'Petty politics' deep-six bill to make calamari RI's official appetizer
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rep. Joseph M.McNamara is blaming "petty politics'' for the death of his bill to make calamari the official state appetizer. The legislation was one of the last...
View ArticleR.I. House Speaker: 2013 a 'productive session' for General Assembly
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Longer than expected, but still a success. That was the assessment from House Speaker Gordon D. Fox of the 2013 General Assembly, shortly after the House of...
View ArticleFourth of July weather: Hot and hazy
By News staffMorning fog and clouds will give way to hazy sunshine Thursday. There's the slight chance of a shower or thunder storm, mainly inland, in the afternoon. It'll be hot and humid with highs...
View ArticleToday in RI history
By Thomas J. MorganOn July 4, 2012 A year ago today: The state Department of Health has sent letters to confirm the interest of three prospective medical marijuana dispensaries in registering for a...
View ArticleDeath of 10-year-old girl in Pawtucket considered suspicious
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. - Police are awaiting an autopsy on a 10-year-old girl whose death they believe is suspicious. The girl, whose name has not been revealed, was rushed to Miriam Hospital...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Westerly crash early Thursday
By Felice FreyerWESTERLY, RI -- A 25-year-old Charlestown man was killed early Thursday when his motorcycle struck a stone wall on Shore Road at the intersection with Maplewood Drive. At 1:20 a.m.,...
View ArticlePolice find, hold dog that attacked 12-year-old ballplayer
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, RI -- Tipped off by an anonymous caller, police on Thursday located and took into a custody two dogs, one of which had attacked and seriously injured a Little Leaguer on...
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Bristol parade watchers brave the heat
By Alex KuffnerProvidence Journal photo / Glenn OsmundsonThe Mount Hope High School marching band serenades parade-watchers in BristolBRISTOL, RI -- The 228th Bristol Fourth of July wrapped up around 2...
View ArticlePawtucket father charged after bringing his 10-year-old daughter's body to...
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A father who brought his dead 10-year-old daughter to Miriam Hospital Wednesday afternoon has been charged with abusing her. After seeing bruises and burns on the...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Fast ferry takes its maiden voyage
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The Rhode Island Fast Ferry christens its latest high-speed ferry, the Ava Pearl, at a ceremony at Quonset Point, before the vessel sails on its maiden voyage to...
View ArticleStonington man making art from superstorm debris
By News staffCHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- A Connecticut man is turning debris he found at Misquamicut Beach after Superstorm Sandy into art. The Westerly Sun reports that Matt Peel of Pawcatuck, Conn....
View ArticleSwansea bridge renamed in honor of Iraq casualty
By News staffSWANSEA, Mass. (AP) -- A Swansea bridge has been renamed in honor of a local man killed while serving with the Army in Iraq. The Wood Street Bridge was dedicated Thursday in honor of Sgt....
View Article1 dead, 2 wounded in pair of Providence shootings
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two shootings early Friday left one man dead and two others wounded, according to police. An argument at a backyard July 4 party on Henry Street broke out shortly...
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Autonomous vessel Scout on its way to Spain again
By Richard Salit Screen shot of gotransat.com/tracking Scout, the autonomous vessel, is on its way again! The 13-foot, kayak-shaped autonomous vessel is making its second attempt at an unprecedented...
View ArticleProvidence police identify man shot, killed in Manton neighborhood
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE -- A city man who was shot and killed shortly before midnight on the Fourth of July has been identified as Josue Harney, 20, of 40 Harriet St., police said. Police...
View ArticleHernandez grand jury to hear from shooting victim
By News staffHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man who says he lost an eye after being shot by Aaron Hernandez in February has been ordered to appear before a grand jury in Massachusetts that is...
View ArticleNorth Smithfield police shoot, kill dog after it attacks
By Maria ArmentalNORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A pit bull-type dog that attacked five people Thursday was fatally shot as it turned to attack two North Smithfield police officers, the police said. Capt....
View ArticleWoonsocket motorcyclist dies after striking parked car
By Thomas J. MorganWOONSOCKET -- A motorcycle operator died Thursday when his machine struck a car parked on East School Street. Detective Jamie Paone of the Woonsocket police identified the operator...
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Newport's fledgling peregrine falcon ready to be released
By Maria Armental Photo courtesy of Born To Be Wild Nature Center NEWPORT, R.I. -- A fledgling peregrine falcon that became entangled in the rigging of a Navy ship at the Navy Station in Newport is...
View ArticleCustomer chases, tackles Cranston bank robbery suspect
By Maria ArmentalWARWICK, R.I. -- A Cranston man charged with robbing a bank was ordered held without bail pending a probation violation hearing Monday, court officials said. Nicholas Chateauneuf, 31,...
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