Chafee 'to take some time' evaluating Central Coventry Fire District bill
By Andy SmithWARWICK, R.I. - With Governor Chafee still determining whether to sign a bill that would allow the financially-troubled Central Coventry Fire District to collect taxes until September,...
View ArticleE. Providence police charge man with reckless driving
By Thomas J. MorganEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A car chased ended with an apprehension of its driver Friday evening. Lt. Ray Blinn reported that Jamique Whitely, 22, of 4 Cathedral Square, Providence, was...
View ArticleTop Langevin aide headed to Delaware Gov. Markell's staff
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Jonathon Dworkin, director of communications for U.S. Rep. James Langevin, is leaving to take a key spot on Delaware Governor Jack Markell's staff. Dworkin's last...
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PolitiFact R.I. Rules Cicilline claim on gun dealers True
By Mike McKinneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- During a recent appearance on Channel 10's "Newsmakers" program, U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline talked about efforts in Congress to tighten gun laws. Read the...
View ArticleSaturday's weather: Get out and enjoy
By News staffSaturday will be mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid 60s by 2 p.m. inland, and in the upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. Winds will be out of the east-northeast at 10-15 mph with...
View ArticleFire guts Cranston home Saturday a.m., no injuries
By News staffCranston, R.I. (WPRI) -- No injuries were reported after a fire gutted a Cranston home early Saturday morning. Crews were called to the home on Oaklawn Avenue around 2:30 a.m., where...
View ArticleExperts: Feds pressure widow, suspects' inner circle in bomb case
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Every time the widow of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev leaves her parents' house, federal agents watching the residence follow her in unmarked vehicles....
View ArticleSaturday morning blaze heavily damages Cranston home
By Mark ReynoldsCRANSTON, R.I. -- More than 20 Cranston firefighters doused a fire that overtook the front area of a three-story home on Oaklawn Avenue early Saturday morning, according to authorities....
View ArticleProvidence firefighters rescue woman from river
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Firefighters donned cold-water gear and boarded an inflatable raft Saturday morning to rescue a woman who had jumped into frigid river waters near Waterplace Park,...
View ArticleCentral Falls couple charged with manufacturing and distribution of crack...
By Lynn ArditiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Police have charged a Central Falls couple with manufacturing and distributing cocaine from their first-floor apartment at 83 Ledge St. Police said the charges...
View ArticleCollege friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect wants to be released on bail
By News staffRobel Phillipos, the college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with lying to investigators, distanced himself from two others arrested last week, saying...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules gun rights advocate's claim on gun legislation Mostly...
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In advance of a May 1 hearing in the General Assembly on a package of gun control bills, Ed Doyle, administrator of the Rhode Island chapter of Gun Rights...
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Questions swirl around R.I. widow of alleged Marathon bomber
By News staffNORTH KINGSTOWN -- Day and night, news cameras focus on the beige Colonial-style house on Coriander Lane where Katherine Osborn Russell has taken refuge with her family. Law enforcement...
View ArticleSunday's weather: Sunny, pleasant
By News staffLook for partly to mostly sunny skies and pleasant conditions Sunday. Afternoon highs will be around 65 degrees inland and near 58 degrees at the coast. Sunday evening will be mainly clear...
View ArticleJohnston police charge driver with DUI in three-way crash early Sunday
By News staffJOHNSTON, R.I. -- Police charged Patrick Darigan of Chepachet with driving under the influence and refusing to submit to a chemical test after a three-way crash on Hartford Avenue early...
View ArticleUncle arranging Boston bomb suspect's burial rites
By News staffWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a gun battle with police has arrived in Massachusetts to arrange for his burial. Ruslan Tsarni, of...
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Police honor fallen brethren in 30th national parade on Aquidneck Island
By G. Wayne MillerProvidence Journal photo / G. Wayne MillerMIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- With the Boston Marathon bombings still fresh in mind, the law-enforcement community Sunday honored their fallen brethren...
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Former NBA star Abdul-Jabbar "advises" New England Tech graduates
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The 2013 graduates of the New England Institute of Technology received their diplomas on Sunday and "15 pieces of advice I wish someone had given to me'' from actor,...
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Bus-car crash closes Rte. 138 in South Kingstown
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Tim MurphyA RIPTA bus shows damage after colliding with a car near the West Kingston train station Sunday.SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A collision involving a car...
View ArticleWife of late Rhode Island Gov. John Pastore has died
By Kate BramsonElena (Caito) Pastore, wife of John O. Pastore, the late Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator, died Thursday at her daughter's home in Bonita Springs, Fla. She was 93 and had been...
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