Two Brockton men charged in melee near Providence nightclub
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- Two men were charged with disorderly conduct after a melee near a Providence nightclub early Sunday morning. One of the men was also charged with assaulting a...
View ArticleMan involved in domestic dispute tries to elude police; hits four vehicles
By Tracy BretonWARWICK, RI -- A 23-year-old Warwick man involved in a domestic dispute led police on a high-speed chase Saturday night, crashing into four cars and sending several adults and an infant...
View ArticleFire ruins vacant house in Elmwood section of Providence
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- A fire destroyed a vacant two-story house at 100 Mawney Street at 3:30 Sunday morning. No injuries were reported but it took firefighters two hours to extinguish the...
View ArticleWarm and partly sunny through Monday
By News staff The high Sunday afternoon is forecast to break 80, although it will be partly cloudy. Happy Father's Day. The National Weather Service says there's a 30 percent chance of rain in...
View Article13 Providence residents displaced by fire on Plainfield Street
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- Thirteen people were left homeless Sunday morning from a fire in a vacant store at 103 Plainfield Street. Battalion Chief Clarence Cunha said no one was injured in the...
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More than 200 take part in Newport memorial bicycle ride
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Bob BreidenbachMore than 200 bicyclists leave Fort Adams in Newport Sunday at the start of the Elliot Kaminitz Father's Day Ride. The ride is in memory of Elliot...
View ArticleGirl, 12, dies from gunshot wound in Providence
By Gregory SmithProvidence Journal video / Kris Craig PROVIDENCE, RI -- A 12-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the hospital after she and three other females suffered gunshot wounds in a late-night...
View ArticleHouse posts $8.2 billion budget bill for consideration Tuesday
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The House Finance Committee has posted the $8.2 billion state budget for potential unveiling - and a vote - this Tuesday. The posting marks a critical turning point...
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Former hitman testifying at Bulger trial in Mass.
By News staff AP file photoMartorano BOSTON (AP) -- A former hitman who admitted killing 20 people is expected to take the stand at the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger to testify against the reputed...
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Providence police continue to investigate fatal shooting of girl, 12
By News staff Journal photo/ Andrew DickermanThe Providence poolice are back at the Hartford Park housing project Monday morning near the site of Saturday's fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl....
View ArticleRI gas prices hold steady for 3rd week
By Jack Perry PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gas prices in Rhode Island have stayed the same for the third straight week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded...
View ArticleNorth Kingstown beach closed again to swimming
By News staffNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- The town beach in North Kingstown has been closed again to swimming because of high bacteria counts in the water. The Rhode Island Department of Health says...
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Shooting victim's uncle: 'We're devastated for what he did'
By W. Zachary Malinowski Courtesy of familyAynis Vargas PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Leo Vargas, the uncle of 12-year-old shooting victim Aynis Vargas, said the gunman appeared out of nowhere around midnight on...
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Twin River opens on a limited basis to the public
By Alex KuffnerProvidence Journal photo / Bob BreidenbachTwin River Casino employees watch a patron, left, play craps Monday as the casino continues the soft opening of its table games.Lincoln, R.I. --...
View ArticleSwansea, Tiverton men dead in murder-suicide
By Thomas J. Morgan SWANSEA, Mass. - An apparent murder-suicide Sunday took the lives of a Swansea resident and of a man from Tiverton. Mitchell Stevenson, 37, of Tiverton, was found dead in a car on...
View ArticleFather: Tiverton man killed in apparent murder-suicide was collecting debt...
By Tatiana PinaSWANSEA, Mass. -- The father of a Tiverton man who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide said his son had gone to collect money for restoring an antique car when was killed. Mitchell...
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Ex-hitman: I was heartbroken Bulger was informant
By News staff AP file photoMartorano DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) -- A former hitman who admitted killing 20 people says he decided to testify against James "Whitey" Bulger after...
View ArticleNorth Kingstown beach closed, 3 others reopen
By News staffNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- The town beach in North Kingstown has been closed again to swimming because of high bacteria counts in the water, but three others have been reopened. The...
View ArticleCompromise sought on Rhode Island's voter ID law
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. Larry Valencia started out by pushing for a repeal of the state's voter ID law, but the Richmond Democrat now says he is seeking a compromise. With backing from...
View ArticleR.I. health director revokes pharmacy license of former Coventry senator Blais
By Richard SalitState Health Director Michael Fine, in a series of unprecedented moves, has permanently revoked the pharmacy license of Leo Blais, a former state senator from Coventry. Fine had...
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