CEO of Providence Journal parent company to retire
By Business staffRobert W. Decherd, chief executive officer of A.H. Belo Corp., will retire as CEO in September, the company said Wednesday He will be succeeded by James M. Moroney III, currently...
View ArticleTranscript: Red Sox chat with Britton and MacPherson
By Mike McDermottAfter a full day of baseball -- and rain -- at Fenway Park, Brian MacPherson and Tim Britton will take your questions today as they do every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. You can...
View ArticlePlenty of media but no police visible at Patriot Hernandez's house Wednesday
By Tom MooneyNORTH ATTLEBORO -- Several New England Patriot players live in the wealthy neighborhood of Westwood Estates but for a second consecutive day the home of tight end Aaron Hernandez garnered...
View ArticleJudge to murderer: 'Society needs to be protected from the likes of you'
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Superior Court judge sentenced a 30-year-old city man to serve life in prison plus at least 25 years for his role in gunning down an unarmed 26-year-old man....
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Pols help usher in table games at Twin River
By Paul GrimaldiProvidence Journal photo / Bob ThayerGovernor Lincoln D. Chafee, right, and Twin River Chairman John E. Taylor Jr. get ready to cut the ribbon for the public grand opening of the...
View ArticleTaveras, 17 other mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The mayor of Providence is among 18 mayors nationwide reviving a push against allowing government food vouchers to be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In...
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Two taken into custody after gunfire in Providence's North End
By W. Zachary Malinowski Providence Journal photo/ W. Zachary MalinoswkiProvidence police officers stand outside a rooming house on Admiral Street after recovering a gun from inside the building and...
View ArticleE-Z Pass sales nixed Friday and Saturday
By Thomas J. MorganJAMESTOWN, R.I. - The Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority announced Wednesday that its E-Z Pass office will close Friday and Saturday for a computer upgrade. Sales will...
View ArticlePolice return to North Attleboro home of Patriot Aaron Hernandez
By Paul KenyonNORTH ATTLEBORO -- The Massachusetts State Police were back at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez Wednesday. At one point Wednesday morning policemen left after no...
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Del's irked by Va. company's lookalike lemon logo
By News staff Journal file photo CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Del's Lemonade is accusing a Virginia lemonade company of copying its lemon logo. According to reports, an attorney for the Cranston-based company...
View ArticleSenate committee approves biweekly pay bill sought by business
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Over the objections of organized labor, a Senate committee has approved a bill that would relieve private-sector employers from having to pay their workers weekly....
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Kilmartin: Banks still failing to assist many Rhode Island borrowers
By Christine DunnPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin said Wednesday that consumers continue to report problems with lenders involved in the foreclosure-abuses settlement reached in...
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Providence woman charged in North End shooting incident
By W. Zachary MalinowskiProvidence Journal photo / Providence Journal photo/ W. Zachary MalinoswkiProvidence police officers stand outside a rooming house on Admiral Street after recovering a gun from...
View ArticleRI jobless rate rises to 8.9 percent for May
By Andy SmithCRANSTON, R.I. -- The Rhode Island unemployment rate rose slightly from April to May, increasing from 8.8 percent to 8.9 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Rhode Island...
View ArticleVideo: Mystery surrounds Patriots player Aaron Hernandez
By News staff Journal video/ Andrew Dickerman Members of the news media from around the country were drawn to the North Attleboro neighborhood of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez this...
View ArticleBudget would save RI's lead poisoning prevention program
By Richard SalitThe Health Department's primary lead poisoning prevention program, which faced being shut down in the fall due to federal cuts, would be preserved under the state budget approved on...
View ArticleAppeals court finds fault with foreclosure mediation process
By Christine DunnPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell has scheduled a July 8 hearing to address the problems, outlined in a recent appeals court ruling, with his August 2011 order...
View ArticleProvidence man to serve two life terms for slaying romantic rival
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 24-year-old Providence man received two consecutive life terms in prison for fatally shooting a romantic rival in March 2009. Miguel Davis looked glum as Superior...
View ArticleEconomic Policy Council report blasts RI's pension overhaul; Raimondo responds
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This is the headline on a new report from the Economic Policy Institute: "Rhode Island's new hybrid pension plan will cost the state more while reducing retiree...
View ArticleAlleged Facebook drug-dealer and his mother shot in Providence
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Manton man who advertised his alleged drug business on Facebook as "IPlead ThePiff" was shot, along with his mother, late Sunday night. Darren Main, 20, and...
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