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Central Falls police arrest 3 men on drug trafficking charges
By G. Wayne Miller Central Falls Police DEJESUS Central Falls Police VARGAS Central Falls Police CAAMANO CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- A search warrant at 10-12 Evaleen St. Friday evening led to the arrest of...
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How often does your RI legislator show up for work? Look it up with our new...
By Tim BarmannThe Providence Journal has assembled 10 years of attendance records for all members of the Rhode Island General Assembly. The interactive database includes legislators who are no longer...
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A 3-video primer to RI's 1st Congressional District candidates
By maria caporizzo Providence Journal photo / Connie GroschSupporters compete to keep their candidates' signs prominent outside PPAC Oct. 16 before the debate between Democrat David Cicilline and...
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Station nightclub fire memorial unveiled
By Lynn Arditi Providence Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman Family and friends of the victims view the memorial plaque after a ceremony dedication of the Warwick Station Nightclub Memorial, Saturday,...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Cicilline claim about Providence crime rate True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With U.S. Rep. David Cicilline coming under fire for his work as a defense attorney, the Democrat has been fighting back by saying that, during his tenure as...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Disguised by leaves, twigs, robber hits market
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Cara Rintala, 45, a Narragansett native, pleads not guilty to a charge of strangling her wife, Annamaria (Cochrane) Rintala, 37, at the couple's home in Granby,...
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George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid
By News staff AP file Photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. George McGovern (D-SD.) waves on his arrival to New York. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President...
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3 turbines to get test spin in Providence
By Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal/Mary Murphy The three towers that stand 364 feet tall when their blades are at their highest point, as seen from Sabin Point in East Providence in April. The...
View ArticleProvidence man assaulted early Sunday morning
By Bryan RourkePROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A West End man was assaulted early Sunday morning, and a man who lives around the corner from him has been charged with the crime, the Providence Police Department...
View ArticleProvidence woman robbed and assaulted by Cranston man
By Bryan RourkePROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Cranston man was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with first-degree robbery and simple domestic assault of a Providence woman in her home in the Mount...
View ArticleDrug deal leads to kidnapping in Providence
By Bryan RourkePROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A suspected drug transaction gone bad led to the arrest Saturday afternoon of two men charged with kidnapping and felony assault of another man, the Providence Police...
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Remembering George McGovern -- share your stories
By News staff Providence Journal files/Michael J.B. Kelly Presidential hopeful George McGovern addresses the rally on Westminster Mall in Providence, August, 1972. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The death of...
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Red Sox make Farrell hiring official
By Mike McDermottThe Red Sox have officially announced that John Farrell will be their new manager. The team announced that Farrell has been signed to a three-year contract that will run through 2015....
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Patriots beat Jets, 29-26, in overtime
By Mike McDermott Providence Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Stephen Gostkowski's game-tying field goal Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 43-yard field goal to tie the game on the last play of regulation,...
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Photo: At the presidential debate, everything in moderation
By Andrea Panciera AP Photo/Eric Gay Moderator Bob Schieffer addresses the audience before the third presidential debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at Lynn...
View ArticleEDC board mum on 38 Studios legal action
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After meeting in executive session Monday night for more than three hours to discuss possible legal action concerning the failure of 38 Studios, board members of the...
View ArticlePoll: Obama or Romney? Who won the 3rd presidential debate?
By Andrea Panciera #p_1350959693208 .most_active {display:none;} Did you watch tonight's third and final presidential debate, this time, on foreign policy? Share your comments below, and take our poll....
View ArticleHassenfeld charity donates $1 million to Bryant
By Lynn ArditiSMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, a charitable business named after the Rhode Island-based toy company executive Alan G. Hassenfeld, has donated $1 million to Bryant...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Woman says children's cartoon displayed pornography
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Charlestown police are investigating a car crash that seriously injured four Chariho High School students. Rescue workers used hydraulic tools to remove the roof of...
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Birders flock to Jamestown to see rare sandpiper
By Tom Meade Photo courtesy of Bob Weaver A wood sandpiper moves through shallow water at Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve in Jamestown. Birders from all over the Northeast are flocking to Jamestown...
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