RI panel to review lead-up to 38 Studios debacle
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A panel of Rhode Island legislators is set to review the events that led up to the state's failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's now...
View ArticleRebuilding Liberia: Former Providence resident builds housing development in...
By Philip MarceloEditor's note:Journal Staff Writer Philip Marcelo is spending two weeks in Liberia this August to report on that country's progress 10 years after the end of a devastating civil war....
View ArticleDry and sunny Wednesday, showers Thursday, Friday
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Patchy fog early on this Wednesday morning will burn off, leaving mostly sunny skies with high temperatures near 80 degrees inland, the mid-70s near the shore,...
View ArticlePolice release names of driver, passenger in fatal Tiverton crash
By Maria ArmentalTIVERTON, R.I. -- A Tiverton man was critically injured, his friend killed, when the car they were traveling in hit a pole on Route 81, catapulting the car into a wooded area east of...
View ArticleBulger jurors to begin 2nd day of deliberations
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Jurors in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger are headed back to court for a second day of deliberations on a litany of charges against the reputed gangster. The...
View ArticleNarragansett Indian village site preserved by land deal
By Bruce LandisThe state Department of Transportation has closed on 52 acres at the head of Point Judith Pond, in Narragansett, the site of an historically significant Narragansett Indian tribal...
View ArticleRI Lottery signs agreement with local nonprofit to help problem gamblers
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Lottery announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with CODAC Behavioral Healthcare to oversee efforts to help compulsive gamblers. Starting...
View ArticleCranston man gets 18 months in international drug case
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Cranston man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his participation in an international conspiracy to import and distribute prescription drugs...
View ArticleNarragansett Indian tribe asks court to dismiss lawsuit accusing it of...
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Narragansett Indian Tribe Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by its former lawyer accusing it of reneging on more than $1.1 million in...
View ArticleEnvironmental coalition releases report on health costs from Brayton Point
By Alex KuffnerFALL RIVER, Mass. -- A report from a coalition of anti-coal activist groups estimates the health costs related to emissions from Brayton Point Power Station amounted to up to $294...
View ArticleHaitian charismatic Catholics to descend on Providence this weekend
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 2,000 Haitian Catholics from all over the U.S. and Canada will descend on the Dunkin' Donuts Center this weekend for the 22nd annual Congress of...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Justice Kagan to take part in forum on R.I.'s 1663 charter...
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will participate in a forum about how Rhode Island's 1663 Colonial Charter helped shape American jurisprudence, at Trinity...
View ArticleMasked robber holds up Citizens Bank in Pawtucket
By Richard C. DujardinPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Police are looking for a man who held up the East Avenue branch of Citizens Bank at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Detectives said the man was wearing a scarf or bandana...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed on Pontiac Avenue in Cranston near Route 37 on-ramp
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- A motorcyclist was killed on Pontiac Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday when he skidded out of control and crashed just south of the Route 37 on-ramp. Lt....
View ArticleProvidence police search for motorcyclist who critically injured 3-year-old girl
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are searching for a motorcyclist who they say fled the scene after striking a 3-year-old girl on Gladstone Street in lower South Providence around 8...
View ArticleThe winning numbers for $448M Powerball jackpot
By News staffDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The winning numbers have been drawn for the $448 million Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32. At the...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Mob boss transferred to another prison
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: For the fourth time in three weeks, Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, 85, the last New England mob boss from Rhode Island, has been transferred to another federal...
View ArticleShowers likely, thunderstorms possible
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Southern New Englanders can expect showers and possibly thunderstorms today, but it won't be a washout, according to our weather partners at WPRI. Expect mostly cloudy...
View ArticleJury to continue mulling Bulger's fate for 3rd day
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Jurors in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger will be back for a third day of deliberations after a day of questions and mystery. The federal jury finished its...
View Article3 Mass. beaches expected to reopen today after shark sighting
By News staffWESTPORT, Mass. (AP) -- Officials expect to reopen three beaches on Massachusetts' south coast that were closed to swimming Wednesday after a fisherman reported seeing two sharks. Swimmers...
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