Today in RI history: Prisoner slips out of handcuffs, escapes
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Providence police are investigating the city's 13th homicide this year, the latest involving a man whose body was found in a car in the West End two days ago. 5...
View ArticleMan to be charged in connection with Johnston double homicide, abduction
By Jack KhoreyJOHNSTON - A 20 year-old Providence man arrested in Sunday's double homicide and the abduction of a two year-old boy will be charged and arraigned today, police said this morning. Daniel...
View ArticleBulger jury heads into 5th day of deliberations
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Jurors in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger are heading into their fifth day of deliberations after mulling over the charges against the reputed crime boss for...
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Photo: Are crabs smarter than we are?
By News staff Providence Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Rosa Barcelos of Riverside was trying to catch crabs Monday morning in 100 Acre Cove at Walker Farm in Barrington. She could see a crab nibbling at...
View ArticleVictim relatives relieved at Bulger verdict
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Relatives of the murder victims at the center of the case against Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger are expressing relief and frustration at the verdict. Bulger was...
View ArticleTwo people taken to hospital following collision in North Smithfield
By Randal EdgarNORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Two people were taken to the hospital Monday following a collision between a car and a motorcycle, the police said. Officers responded to the intersection of...
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Photo: Providence firefighters battle smoky blaze
By News staff Providence Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A Providence firefighter uses an aerial ladder to spray water onto a smoky fire at 33 Hamilton Street Monday afternoon.
View ArticlePolice in Pennsylvania county looking for Providence homicide suspect
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police departments across Pennsylvania's Berks County are looking for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Providence man Friday. The suspect, Felix...
View ArticleWhitehouse backs Justice Department's proposals on drug-related crimes
By Randal EdgarU.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is praising Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to scale back the use of harsh sentences for some drug-related crimes. The Rhode Island Democrat said the...
View ArticleWarwick firefighters retrieve passengers after sailboat hits sandbar in...
By Randal EdgarWARWICK, R.I. -- Firefighters rescued passengers from a stranded sailboat Monday afternoon after the boat ran aground on a sandbar off Conimicut Point. The call came in at about 4:09...
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Fire destroys vacant home in Providence / Photo
By Randal Edgar Providence Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A Providence firefighter uses an aerial ladder to spray water onto a smoky fire at 33 Hamilton Street Monday afternoon. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fire...
View ArticleToday in RI history: RI car with 3 bodies inside found burning in Maine
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A car with Rhode Island license plates is found burning in Bangor, Maine, with three bodies inside. Rhode Island law enforcement sources say the license plates have...
View ArticleFog, showers, thunderstorms and possible flooding
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. for coastal areas, according to our weather partners at WPRI. The fog will limit visibility and make driving difficult in...
View Article17-year-old found stabbed in Tiverton
By News staffTIVERTON, R.I. (AP) -- Tiverton police are investigating the stabbing of 17-year-old boy. Police tell the Newport Daily News the teen was found in a wooded area off Judson Street late...
View ArticleRebuilding Liberia: A night in a rural orphanage and a visit to warlord...
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 ArticleProvidence to highlight its 'wild' forest
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Islanders are being encouraged to celebrate one of the last 'wild' forests in the Providence city limits. As part of the state's "Land Trust Days" series,...
View ArticleMarathon suspect's friends face obstruction charge
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Two college friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect are scheduled to be arraigned on charges of disposing of evidence from the suspect's dorm room. Dias...
View ArticleAAA: RI gasoline prices drop one penny
By Jack Perry PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped one cent in the last week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded...
View ArticleSuspect in Johnston murders ordered held without bail
By Amanda MilkovitsWARWICK, R.I. -- The man accused of killing his girlfriend and her adult daughter, then kidnapping his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in Johnston this weekend was ordered held without...
View ArticleWoonsocket brothers charged after drugs, cash, gun seized
By Donita NaylorWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Two brothers are being held without bail after police executed a search warrant at their 167 Second Ave. address on Friday and seized crack cocaine, cocaine,...
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