Health officials recommend opening Warwick, Newport beaches
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE - The state Department of Health Monday recommended the opening of Goddard Memorial State Park and Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick, and Fort Adams State Park Beach in...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch in effect for R.I.
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Rhode Island through 9 p.m. The Weather Service said strong to damaging wind gusts and...
View ArticleMoody's downgrades RI's 38 Studios bonds; other state debt under review
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Rhode Island's 38 Studios bonds by two notches, from A2 to Baa1. At the same time, the bond rating agency has placed the rest...
View ArticleReport says defaulting on 38 Studios bonds could cost more than it saves
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Defaulting on the 38 Studios moral obligation bonds could cost the state more than it saves, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says in a new report. While...
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Vartan Gregorian, former Brown president, visits Providence school named in...
By Kate BramsonProvidence Journal photo / Frieda SquiresFormer Brown University president Vartan Gregorian is interviewed by e-newsletter class pupils (L-R) Sasha Missiuro, Dylan Itkin and Nevaeh...
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Providence councilman wants Birch Vocational School oversight review
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Providence councilman David Salvatore wants a city review of how a vocational school could have violated the civil rights of the developmentally disabled for years...
View ArticleWarwick's City Park Beach reopened after bacteria counts return to normal
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City Park Beach in Warwick has reopened to swimming because bacteria counts in the water have returned to normal levels, the R.I. Department of Health announced...
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RI DEM seeks volunteers to survey trees for invasive beetle
By Tatiana PinaPROVIDENCE -- The Department of Environmental Management is looking for volunteers to help conduct a tree survey in Exeter, Warwick and Cumberland for the Asian long horned beetle. The...
View ArticleFlood insurance claims in R.I. hit $31 million from Sandy
By Richard SalitNearly all of the property damage claims from superstorm Sandy submitted by Rhode Islanders to the National Flood Insurance Program have been processed, resulting in payments totaling...
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R.I. state government to buy electric plug-in and hybrid vehicles
By Peter C. T. ElsworthPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- All new vehicles purchased by state agencies will be electric plug-ins or electric hybrids "wherever possible," according to a directive from Governor Chafee...
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Judge rules Cranston estate planner Caramadre should remain jailed
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge refused Tuesday to release Cranston estate planner Joseph Caramadre from prison while he awaits sentencing for his role in an investment scheme...
View ArticleFlash flood watch in effect until 9 p.m. from Mass. Pike south to Westerly
By Donita NaylorTAUNTON, Mass. -- A flash flood watch is in effect until 9 tonight, the National Weather Service forecasters say. The weather service said thunderstorms could bring as much as two...
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Former Governor Garrahy to receive St. Thomas More Medal of Virtue...
By Richard C. DujardinNARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- Former Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy will be given the St. Thomas More Medal of Virtue posthumously at the end of Mass honoring the martyred 16th-century...
View ArticleR.I. lawmakers' budget will include plan to pay 38 Studios' debt
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. --The state budget plan to be unveiled by Rhode Island lawmakers Tuesday will include a plan to pay the 38 Studios debt, confirmed Senate Finance Committee Chairman...
View ArticleRI House and Senate pass casino 'anti-cheating' bill
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the scheduled launch of casino gambling just hours away, the House and Senate voted Tuesday to pass a last-minute "anti-cheating" bill that defines casino crimes...
View ArticleHomeowner reports more than 30 watches stolen in Johnston break-in
By Richard C. DujardinJOHNSTON, R.I. -- A man told police that someone broke into his home at 40 Harris Ave. over the weekend and stole, among other things, 31 Movado and Invicta wrist watches worth...
View ArticleJohnston man found in vacant house charged with possession of burglary tools
By Richard C. DujardinJOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 27-year-old man, on probation after pleading no contest two years ago to a charge of receiving stolen goods, was ordered held without bail and remanded to the...
View ArticleHouse committee approves bill to 'freeze' current RI voter ID law
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island voters who have no photo IDs would be able to continue to show a government-issued ID when they go to the polls, according to a bill approved by the House...
View ArticleReporter seeks victim of identity theft for story
By G. Wayne MillerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Have you been a victim of identity theft? If so, staff writer G. Wayne Miller is interested in interviewing you for an upcoming story. Please contact Miller by...
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Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand
By News staff AP file photoMartorano BOSTON (AP) -- A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand...
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