Rabies exposure feared for 'large number' of Gray's Ice Cream customers in...
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State officials warned Thursday that "a large number of people" may have been exposed to rabies via a calf in a pasture adjacent to Gray's Ice Cream, 16 East Rd.,...
View ArticleArtist restores Westerly bunny statue after vandalism
By News staffWESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- Westerly's "Runaway Bunny" statue has been restored to its original condition after being vandalized over the weekend. The Westerly Sun reports that the statue in...
View ArticleRebuilding Liberia: Warlord Charles Taylor's New England ties
By Philip MarceloEditor's note: Journal Staff Writer Philip Marcelo will be traveling to Liberia in August to report on that country's progress 10 years after the end of a devastating civil war. This...
View ArticleNew Jersey man charged with sex crime involving Portsmouth teen
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE -- A 27-year old New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with a sex crime for picking up a teenage girl in Portsmouth on Wednesday and driving her back to his...
View ArticleVideo: In Wakefield auto shop, antiques are welcome
By maria caporizzo Providence Journal video by Andrew Dickerman SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I . -- County Auto Supply on Main Street in Wakefield doesn't have much space for customers to walk around -- it's an...
View ArticlePortsmouth chief: 'Not a random act of child snatching'
By Donita NaylorPORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Furtado had a message for Portsmouth citizens concerned about Wednesday's abduction of a 13-year-old Portsmouth girl who was later found...
View ArticleGov. Chafee signs legislation strengthening safety standards for school...
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee has signed legislation strengthening safety standards for the construction of school buildings on properties previously used for industrial or...
View Article9 RI lawmakers turn down latest pay raise
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Their pay went up automatically on July 1, but some state lawmakers are turning down the extra money. A total of nine -- Sens. Dennis Algiere, R-Westerly, David...
View ArticleNewly released photos show Hernandez holding gun after murder of Odin Lloyd
By Tom MooneyATTLEBORO, Mass. -- New documents released Thursday in the Aaron Hernandez murder case include photographs of the former New England Patriots player holding a gun in his house, minutes...
View ArticleGroundbreaking for $3.2-million 'culinary incubator' in Warren Friday
By Andy SmithWARREN, R.I. -- U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed are scheduled to attend the groundbreaking for the state's first "culinary business incubator" at 11 a.m. Friday morning. The...
View ArticleSome RI Republicans upset Block is weighing GOP candidacy
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- You might think the Rhode Island GOP would be tickled pink at the prospect of a new recruit. But that was not the reaction of some party activists to the news that...
View ArticleProsecutors rest their case against Bulger
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Prosecutors have rested their case against reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in a broad racketeering indictment charging him with participating in 19 killings....
View ArticleThe fans, even little 'Gron-Crouseki,' brave the rain to see Patriots train
By Mike McKinneyFOXBORO, Mass. -- You know Gronk. But this is about Gron-Crouseki. He's 14 months old and already on his third New England Patriots mini-jersey. Formidable stats, indeed, and there he...
View ArticleRI state rep's husband charged with identity theft, fraud
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The husband of a Johnston state legislator has been indicted on charges he used a Smithfield man's identity to run up $3,000 worth of purchases and illegally collected...
View ArticleURI adult health care program seeks Providence office
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island will seek approval from the State Properties Committee Tuesday to lease space in an Orms Street office building for the university's...
View ArticleEquine rescue group to hold gala Saturday to raise money for rescued horses
By Tatiana PinaNEWPORT, R.I. -- Horseplay, a nonprofit group from North Kingstown that rescues equines, will host its Midsummer Gala at the Elks Lodge at 141 Pelham St., Newport from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m....
View ArticleGang associate arrested on gun charge for the second time in less than a year
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE --Two members of the Providence police Violent Crime Task Force arrested a known gang associate on Thursday for the second time in less than a year on a charge of...
View ArticleRoute 146 southbound at Mineral Spring reopened after truck jackknifes
By Donita NaylorNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Route 146 southbound has reopened after a jackknifed trailer closed the right lane and right shoulder at Mineral Spring Avenue, the Rhode Island Department of...
View ArticleRoger Williams Medical Center sues former staff doctor
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roger Williams Medical Center has sued a surgeon, who once had medical staff privileges at the Providence hospital, to recoup money it asserts was advanced to him...
View ArticleWarwick looking for 'retro' photos for city calendar
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- Get out those old snapshots! The city is looking for "retro" photos to adorn its 2014 municipal calendar which charts trash and recycling days for residents. For...
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