Police keep eye on Cranston school after 'suspicious person' report
By Thomas J. MorganCRANSTON, R.I. -- Police patrols have increased their presence in the vicinity of the Hugh B. Bain Middle School because of a report of a suspicious person in the neighborhood,...
View ArticlePawtucket man accused of rape, attempted strangulation
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A local man is accused of raping and attempting to strangle a woman inside her apartment at Galego Court Monday afternoon. Jose Encarnacion, 28, knew the...
View ArticleConstruction interests and local governments support proposed loan fund for...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Construction interests and local government officials made the case Tuesday for House Speaker Gordon D. Fox and state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo's plan to...
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Ex-Brown president Simmons to receive French Legion of Honor award
By Thomas J. Morgan Journal file photoSimmons PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ruth J. Simmons, former president of Brown University, will receive the French Legion of Honor award Thursday at a ceremony in the John...
View ArticleProvidence Police: Brawl incited by rap videos leads to arrests via Facebook
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE -- The police say that locally made rap videos incited a brawl that involved hundreds of teens and injured a police officer near the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex...
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Business leaders sign letter in support of R.I. Education Commissioner Gist
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two dozen business associations have signed a letter asking Governor Chafee and the state Board of Education to support state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist,...
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Chicago man arrested near Taylor Swift's mansion in Westerly
By Donita Naylor AP photo Taylor Swift WESTERLY, R.I. -- Country music star Taylor Swift's mansion in Watch Hill was apparently the destination of a fan at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday when police saw a man...
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Fallen Providence officer honored in DC service
By Journal StaffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Providence police officer who was killed in an accident in the line of duty last year was among those honored at a ceremony in the nation's capital. MAXWELL...
View ArticlePortsmouth High School evacuated after "communication" triggers emergency...
By Donita NaylorPORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- Portsmouth High School was evacuated at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, and all after-school and evening activities were canceled, Supt. Lynn Krizic said Wednesday afternoon....
View ArticleAdvocates: R.I.'s homeless population could surge because of federal cuts
By Paul DavisPROVIDENCE -- The state's growing homeless population could surge because of federal cuts to housing and shelter programs, advocates at the State House said Wednesday. Because of the...
View ArticleSenate panel approves bill to hike minimum wage by 25 cents
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Senate committee has approved a bill to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage from $7.75 to $8 an hour on Jan. 1, 2014. When it was first introduced by Sen. Erin...
View ArticleConnecticut man charged in assault on Brown basketball player
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Connecticut man is being charged with assaulting a Brown University basketball player that left him critically injured. Tory Lussier, 24, was arrested in...
View ArticleR.I. Senate panel passes bill to make future college tuition waivers public
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation approved by a Senate committee Wednesday would lift some of the secrecy from the future -- but not the past -- award of free college tuition worth up...
View Article2 rescued by Providence fire boat on training run
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three firefighters on a training run in the department's 34-foot Metalcraft Marine 1 happened upon two people in the water around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chief William...
View ArticleTwo Roger Williams University professors claim harassment by top administrators
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two female Roger Williams University professors say they have been subjected to years of discrimination and harassment by management at the university. During a press...
View ArticleForum held on improving RI Department of Envionmental Management
By Richard SalitAbout 100 people turned out Thursday for a forum on how the Department of Environmental Management can better serve the needs of businesses while protecting the environment. For too...
View ArticleR.I. good government groups decry Governor Chafee's school safety bill
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Press Association and other open government groups are calling on Governor Chafee to amend legislation he introduced -- and the House of...
View ArticleNorth Providence student killed in bike-car crash
By News staffNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A North Providence High School student riding his bicycle died after he was struck by a car late Wednesday night. School principal Joseph Goho announced the...
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Suspect in assault on Brown basketball player waives extradition to RI
By W. Zachary Malinowski Tory Lussier PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Tory R. Lussier, the Connecticut man arrested Wednesday in the assault on a Brown University basketball player that left the player in critical...
View ArticleR.I. unemployment rate falls to 8.8 percent in April
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped again, to 8.8 percent in April, and the state gained 500 jobs since March, according to figures released Thursday by the...
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