Today in RI history: Newport frigate returns from war zone
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A dozen Tall Ships, under billowing white sails, slowly pass Fort Adams like low-floating cumulus clouds into Narragansett Bay, under the Pell Bridge and back out...
View ArticleA slight break in the heat
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Residents of Southern New England should get a slight break from the heat but not the humidity on this Tuesday, according to our weather partners at WPRI. The high...
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Former Bulger protege to face tough questioning
By News staff AP Photo/ U.S. Attorney's Office This undated surveillance photo released Monday, July 8, 2013 by the U.S. Attorney's office at federal court in Boston shows James "Whitey" Bulger, left,...
View ArticleWarrants: Contents of Hernandez's locker searched
By News staffATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Search warrants in the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez reveal the breadth of the investigation, with authorities scouring...
View ArticleWarrants: Hernandez slammed door on detectives questioning him after body found
By W. Zachary MalinowskiATTLEBORO, Mass. -- More than 156 pages of search warrants returned from the murder investigation of Aaron Hernandez show that the former Patriots football star was hostile...
View ArticleRhode Island Lottery's accounting standards lauded
By Thomas J. MorganCRANSTON, R.I. -- The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded a certificate of achievement to the Rhode Island Lottery for the Lottery's...
View ArticleCause of illness at Burrillville's Spring Lake identified; lake will reopen
By Richard SalitThe gastrointestinal illness that has afflicted more than 90 people who went to Burrillville's Spring Lake on July 4 has been identified as the Shagilla bacteria, a human pathogen that...
View ArticleRhode Island moves up one place to 49th in CNBC business rankings
By Alex KuffnerProvidence, R.I. -- Rhode Island has moved up one place to 49th on CNBC's annual ranking of states' business climates. Both last year and the year before, the Ocean State ranked last in...
View ArticleEnergy company responds after Johnston shuts down its landfill operation
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The mayor of Johnston has shut down the operations of an energy company at the state's Central Landfill over objectionable odors. Mayor Joseph Polisena says he...
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Video: Urban paddling on Providence's Woonasquatucket River
By News staffProvidence Journal video / Kris Craig The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council has started its summer paddling trips on the 19-mile river, which begins in North Smithfield and flows...
View ArticleVice President Biden to visit Salve Regina University for reception honoring...
By Richard C. DujardinNEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University has announced that Vice President Joseph Biden will visit the campus on Aug. 22 as part of a celebration honoring the lifetime of service...
View Article13 displaced by three-alarm fire in Providence's Silver Lake
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A three-alarm fire that began in a third-floor apartment at 8 Bancroft St. displaced 13 people Tuesday night, including the parents of a newborn baby. Dwayne...
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Photo: Paul McCartney spans musical eras at Fenway
By News staff Photo by Marc Andrew Deley/Invision/AP The legendary Paul McCartney performs Tuesday at Fenway Park in Boston. The former Beatle sang many of that band's big hits, as well as songs from...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Paz finds trouble on Federal Hill
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Former world champion boxer Vinny Paz has been charged with disorderly conduct after getting into a fight with two women on Federal Hill -- grabbing one woman's...
View ArticleThunderstorms could cause flooding
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A flash flood watch has been issued for northwestern Rhode Island because scattered thunderstorms could bring 1 to 3 inches of rain in less than an hour, causing...
View ArticleCicilline appoints new chief of staff
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline announced Tuesday that he is appointing Peter Karafotas as chief of staff in his Congressional office in Washington. Karafotas, who will...
View ArticleTraffic alert: Lane closed on Rt. 195E near state line
By Jack PerryAn incident involving a disabled truck that closed the right lane and shoulder on Route 195 East near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island state line has been cleared, according to the state...
View ArticleWest Warwick man charged in fatal Conn. crash
By News staffLITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- A Rhode Island man is charged with manslaughter and evading responsibility in connection with a car crash in western Connecticut that killed a retired teacher....
View ArticleUnited Healthcare to pay administrative penalty
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - United Healthcare has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty after the Rhode Island health department said it failed to get approval before entering into an agreement...
View ArticleProvidence patrolman testifies about the moments after shooting outside Monet...
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Patrolman Michael Pattie told jurors Friday that Monet Lounge staff told him to keep an eye on two Brockton men -- Jamal Cruz and Rokiem Henley -- as he worked a...
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