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Interview with Boston bombing survivor Heather Abbott to air on NBC Friday
By Andy SmithNEWPORT, R.I. -- Heather Abbott, the Newport woman who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, is among six bombing survivors interviewed at Spaulding Rehabilitation...
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R.I. spelling champ makes third round, but eliminated on written exam
By News staff Scripps Howard News photo / Matt Nelson Stephen Landry, one of the youngest in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, takes his turn on the stage Wednesday. By Thomas Hargrove Special...
View ArticlePolice probing double shooting on Park Avenue, Cranston
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. -- Police are investigating a double shooting on Park Avenue, near a building housing Pizza Fair and Agostini's Academy of Martial Arts. The shooting Wednesday apparently...
View ArticleHouse Democrats' economic development bills headed for vote
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Key pieces of House Democratic leaders' economic development package will head to the full House of Representatives for a vote next week. The House Finance...
View ArticleRaimondo still mulling run for R.I. governor despite Chafee party switch
By Katherine Gregg Despite Governor Chafee's decision to change his party affiliation again, state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo said Wednesday she is still "seriously considering" a run for...
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Cranston police searching for one victim's estranged husband in double shooting
By Richard C. DujardinProvidence Journal photo / RICHARD C. DUJARDIN Police investigate the scene of a double shooting in front of Pizza Fair restuarant on Park Avenue.CRANSTON, R.I. -- The police are...
View ArticleReed, Whitehouse, Cicilline, Langevin welcome Chafee to Democratic Party
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- All four Democrats in Rhode Island's Congressional delegation have issued statements welcoming Governor Chafee, a former Republican who was elected to his current...
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Redesigned Newport park to open Friday
By News staff Providence Journal / Lynn Arditi Richard Williams, 45, who is visiting a friend in Newport, catches some rays on the stone wall Thursday in Queen Anne Square. NEWPORT, R.I. -- Queen Anne...
View ArticleCentral Falls charter school receives leadership award
By Linda BorgCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- The Learning Community has received the Rhode Island Foundation's 2013 Community Leadership Award. Presented to one nonprofit each year, the award acknowledged, as...
View Article3 to receive RISD honorary degrees Saturday
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island School of Design plans to honor three persons with honorary doctor of fine arts degrees Saturday at its commencement. They are illustrator and...
View ArticleSenate approves bill requiring notice before closure of for-profit schools
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.i. -- The Senate has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth A. Crowley (D-Central Falls) requiring private postsecondary schools to provide refunds and record...
View ArticleTaveras says run for lieutenant governor not an option
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Responding to speculation that he might run for lieutenant governor now that Governor Chafee has become a Democrat, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras said Thursday that...
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Portsmouth dispensary to begin selling medicinal marijuana Saturday
By W. Zachary Malinowski Providence Journal / Bob Thayer Seth Bock, co-owner of Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth. The service area includes a central meditative fountain with plants....
View ArticleNever-before-seen synthetic drug identified; linked to 12 deaths in R.I.
By Felice FreyerA synthetic opiate linked to 12 deaths in Rhode Island has been identified as a never-before-seen variant of the painkiller fentanyl. "It has not been described elsewhere in the...
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Barrington police seek suspect in theft of Alex and Ani jewelry
By Donita Naylor Barrington Police photo Surveillance video shows a woman, in black, who was allegedly seen taking about $5,000 worth of Alex & Ani jewelry from Barrington Books. Police are asking...
View ArticleR.I. Senate approves Governor Chafee's judicial picks
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate Thursday approved Governor Chafee's nominations of state court magistrates to the Superior Court and the Family Court bench. The Senate voted 34 to...
View ArticleAquidneck Island on alert for possible power failures
By Alex KuffnerWith three power plants and a transmission line in the region shut down for maintenance and the weather unseasonably hot, there is a chance that Aquidneck Island and Jamestown could...
View ArticleCentral Falls leaders agree to televising City Council meetings
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Mayor James A. Diossa and City Council President William Benson Jr. rarely agree on anything, but on Thursday they reached common ground. The elected...
View ArticleR.I. GOP slams Democrat Chafee as 'tax-and-spend limousine liberal''
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This was the Rhode Island Republican Party's response Thursday to Governor Chafee's latest evolution from "independent'' to registered Democrat: "Scared of losing...
View ArticleKayaker who died off Conimicut Point in Warwick is identified
By Maria ArmentalWARWICK, R.I. -- A 53-year-old man died Thursday while kayaking in the Conimicut Point Park area in Warwick, the authorities said. Police identified the man as Edward D. Wessel, of...
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