Police investigating East Providence home invasion
By Richard SalitEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are investigating an armed home invasion that took place late Sunday afternoon, Lt. Thomas Rush said. No one was hurt during the invasion that took...
View ArticleToday in Rhode Island history: Fisherman struck by lightning
By Thomas J. MorganOn Aug. 4, 2012 A year ago today: The state child advocate's office is raising concerns about the possible closing of a group home in Wakefield as indicative of wider problems...
View ArticleRI State Police capture inmate who fled work detail
By News staffLINCOLN, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police have arrested an inmate who escaped while on a work detail. Authorities say 22-year-old Bryan D. Castillo, formerly of Cranston, fled from an...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner
By News staffDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing. While hefty, the prize for Wednesday's drawing...
View ArticleProvidence fire department getting 55 new members
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Providence Fire Department is getting dozens of new members with the graduation of 55 men and women from its training academy. The trainees are set to conclude...
View ArticleMass. officials warn of rabid skunk at Six Flags
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts health officials say a woman visiting Six Flags New England was bitten this week by a rabid skunk and are urging anyone who may have come in contact with a...
View ArticleJury to hear closing arguments in Bulger trial
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- After listening to nearly eight weeks of testimony, jurors in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger are set to hear closing arguments from prosecutors and defense...
View ArticleBackstage at the Newport Jazz Fest
By News staffIt's a beautiful day for jazz, and Journal reporter Alisha Pina tweeted these photos she captured today: Organizer Wein of @NewportJazzFest says he can't have a favorite as the producer!...
View ArticlePawtucket switching to recycling every other week
By News staffPAWTUCKET (AP) -- Pawtucket's new less-frequent recycling schedule under a private sanitation vendor is set to begin. City officials say the new recycling program with pick-up every other...
View ArticleMore than 250 people attend gay and lesbian wedding expo in Providence
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 250 people attended a gay and wedding lesbian expo, believed to the first of its kind in the state, held Sunday afternoon at the Providence Marriott Downtown....
View ArticlePawtucket firefighters respond to fire at Grand Avenue garage
By Mike McKinneyPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Firefighters responded to a burning detached garage at the residence at 33 Grand Ave. around mid-day Sunday. The call came in about 12:14 p.m. The fire was brought...
View ArticleMass. State Police bomb squad called in to assist in Seekonk
By Mike McKinney The Massachusetts State Police bomb squad was called in Sunday afternoon to deal with a suspicious device in Seekonk, a state police spokesman said Sunday night. Channel 10 WJAR's...
View ArticlePolice, fire crews still searching for missing rafters in South Kingstown
By Mike McKinneyThe search for a missing father and son resumed Monday morning, the Rhode Island State Police said. The 49-year-old man and his 12-year-old son had taken an inflatable raft on the...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Dispute over child's stray tennis ball leads to murder...
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: For the first time in memory, the state this year will not ask voters' permission to borrow tens of millions of dollars for the state's transportation system -- and...
View ArticleDogs injured in Pawtucket pit bull attack
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Two small mixed-breed dogs are recovering from injuries suffered in an attack by a pit bull in Pawtucket, where that breed is banned. Ray Clement tells WJAR-TV his...
View ArticleProvidence schools to hold job fairs for substitute teachers
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, RI - The city of Providence and the Providence Public School District are partnering with Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston and the R.I. Department of Labor and...
View ArticleProvidence gets hunger grant
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I.-- The National League of Cities has awarded a grant of $45,000 to Providence to reduce childhood hunger, Mayor Angel Taveras announced Monday. The city is 1 of 15...
View ArticleState labor board upholds North Kingstown firefighters charge against town
By Andy SmithNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The state Labor Relations Board has upheld a charge filed by the North Kingstown firefighters that the town did not bargain in good faith when it changed...
View ArticleProvidence police find drugs, stolen guns in Mount Hope drug raid
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- One man is in custody, while another is still wanted after a police raid on a house in Mount Hope turned up two stolen guns, drugs, and thousands of dollars in...
View ArticleMan accused in 3 Pawtucket robberies
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A local man has been charged with robbing one gas station twice and trying to rob another last week. A man with a gun in his waistband stole money from the Getty...
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