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Bishop of Worcester Catholic diocese charged with DUI in Narragansett...
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Robert McManus, Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester, Mass., and a former auxiliary bishop of the Providence Diocese, has been charged with drunken driving and...
View ArticleFall River man gets more than 22 years for 2011 robbery of West Greenwich bank
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 44-year-old Fall River man has been sentenced to more than 22 years for robbing $82,000 from a West Greenwich bank where he and an accomplice tied up employees at...
View ArticleMiddle-aged suicide rate spikes in RI
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island had the country's third-highest increase in suicides among the middle-aged in the decade that included the recession and housing crisis. A report by...
View ArticleHouse arrest set for marathon bombing suspect's friend pending trial
By News staffWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A magistrate judge on Monday agreed to release a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from federal custody while he awaits trial for...
View ArticleRhody Fresh to receive $150,000 federal grant
By Andy SmithTIVERTON, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Dairy Farms Cooperative, which produces Rhody Fresh Milk, will receive a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed...
View ArticleRI Supreme Court upholds $59,239 negligence verdict against City of Providence
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Supreme Court has upheld a $59,239 jury verdict against the City of Providence in a negligence case brought by Elizabeth Morel, who sued for personal injuries...
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Driver held after Providence boy, 6, struck and killed
By Maria Armental Family photoDerrick Johnson PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man whom the police said was driving a car that killed a 6-year-old boy in Providence Sunday is being held on an...
View ArticleFuneral director: Tsarnaev's mother asks for elder son's body
By News staffBy Kevin Deutsch Newsday (MCT) Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, has called the director of a Worcester, Mass., funeral home where Tsarnaev's body awaits burial -- and asked...
View ArticleMayor Taveras' education adviser to join Annenberg Institute
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE,R.I. -- Angela N. Romans, the senior education advisor to Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, will join the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. She will be a...
View ArticleRaimondo, others want Crime Victims Compensation Fund to include relocation...
By Richard C. DujardinPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- State General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, joined by two Democratic lawmakers -- Rep. Anastasia Williams and Sen. Donna Nesselbush -- visited the Blackstone Valley...
View ArticleCranston native named State Department information chief
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- Steven C. Taylor, a member of the U.S. Foreign Service since 1988 and a Cranston native, has been confirmed as the the new chief information officer for the...
View ArticleUrban design studio explores possibilities for former Route 195 land
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When architect Friedrich St. Florian looks to the former Route 195 land, he sees more than the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to create new knowledge economy-based...
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U.S. Sen. Whitehouse applauds bill requiring web-based retailers to collect...
By Richard C. DujardinWASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is applauding the Senate's passage of legislation requiring large web-based retailers to collect sales taxes the same way that...
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Newport's Abbott finds it "hard to be depressed" during recovery
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Kris CraigHeather Abbott's room at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is stuffed with flowers and gifts from well-wishersBOSTON -- Heather Abbott, the Newport...
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Good Samaritan leaps to action to save injured motorcyclist
By News staffFor some reason, Dean Cooper, 21, decided to change clothes Sunday night between shooting at the gun range and seeing the new Iron Man movie. He noticed a small crowd on Plainfield Pike,...
View ArticleR.I. House committee to hold hearing on Democratic leadership's economic...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - A hearing Tuesday afternoon of the House Finance Committee will focus on Democratic leaders' plans to revamp the state's economic development bureaucracy, which has...
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What to do with Rocky Point property is subject of tonight's forum / Poll
By Barbara Polichetti Providence Journal / Mary Murphy WARWICK, R.I. -- Bring your memories of summers past and your ideas for the future. #p_1367956053998 .most_active {display:none;} A nonprofit...
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Gov. Chafee: R.I. selected for "Results First" program of data-driven policy...
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island has been selected for the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, which helps states look at costs and benefits before making policy decisions. Governor...
View ArticleDeepwater Wind to bury new power lines through Narragansett
By Alex KuffnerNARRAGANSETT -- In response to objections from local officials and residents, Deepwater Wind is set to change its plan to bring a transmission line into Narragansett from a proposed...
View ArticleR.I. Senate confirms 3 new EDC nominees
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved three new nominees to serve on the board for the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation -- Judith Diaz,...
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