New hires, new titles and a $60,000 raise for one Chafee aide
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee has moved his deputy chief of staff Jamia McDonald into a new role as the $133,112-a-year executive director of the Rhode Island Emergency...
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Pawtucket man held in death of daughter, 10
By Tom Mooney Pawtucket police photo Jorge DePina PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Pawtucket man was ordered held without bail Friday upon his arraignment on a charge that he murdered his daughter Aleida, 10....
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New England fishermen ask feds to boost dogfish
By News staff Providence Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach BOSTON (AP) -- Fishermen desperate for revenues are learning to love the ornery dogfish, and they're hoping the government can help them...
View ArticleRI Health Department expands recall of improperly refrigerated olives
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, RI -- The Health Department is advising consumers not to eat any Bel Frantoio brand olives purchased at Ocean State Job Lot. The olives were not refrigerated as required and...
View ArticleErnest Wallace, tied to the Hernandez murder investigation, heading back to...
By Richard C. DujardinATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Ernest Wallace, who surrendered himself to police in Florida after being named as an "accessory after the fact" in the murder of semi-pro football player Odin...
View ArticleDriver killed, four injured, in two-car crash in Burrillville
By Richard C. DujardinBURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- One driver was killed and four other people were injured in a two-car crash on Broncos Highway around 5:45 p.m. Friday, according to police. Sgt. Albert...
View ArticleSaturday's weather: Heat advisory in effect, possible thunder storm
By News staffA heat advisory has been issued for Saturday from noon until 7 p.m. for inland areas Expect a hot and humid day under partly to mostly sunny skies with highs in the low to mid 90s inland,...
View ArticleProbe into missing drugs in Attleboro Police Department yields no charges
By News staffATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A year-long, independent probe into missing drugs from the Attleboro Police Department's evidence locker has been completed without any charges. The investigator,...
View ArticleToday in RI history
By Thomas J. MorganOn July 6, 2012 A year ago today: Local immigration agencies are being inundated with phone calls from young undocumented residents hoping to apply for deferred deportation and work...
View ArticleOne-year-old baby left inside van while mom goes clothes shopping
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- A one-year-old baby was left unattended in a van for about 30 minutes Friday evening in the heat while his mother went clothes shopping. An alert passerby noticed the...
View ArticleThird suspect in Hernandez murder case to be arraigned Monday in Attleboro
By Tracy BretonATTLEBORO -- A man arrested in Florida in connection with the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will be arraigned Monday on a charge of being an...
View ArticleUpdate: Four injured in two-vehicle crash in Warwick Saturday morning
By Tracy BretonWARWICK, R.I. -- Several people were injured in two separate accidents on 95 south near exit 13 around 2:30 Saturday morning, the Rhode Island State Police report. A total of five cars...
View ArticleState suspends EMT license of Providence firefighter
By Richard SalitPROVIDENCE, RI -- The state has suspended the Emergency Medical Technician license of a lieutenant in the Providence Fire Department after he allegedly punched a patient who had been...
View ArticleOne killed, one injured in crash on 495 in Taunton
By News staffTAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) -- One person has been killed and another seriously injured following a crash involving a minivan. State Police say the accident happened just after 8 p.m. Saturday...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Rep. McNamara's claim on graduated driver's license False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Among the bills debated by the Rhode Island House on June 28, was H-5047, which would require six hours of on-the-road driver training from a Rhode Island...
View ArticleNorth Smithfield police arrest man with a rifle near Walmart
By Lynn ArditiNorth Smithfield, R.I. __ Police chased a 29-year-old man carrying a large caliber rifle into woods near Walmart at 7 Dowling Village Saturday afternoon after being told he had threatened...
View ArticleSpring Lake Beach in Burrillville closed after swimmer illnesses
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Spring Lake Beach in Burrillville was closed Sunday and state health officials were taking water samples for testing after a group of people who swam there on July 4th...
View ArticleSan Francisco plane crash survivor could feel tail hit ground
By News staffSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Police officers threw utility knives up to crew members inside the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 so they could cut away passengers' seat belts....
View ArticleBryant president slated to take issue with reimbursement legislation
By Mike McKinney SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University's president is expected Sunday evening to speak about what he calls the impact of a General Assembly-approved bill that that would compel the...
View ArticleJob fair for substitute teachers to be held Wednesday
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I._ A job fair will be held Wednesday,to seek applicants for hundreds of long-term and per diem substitute teaching jobs and 60 substitute teacher assistant positions for...
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