Providence robbery suspect arrested in repeat crime
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- You, again? Exactly one week after he jumped the counter with a knife and robbed the Trinity Shell Gas Station in the Elmwood neighborhood, 31-year-old Julio...
View ArticlePats' owner pitches Boston-Providence as Super Bowl site
By Paul KenyonIt is obviously only a dream at this point, but Robert Kraft, the Patriots' owner, Tuesday brought up the possibility of having a Super Bowl in Foxboro. "It would be great. I sort of like...
View ArticleDerderians say they didn't know they had to carry insurance for Station...
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- Michael and Jeffrey Derderian say the reason they didn't buy required workers' compensation insurance for their Station nightclub employees was because they were under...
View ArticleR.I. Senate passes school safety bills, including measures to keep safety...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Senate has passed a package of school safety bills, including one that would keep all meetings and documents about school safety plans secret. The...
View ArticleProvidence man sent to ACI in connection with hit-and-run that critically...
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 22-year-old Providence man has been sent to the Adult Correctional Institutions in connection with a hit-and-run accident on Monday that critically injured a 5...
View ArticleProvidence Chamber of Commerce supports education Commissioner Gist
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, RI. -- The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is the latest in a series of organizations to weigh on education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist's contract. In a letter Tuesday,...
View ArticleRating agency raises Johnston's bond rating from A- to A
By Mark ReynoldsJOHNSTON, R.I. -- Citing stronger financial performance and progress in the town's efforts to considerably reduce unfunded liabilities, Standard & Poor's upgraded Johnston's bond...
View ArticleRI manufacturer's survey finds 80 percent will hire in next 3 years
By Andy SmithSMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A survey of about 250 Rhode Island manufacturers finds more than 80 percent of respondents plan to add workers in the next three years. The survey, part of the Rhode...
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Police identify 19-year-old shot, killed Monday night in Providence
By News staff Journal photo/ Kathy BorchersIt was quiet Tuesday morning on Steere Street, Providence, where a 19-year-old man was found shot Monday night. Photo courtesy Marchand family Tyler Marchand...
View ArticlePawtucket man held on charges of burning wife
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Pawtucket man is accused of using a hot skillet to burn his wife's body, searing her legs, groin, abdomen and breasts, and leaving her disfigured. Danilo...
View ArticleState trying to close projected $30 million budget deficit
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As they put together a budget for the year that begins July 1, state officials will be trying to close a $30-million deficit. The figure is the result of a revenue...
View ArticleBiweekly pay bill headed to R.I. House for Thursday vote
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite "vigorous'' opposition from the AFL-CIO, the House Finance Committee has approved long-sought legislation to allow private-sector employers to pay their...
View ArticleHouse hearing amid OHHS attempts to leave state-owned space
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Chafee administration has given Providence building owners until June 3 to put in their bids to sign a new tenant up for a 10-year lease: the state's Office of...
View ArticleFire heavily damages apartment building in Central Falls, eight displaced
By Richard C. DujardinCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Eight people were forced to flee their three apartments after a two-alarm fire swept through their three-story building around 7 p.m Tuesday. Fire Capt....
View ArticlePolice ID man who died after crash on Main Avenue in Warwick
By Tatiana PinaWARWICK, R.I. - - The Warwick Police have identified the Warwick man who died after his motorcycle collided with a truck on Main Ave. Tuesday as 27-year-old Joel Constantineau. An...
View Article12-year-old Mass. boy wins National Geographic Bee
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday...
View ArticleProposed North Providence budget would hike tax rate 14 cents
By Mark ReynoldsNORTH PROVIDENCE -- The Town Council will take public input Thursday night on its proposal to hike the tax rate by 14 cents and spend $89.5 million during the fiscal year that starts...
View ArticleR.I. education board chairwoman says Chafee still supports Commissioner Gist
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Board of Education Chairwoman Eva-Marie Mancuso said Governor Chafee is still fully behind Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist, despite the groundswell of...
View ArticleR.I. Senate votes to raise minimum wage to $8 an hour
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate voted to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage 25 cents to $8 an hour beginning on January 1, 2014. The vote was 31 to 6. The measure now goes before the...
View ArticleHouse passes Woonsocket supplemental tax
By News staffPROVIDENCE -- The state House of Representatives, on a 65-6 vote, passed its version of a $2.5 million end-of-the-fiscal-year supplemental tax to help the city of Woonsocket balance its...
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