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Supreme Court Justice Kagan: Technology and privacy will be big issue for...
By Katie Mulvaney Providence Journal photo/ Mary Murphy U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Tuesday morning discusses with Brown University historian Ted Widmer how Rhode Island's 1663 Colonial...
View ArticleCitizens Bank to provide school supplies to 14,000 students
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, RI -- Citizens Bank is helping 14,000 students start the school year with new backpacks filled with school supplies through its Gear for Grades program in partnership with Back...
View ArticleBotched iPad 'sale' leads to robbery and shooting on Providence's College Hill
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Pawtucket man told police that he was robbed and shot by a stranger who'd offered to sell him an iPad late Tuesday night. Olutope Shekoni, 28, told police that...
View ArticleBiden cancels visit to R.I., will remain with hospitalized son
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Vice President Joseph Biden has canceled plans to visit Rhode Island Thursday and will remain instead in Houston with his son, Beau, who is undergoing tests at a...
View ArticleDrunk driver in crash that killed Salve Regina student is denied parole
By John HillCRANSTON, R.I. -- The state Parole Board voted to deny parole to Wayne Winslow, convicted in a 2001 drunk-driving case that killed Salve Regina student Brigid Kelly. In its unanimous...
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View ArticleNavy submarine Providence changes command at Groton ceremony
By News staffGROTON, Conn. (AP) -- A Navy submarine based in Groton has a new commanding officer. Navy Cmdr. Michael Quan turned command of the USS Providence over to Cmdr. Anthony Grayson at...
View ArticleFirefighters still working at E. Providence fire for undetected hot-spots
By Thomas J. MorganEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fire crews were still on the scene at the Inferno Pellet Co. Wednesday, working to safely remove a quantity of dust and wood chips after an explosion caused...
View ArticleT.F. Green passenger numbers show continued rise
By Paul Edward ParkerWARWICK, R.I. -- In July, for the fifth consecutive month, more passengers used T.F. Green Airport this year than the same month the preceding year, Kelly Fredericks, president of...
View ArticleLittle Compton church to host film on R.I. family's connection to slave trade
By Richard C. DujardinLITTLE COMPTON, R.I. -- St. Andrew's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will host a screening of the documentary film "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North" Thursday at 7...
View ArticleJust out of prison, Providence man accused of assaulting new girlfriend
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- She had stuck by Darryl Henries as he served time at the Adult Correctional Institutions. But in return for his new girlfriend's loyalty, the police say, Henries...
View ArticleRoute 195 Commission hires 3 firms for PR and design work
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 195 Redevelopment Commission, charged with developing the Providence land freed up by the relocation of Route 195, has hired three firms for website design,...
View ArticleTraffic normal on Sakonnet River Bridge; about half of vehicles use E-ZPass
By Andy SmithPORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- David Darlington, chairman of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, said Wednesday that traffic was moving normally over the Sakonnet River Bridge. The...
View ArticleKizirian Elementary School holds back-to-school celebration
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Families of children at Harry Kizirian Elementary School are invited to the school's first annual End of Summer Celebration. Fun activities for children will include...
View ArticleJobs with Justice protests continued tax breaks for Renaissance Hotel
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the beating of drums filling the air, some two dozen members of the advocacy group Rhode Island Jobs with Justice staged a protest in front of the...
View ArticleInterfaith prayer vigil for 'people of Syria' planned for State House lawn...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Alarmed at the heightening bloodshed taking place in Syria, members of Rhode Island's Syrian community are inviting people of all faiths to a prayer vigil on...
View ArticleProvidence police: Drug raid in Smith Hill yields drugs and gun
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police said that a crackdown on suspected drug dealing in Smith Hill Tuesday has turned up drugs, cash, and a gun. Jonathan Martinez, 25, and Felix...
View ArticleMan stabbed in chest tells Providence police he won't make complaint
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The only thing Troy Perry knew was the obvious -- he'd been stabbed in the chest. But he couldn't say who did it. And, the "highly intoxicated" man didn't want...
View ArticleCranston man pleads guilty in cooking oil conspiracy
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A truck driver has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal $430,000 worth of used cooking oil from hundreds of restaurants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to sell in...
View ArticleRI regulators to meet with local business at Expo
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Local businesses will be able to sit down face-to-face with key government regulators at a "We Mean Business Expo" on Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m .at the Crowne...
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