to work, play, interact with friends and listen to music. See what a day in a digital life looks like...
View ArticleRI awards $1.5 million for trail projects
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is giving $1.5 million to local communities and nonprofit organizations for the construction and maintenance of recreational trails. Gov. Lincoln...
View Article38 Studios defendants once again ask judge to dismiss RI lawsuit
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four former executives of defunct 38 Studios on Friday again asked a R.I. Superior Court judge to dismiss the state's lawsuit against them. Lawyers for company...
View ArticleRI doctor's right to prescribe narcotics suspended
By Felice FreyerThe Health Department has barred Dr. Alvin C. Bacon, a North Smithfield family doctor, from prescribing controlled substances, because he had a pattern of prescribing excessive amounts...
View ArticleTime Lapse: Hanging out at which R.I. general store?
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog takes us back to a day when folks of all ages hung out at a R.I. general store: 'At The Old Corner Grocery' -- where,...
View ArticleChafee headed to Greenwich and New York City to market Rhode Island
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee is headed to Greenwich, Conn. and New York City on Monday to "market'' Rhode Island to out-of -state business journals. Chafee has interviews lined...
View ArticleToday in RI history: House passes bill to stop discrimination based on sexual...
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Caleb Chafee, Governor Chafee's teenage son, pleads not guilty to accusations he tried to buy beer at a Jamestown liquor store earlier this month. A police report...
View ArticleSaturday's forecast: Mild inland, cooler at the coast and dry
By News staffSaturday will see more clouds than sun, with high temperatures in the mid-60s inland and upper-50s to near 60 at the coast. Winds will be out of the east-southeast at 5-15mph with some...
View ArticleMan hurt in Cranston home explosion Saturday morning
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- Fire and utility crews are investigating after a home exploded in Cranston Saturday morning. The blast, which neighbors say was felt three blocks away, happened...
View ArticleInvestigators push ahead in Boston bombing probe
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- With the Boston marathon bombing suspect in a prison hospital, investigators are pushing forward both in the U.S. and abroad to piece together the myriad details of a plot...
View ArticleTake a video look back at the struggle to legalize gay marriage in RI
By maria caporizzoThe Providence Journal has published nine videos on the state's same-sex marriage debate over the past two years or so, a time marked by a rapid shift in public support for gay...
View ArticleFAA: Air traffic system soon at full operation
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration says it's suspended all employee furloughs and says air traffic facilities will begin returning to regular staffing levels over the...
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