Alleged Bulger extortion victim is found dead
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- A man who had hoped to testify in the ongoing racketeering trial of reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and vocally criticized him has been found dead, authorities said...
View ArticleAmtrak commuter trains delayed because of heat
By News staffTRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Amtrak is slowing trains along the busy Northeast Corridor because the heat wave is driving up internal temperatures of the rails. Passengers traveling between Boston...
View ArticlePostal carrier accused of discarding Rhode Islanders' mail
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal grand jury in Providence on Wednesday returned an indictment charging Matteo Morelli, 34, of Warwick, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, with one count...
View ArticleEx-partner 'The Rifleman' says he and Whitey Bulger were FBI informants
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- The former partner of James "Whitey" Bulger is telling jurors that the two were FBI informants for more than a decade as they ran a feared gang in South Boston. Stephen "The...
View ArticleAuto insurers disappointed Chafee signed auto-body bill
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The state's automobile insurers are "profoundly disappointed'' that Governor Chafee chose to sign into law legation placing restrictions on when they can declare a...
View ArticleDLT: R.I. unemployment rate unchanged for June
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The unemployment rate in Rhode Island stayed flat in June at 8.9 percent, according to data released Thursday afternoon by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training....
View ArticleRI's Episcopal bishop to speak on science, religion in Little Compton
By Richard C. Dujardin LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. -- Rhode Island's Episcopal bishop, the Right Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely, will speak at St. Andrew's by-the-Sea on Tuesday night at 7 o'clock on the topic...
View ArticlePower demand in New England is up as heat wave continues
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- ISO New England, the grid operator for New England power companies, has renewed its request for homes and businesses to reduce electrical demand in the face of...
View ArticleChafee allows 'father-daughter' dance bill to become law
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Chafee has decided to let a bill allowing "father-daughter'' dances and other gender-specific school events to continue, despite calls from more than a...
View ArticleMedia seek access to more Hernandez documents
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Several news organizations are pressing for the release of more documents related to the murder investigation involving former New England Patriots tight end Aaron...
View ArticleBarrington police officer found guilty of obstructing justice
By Mike McKinneyPROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court jury Friday found Barrington police Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi guilty of obstructing justice after allegedly cyber-harassing his former wife. Andreozzi said in...
View ArticleConvicted ACI prison guard continues to collect retirement pension
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- One of two ranking corrections officers convicted of assaulting and abusing inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions continues to collect a monthly...
View ArticleEducation group completes Tockwotton building purchase
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An education group led by a Central Falls resident has paid $2 million for the vacant Tockwotton Home in Fox Point for use as a boarding school for Chinese students....
View ArticleLawyer says another man committed murder outside Providence club
By Thomas J. MorganBy Mark Reynolds Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A defense lawyer described a web of contradictory testimony Friday afternoon in the closing arguments of the trial of Terrel...
View ArticleChairman of RI Senate oversight panel vows to reintroduce vetoed...
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The chairman of the Senate Oversight Committee is vowing to reintroduce next year a vetoed bill that would require more public-reporting by the state's quasi-public...
View ArticleRI lawmakers receive automatic 2.1-percent raise
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island's part-time state lawmakers received 2.1-percent raises on July 1, an increase that brings the annual pay for all but two members of the General Assembly to...
View ArticleGlocester police arrest two Burrillville men as fugitives from Georgia
By Donita NaylorGLOCESTER, R.I. -- Two Burrillville men are being held without bail on charges they are fugitives from Georgia. David Bello, 22, and Kevin Giorgi, 23, were taken into custody on Money...
View ArticleRI police arrest 2 after assault posted on YouTube
By News staffWARWICK, R.I. (AP) -- Two Georgia men were arrested in Rhode Island after police say one of them assaulted a man and posted a video of the attack online. Warwick Police responded early...
View ArticleProvidence Street in West Warwick is reopened after fire
By Thomas J. MorganWEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Providence Street has reopened after a junkyard fire on Greenhill Street. The fire is out and the street has reopened.
View ArticleRI water board works to raise awareness about using less water
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's Water Resources Board is promoting a "Slow the Flow" campaign to reduce the amount of drinking water that residents use on lawns. The board, part of...
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