Providence's Deepwater Wind wins both leases in offshore wind auction
By Alex KuffnerDeepwater Wind has won both leases up for grabs in a federal auction for the rights to develop offshore wind power in a 257-square-mile area of waters off Rhode Island and Massachusetts....
View ArticleR.I. State Police close their investigation into voter fraud in 2012, saying...
By Richard C. DujardinSCITUATE, R.I. -- State police Supt. Steven O'Donnell said the law enforcement agency has closed its investigation into allegations of voter fraud by the campaign of U.S. Rep....
View Article12 people, including 6 children, displaced by fire in Providence's Washington...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three families -- including 6 adults and 6 children -- were forced to flee their apartments after fire erupted in a third-floor bedroom at 1317-1319 Eddy St....
View ArticleWater main work affects residents' pressure in Providence's Silver Lake section
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A contractor turned a few valves down and off Thursday morning to work on a main water pipe, and his actions caused several Silver Lake residents to have very...
View ArticleCoventry, East Providence: Marriage in the morning
By Andy SmithCoventry, R.I. -- Dolores Isabella and Marcia Kaye were married at about 10:35 Thursday morning at the Westwood Estates Clubhouse. Former state representative John R. Assalone performed...
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No tears, all smiles at Providence marriage officiated by mayor
By Alisha A. Pina Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski - Mayor Angel Taveras, right, hands the marriage certificate to Zachary Marcus, center, and Gary McDowell. PROVIDENCE, R. I. -- From this...
View ArticleCicilline joins others in celebration of RI same-sex marriage law
By Paul DavisU.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline Thursday praised a recent law that allows same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. Many couples earlier in the day received marriage licenses from city and town hall...
View ArticleProvidence police investigating drive-by shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A local man told police that he was hit in a drive-by shooting while walking near Charles Street and Branch Avenue on Wednesday night. Jon Thomas, 23, who lives...
View ArticleOwner of beached sailboat in Jamestown found safe and sound
By Donita NaylorJAMESTOWN, R.I. -- The owner of the sailboat that was found beached at Fort Getty with its mainsail up but no one aboard has been located and all's well. "Everything turned out fine,"...
View ArticlePawtucket police release photos of homicide victim, ask public for help
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Pawtucket police are asking for the public's help in solving the murder of 26-year-old Robert Littlejohn, whose body was found in brush off Blackstone Avenue...
View ArticleRebuilding Liberia: Current and former RI residents helping orphans of war
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 ArticleProvidence police: Awakened on street, man attacks bystander
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When a Providence woman found a man passed out by the Rhode Island School of Design just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, she tried to rouse him. Louis L. Folco woke up...
View ArticleA busy day at Providence City Hall for same-sex couples
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As the day winded to a close on Rhode Island's first official day of same-sex marriage, a dozen couples applied for and received marriage licenses at Providence...
View ArticleRhode Island's July was hottest on record
By Donita NaylorTAUNTON, MA. -- July broke the record for warmest average temperature for any July in Rhode Island, the National Weather Service forecasting office reported on its Facebook page This...
View ArticlePawtucket ex-con arrested after gunshots fired through his floor
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An ex-convict was arrested Tuesday after after reports that he allegedly shot a hole through his apartment floor with a stolen gun. A woman living below Aaron...
View ArticleConn. police say child called them as dad, from Warwick, driving under the...
By News staffSTONINGTON, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut police say a frightened 10-year-old boy called to say he was considering jumping from a car his father was driving while under the influence. Police...
View ArticleR.I. gets $625,000 installment of funds to fix Sandy damage
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An initial award of $625,000 in disaster recovery funds for housing has been approved for Washington and Newport counties, Governor Chafee announced in a news...
View ArticleBig day for State Rep. Frank Ferri and his life partner / Video
By Sheila Lennon Providence Journal video / Kathy Borchers Journal photographer Kathy Borchers captured video of the scene before the wedding of Rhode Island State Rep. Frank Ferri and his life...
View ArticleACI inmate goes missing during work detail in Providence
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A prisoner walked away from his work assignment on Route 95 around 10:30 Friday morning, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections confirmed. Bryan D....
View ArticleChafee's office fills post that will focus on business regulations
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee's office announced Friday that Nancy Scarduzio, a former marine biologist with the Department of Environmental Management, has been hired to serve as...
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