Police arrest Thomas Alejo, prime suspect in Wednesday night's double...
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- Thomas Alejo, the man suspected of shooting his estranged wife and her male friend outside a pizza shop on Park Avenue on Wednesday has been taken into custody,...
View ArticleThe next #eWave: Digital badges display marks of success online
By Paul Edward ParkerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Armed with a MacArthur grant, the Providence After School Alliance is pioneering online badges to show how much high school students have learned in...
View ArticleVideo: Law enforcement run Special Olympics 'Flame of Hope' through Providence
By Daryl Ann West Providence Journal video by Steve Szydlowski The 2013 Torch Run for Special Olympics Rhode Island State Summer Games left the State House on its way to Meade Stadium at URI. More than...
View ArticleNew Providence busing plan to save more than $2 million
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence Supt. Susan Lusi, in conjunction with the Providence Teachers Union, has a new plan for school start and dismissal times that will save an estimated $2.3 to...
View ArticleHeatwave means no boats for WaterFire
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The heat wave is forcing WaterFire to wade into new territory. Organizers of the popular public art display, featuring small bonfires on rivers in downtown...
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Narragansett drunken driving charge dismissed against former Langevin challenger
By Donita Naylor RILEY SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Misdemeanor charges against former congressional candidate Michael G. Riley were dismissed Tuesday in District Court. Riley, 57, of Narragansett, was...
View ArticleTime Lapse: Dapper gents and a downtown sidewalk sale
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog showcases downtown style: Men in top hats, furniture on sidewalk -- where, when? See a large photo and hazard a guess...
View ArticleVideo: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell kayaks on RI's Blackstone
By Mike McKinney Providence Journal video by Sandor Bodo LINCOLN -- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell made easy work of kayaking a stretch of the historic Blackstone River Friday as three of Rhode...
View ArticleProvidence City Council approves $662M budget that freezes commercial rate
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R. I. -- In a 9-to-6 vote, the City Council approved a $662 million spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It's a slightly reduced version of Mayor Angel...
View ArticlePortsmouth tries to block Sakonnet River Bridge toll-installation project
By Bruce LandisThe Town of Portsmouth issued a stop-work order against the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority, which is building a toll collection "gantry" over Route 24 at the Sakonnet River Bridge,...
View ArticleRI health officials: Water at 2 Warwick beaches unsuitable for swimming
By Richard C. DujardinWARWICK, R.I. -- Health officials say they have determined that the water quality at City Park Beach and Conimicut Point Beach is unsuitable for swimming because of high bacteria...
View ArticleMuseum of Work & Culture asks for public's help in expanding Catholic school...
By Richard C. DujardinWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The Museum of Work & Culture at 42 South Main St. is asking for the public's help in expanding its archives on Catholic schools. For years, the museum has...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Fiscal problems shrink Providence police force
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Rhode Island's largest police force has shrunk by 12.3 percent because of the city's fiscal problems. But Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré vows...
View ArticleSaturday's weather: Warm, sunny, humid
By News staffSaturday will continue to be warm with mostly sunny and humid conditions. High temperatures wil be in the upper 80's to around 90 inland, and upper 70's to 80 at the coast. Winds will be...
View ArticleProvidence Police investigate stabbing at Eddy St. pub
By News staffProvidence, R.I. (WPRI) -- Police responded to the scene of a reported stabbing at Olivia's Pub on Eddy Street around 2 a.m. Saturday. The victim was driven to the hospital before officers...
View ArticleFour injured in head-on collision in Providence
By News staffProvidence, R.I. (WPRI) -- At least four people were injured following a serious head-on crash in Providence. A taxi and another car collided around 2:30 Saturday on Lockwood Street. One...
View ArticleJohnston man arrested after stabbing outside Providence Pub
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 22-year-old Johnston resident was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon early Saturday morning after a stabbing outside Olivia's Pub on Eddy...
View ArticleInjuries reported after car, taxi collide head-on in Providence
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - A car crashed into a utility pole on Lockwood Street in South Providence early Saturday morning, knocking out power in the area and injuring an unknown number of...
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RISD graduates more than 650 students Saturday
By Philip MarceloProvidence Journal photo / Frieda SquiresRISD graduates receive their diplomas as fellow graduates beneath colorful mortar boards watchPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island School of...
View ArticleAG declines to release death report of ACI inmate
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The attorney general's office has decided that the sister of a man who hanged himself in the Adult Correctional Institutions doesn't have the right to see a Rhode...
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