Bill to create 'Choose Life' plate clears RI Assembly
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation backed by abortion opponents to create a "Choose Life" license plate cleared the Rhode Island General Assembly Tuesday night with a final vote of 22 to 14...
View ArticleRI Assembly fails to finish work, will return Wednesday
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island lawmakers decided late Tuesday night that they need to return on Wednesday to wrap up their work. "They're not finished," Larry Berman, the House...
View ArticleRI House votes 40-25 for tolls on Sakonnet River Bridge
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House of Representatives, by a 40-25 vote, passed a bill late Tuesday night that would restore tolls to the Sakonnet River Bridge, but limit them to 10 cents until...
View ArticlePlan to impose 10-cent toll on Sakonnet River Bridge heads to Chafee
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A plan to impose a 10-cent toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge starting Aug. 19 now heads to Governor Chafee for his action, following House and Senate passage late...
View ArticleAssembly approves 10-cent Sakonnet bridge toll, but unable to adjourn
By Katherine GreggBy Katherine Gregg, Philip Marcelo, Lynn Arditi and Bruce Landis PROVIDENCE -- A major end-of-session snag over tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge threw the General Assembly's...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Newport plane crash kills 2 people
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Former Providence Councilman Joseph DeLuca dies. DeLuca came to the United States from Italy at age 10, was awarded the Bronze Star during the Vietnam War, and...
View ArticleHazy, hot and humid
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Here comes the heat. The temperature inland should hit the upper 80s today and tomorrow, July 4th, before pushing 90 or higher Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to...
View ArticleConvicted bank robber indicted in five additional bank robberies
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal grand jury has indicted a convicted bank robber for a week-long bank robbery spree in Cranston and Providence. Vaughn Watrous, 36, had served time in...
View ArticleBill to allow companies to pay workers every two weeks heads to Gov. Chafee
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island companies would be allowed to pay their workers every two weeks rather than each week, under a proposal that now heads to Governor Chafee for his...
View ArticleHouse committee urges R.I. education board to delay use of NECAP
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R. I. -- The Rhode Island House Health, Education and Welfare Committee has joined its Senate counterparts in approving a resolution urging the state Board of Education to...
View ArticleR.I. House, Senate separately endorse Dynamo House project
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House and Senate Wednesday endorsed the proposed $200-million Dynamo House project, issuing separate, non-binding resolutions. But in a sign of how tense...
View ArticleOff-duty Cranston officer finds alleged burglar
By Amanda MilkovitsCRANSTON, R.I. -- His shift over, Cranston Officer Matthew Ricci was heading home after midnight when he saw a Cadillac that had been reported stolen during a burglary in Attleboro...
View ArticleRI lawmakers vote to extend disability insurance to workers caring for ill...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island workers who need time off to care for a seriously ill child or other family member would be eligible for coverage under the state's temporary disability...
View ArticleRI House, Senate proposals call for new Secretary of Commerce office
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On the final day of the 2013 session, the Rhode Island House and Senate have struck a compromise on their competing proposals to overhaul the much-maligned Economic...
View ArticleBill to allow RI daycare workers to unionize clears Assembly
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation to allow about 660 licensed home-based child-care providers to unionize cleared the General Assembly Wednesday night, with a final vote in the Senate. The...
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Photo: A little rest for the weary at R.I. Assembly
By News staff The Providence Journal / Kathy Borchers House Minority Leader Brian Newberry rests his eyes for a moment inside the House chamber on Wednesday night -- which R.I. legislators expect will...
View ArticleCentral Falls police investigating possible homicides
By Richard C. DujardinCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Police on Wednesday night were investigating a possible homicide involving at least two victims in a third-floor apartment at 16 Sylvian St. Although the...
View ArticleVideo: Bodies found In Central Falls apartment
By News staffProvidence Journal video / Kathy BorchersAmanda Medeiros lives below the apartment where two bodies were found Wednesday afternoon on the third floor at 16 Sylvian Street in Central Falls.
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Versatility remains anchor of Newport's Navy Band Northeast
By Mike McKinneyProvidence Journal photo / Freida SquiresPetty Officer's Nick Nadal and Scott Chowning play french horns during a recent rehearsal with the Navy Band Northeast at Naval Station...
View ArticleHold the hot pepper sauce! RI Senate adjourns without approving calamari bill
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the end, calamari did not have its day at the Rhode Island State House. The state Senate adjourned just after 10:40 pm. on Wednesday without taking up a...
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