Man in East Coast rapes arraigned in Md. court
By News staffUPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- A Connecticut man serving multiple life sentences for a series of sexual assaults has appeared remotely in a Prince George's County court. Aaron Thomas was...
View ArticleShigellosis strikes swimmers at Wallum Lake and in Massachusetts; 150...
By Felice FreyerBURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- Shigellosis, the diarrheal illness that led to the shutdown of Spring Lake Beach this week, has been reported in other nearby areas, with nearly 150 people...
View ArticleChafee recommends Mancuso as interim commissioner of higher education for R.I.
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee has announced he is recommending the appointment of lawyer Eva-Marie Mancuso as the interim commissioner of higher education for Rhode Island....
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Suspects in Barrington bank robbery caught following car chase, crash into...
By Richard C. Dujardin Special to THE JOURNAL / Eleanor PINAULT An East Providence police officer is taken on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance. He was injured when two suspects in a bank robbery...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Tolls considered for Interstate 95
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A state trooper was disciplined for giving a radio talk-show host a police report about an investigation into an alleged underage-drinking party held by Governor...
View ArticleSaturday's weather: Some showers with rising humidity
By News staffExpect a few showers this morning with periods of fog. Partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon with a high around 80 degrees and a shower possible and humidity on the rise. Low clouds will...
View ArticleProvidence fire displaces 7 adults, 3 children
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fire in a triple-decker at 41 Bancroft St. Friday night displaced 10 people, including 3 children. Fire crews were called to the three-story wood-frame building...
View ArticlePolice charge man in break in after he's found trapped in department store wall
By Katie MulvaneyWARWICK, R.I. -- A 25-year-old Warwick man is charged with breaking and entering a commercial business after being found trapped inside a wall at JCPenney at the Warwick Mall around 3...
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Rhode Islanders help out in annual national butterfly count
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Steve SzydlowskiKim Calcagno, left, manager of the R.I. Audubon Society's Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield, Joy Michel of Attleboro and Marion...
View ArticleFormer Warwick School Committee chairman faces charges after incident on...
By Katie MulvaneyNEW SHOREHAM, R.I. -- State police charged former Warwick School Committee chairman and lawyer Christopher E. Friel with simple assault and resisting arrest late Friday after an...
View ArticleRhode Island State Police unit will patrol Narragansett Bay throughout summer
By Katie MulvaneyIn addition to patrolling Rhode Island streets and highways for suspected drunken drivers, the state police will hit Narragansett Bay waters on the lookout for...
View ArticleJury acquits George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in shooting of Trayvon...
By Peter PhippsSANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Jury acquits George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in shooting of Trayvon Martin .
View ArticleToday in RI history: Bristol Bakery shut down, 'gross, unsanitary conditions'...
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The Health Department has shut down the Bristol Bakery at 89 Gooding Ave. in Bristol, after finding "gross unsanitary conditions" that included dried rodent...
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Zimmerman cleared; attorney says safety a concern
By News staff AP Pool PhotoGeorge Zimmerman reacts at the defense table in the Seminole County Courthouse after being cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in February...
View ArticleProvidence man charged as Cape Cod chase leaves 1 dead, 4 hurt
By News staffCHATHAM, Mass. -- A Providence man is under arrest after police said he killed a pedestrian and crashed into several vehicles during a chase on Cape Cod, WPRI reports. The TV station...
View ArticleNarragansetts still angered by smoke-shop raid on 10th anniversary
By Paul DavisCHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- Matthew Thomas, chief sachem of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, remembers the day clearly. It still angers him. On July 14, 2003, more than 40 Rhode Island state...
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Art festival blooms in Wickford
By Barbara PolichettiThe Providence Journal / Bob BreidenbachErin Lynch of Wickford admires the artwork of Brett Swanson of Mystic, Conn., as she visits his display at the Wickford Art Festival. NORTH...
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Reports: 2 found dead in North Providence home
By Maria ArmentalStaff and Wire reports The Providence Journal/Mary MurphyA North Providence police cruiser is parked in front of 10 Noto Dr. in North Providence where the police are investigating two...
View ArticleToday in R.I. history: School construction banned on polluted sites
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A new Rhode Island law bans school construction on industrial sites so polluted they give off toxic vapors. 5 years ago today: Nearly 17 acres of farmland in Green...
View ArticleLocal private equity firm acquires Texas company
By Business staffProvidence-based Nautic Partners, a private equity firm, said Monday that it has partnered with management to acquire Texas-based Applied Consultants, Inc., a provider of inspection...
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