Woman admits robbing Fall River liquor store 3 times in 24 hours
By News staffFALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A Fall River woman accused of robbing a city liquor store three times within a 24-hour period, and who was recognized by the store's owner because she had spent...
View ArticleUpdate: Bookstore's PIN pad tampered; R.I., Mass. IDs breached
By Pamela Reinsel CotterBy the Associated Press Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday the tampering of devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards in 63 of its stores was a...
View ArticleWoonsocket police to read at city schools once a month
By Tatiana PinaWOONSOCKET, .R. I. - - Members of the Woonsocket Police Department will visit the elementary schools and the Woonsocket Head Start Child Development Association once a month to read to...
View Article38 Studios auction in Providence drew 1,000 bidders
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The court-supervised auction held Tuesday at 38 Studios former headquarters on Empire Street attracted 1,000 registered bidders -- about half online. The goods once...
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Kennedy cousin denied parole in 1975 slaying
By Pamela Reinsel CotterSUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has been denied his first bid for parole since he was convicted a decade ago of killing his neighbor in 1975. AP photo...
View ArticleProvidence launching plan to improve city's schools
By Alisha A. Pina Related Educate Providence: Action for Change report PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A citywide action plan to improve education from "cradle to career" was unveiled Wednesday. Eleven factors...
View ArticleRoger Williams University, EDC form partnership to help RI urban communities
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roger Williams University will partner with the state's Economic Development Corporation to help revitalize urban communities in the state, with the initial efforts...
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Passages: Hulick, longtime Journal reporter
By News staff HULICK PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Barton Doane Hulick III, a reporter for The Providence Journal for 32 years who was known for his coverage of Providence City Hall and the state's court system,...
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Warwick works to preserve old mill building on Leviton property
By Barbara Polichetti The Providence Journal / Mary Murphy The huge brick mill building that fronts the old Leviton Property at 745 Jefferson Boulevard across from the Warwick Interterlink. After...
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Central Falls Council meets with top state finance official
By W. Zachary Malinowski The Providence Journal/Kris Craig Rosemary Booth Gallogly, state revenue director, talks to the Central Falls City Council about her plans on practicing fiscal responsibility...
View ArticleIn radio debate, Cicilline and Doherty argue over whose campaign is more...
By Philip MarceloEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the November election less than two weeks away, U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline and Republican challenger Brendan Doherty battled over whose campaign had...
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Black bear now heading south, spotted near East Greenwich-North Kingstown line
By Richard C. Dujardin The bear seen wandering through a Cranston parking lot early Monday morning was spotted Wednesday night on the East Greenwich-North Kingstown line. EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The...
View ArticleCardinal's hat for Nigerian archbishop draws cheers from East Side parish
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Pope Benedict's surprise announcement that he is creating six new cardinals - including one red hat for Nigerian Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja - drew a...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules claim about Connecticut's share of casino revenue True
By John HillPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On Election Day, Rhode Islanders will decide whether to allow Newport Grand and Twin River, in Lincoln, to offer table games in addition to their video slot machines....
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Photo Gallery: Awwwww, pets in Halloween costumes galore
By News staff The call went out, echoing in the darkest, spookiest corners of the state. And Providence Journal readers, fearless creatures that they are, responded. The result: Dozens of the scariest,...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Barrington campus sold at auction
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The former Zion Bible Institute campus in Barrington is sold at auction for $3.5 million to a Waltham, Mass.-based corporation that is expected to resume its use as...
View ArticleCalm now, but forecasters watching Hurricane Sandy
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Our weather partners at WPRI are forecasting calm conditions through the start of the weekend, but could that be the calm before the storm? Meteorologists are keeping a...
View ArticleSpotted Wednesday night in North Kingstown-East Greenwich area, R.I's bear...
By Maria ArmentalEAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- No additional sightings have been reported of a black bear that had been roaming for three days through Cranston and was said Wednesday night to have traipsed...
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Search called off for possible plane down in East Greenwich area
By Maria Armental Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Rescue workers have set up a command post at Oakland Beach. WARWICK, R.I. -- The search for a plane believed to have crashed in the Greenwich Bay area has...
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G. Wayne Miller: Bear with us
By G. Wayne Miller Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management The bear walks through a parking lot in Cranston early Monday morning. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Let us now praise the bear. She (he?)...
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