Grand jury indicts friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- A friend of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect was indicted Thursday for allegedly making false statements to authorities. Robel Phillipos faces up to 16 years in...
View ArticleObama administration to allow recreational marijuana laws to stand
By News staffWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced Thursday a limited pullback on federal enforcement of marijuana, saying it will not interfere with new state laws that permit recreational...
View ArticleNew welcome center at Breakers mansion in Newport rejected
By News staffNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A plan to build a $4.2 million welcome center at one of the state's biggest tourist attractions, The Breakers mansion, has hit a roadblock after the Newport Historic...
View ArticleConn. Navy sailor gets 3 months for rape
By News staffGROTON, Conn. (AP) -- A Navy sailor convicted of raping a female colleague in March at his home near the Naval Submarine Base in Groton has been sentenced to three months of confinement...
View ArticleProvidence bus monitor suspended after girl left stranded
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Providence officials say they've suspended a school bus monitor after a 5-year-old girl was dropped off with no one waiting for her and she roamed city streets for...
View ArticleNumber of Mass. homeless families in hotels jumps
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Despite promises by state officials to cut the number of homeless families being put up in hotels, the number of has shot up to near-record levels on pace to cost taxpayers...
View ArticleMore than 100 gather to celebrate start of recovery month
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 100 people including health-care providers, professionals who treat addiction and people recovering from alcohol and drug addictions gathered Friday morning...
View ArticleKerry: Syrian regime planned for chemical attack; over 1,400 killed
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. knows based on intelligence that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. Kerry...
View ArticleGang member accused of assaulting 65-year-old woman
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man claiming to be a gang member was arrested after he allegedly threatened and punched a 65-year-old woman who told him to stop fighting outside her house. Ann...
View ArticleHernandez lawyers fail in bid to curb investigators
By John HillPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Judge Robert G. Harbour of Attleboro District Court Friday refused to consider a motion filed by lawyers for Aaron Hernandez that if granted would have restricted the...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in robbery of Westerly bank
By Richard C. DujardinWESTERLY, R.I. -- Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Washington Trust bank branch at McQuade's Market on Wednesday. Police Chief Edward St. Clair said 40-year-old...
View ArticleLabor Day weekend weather: Cloudy with rain, thunderstorms possible
By Tim BarmannHot with a good chance of a thunderstorm. That's the forecast for the long weekend. Friday's weather in the Providence area will be partly sunny with a high temperature near 80 degrees,...
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Journal photo contest deadline a week away
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Since announcing our first-ever all-digital photo contest, readers have entered more than 370 photos to #journalphotocontest on Instagram. However, we've noticed that only...
View ArticleController: RI had $97 million surplus in prior budget year
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island had a $97 million surplus following the budget year ending June 30, according to preliminary figures from State Controller Marc A. Leonetti's office....
View ArticleDiocese unveils 'Cathedral Square Ministries' for the needy, set to take...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Diocese of Providence has unveiled a new outreach designed to provide food and other help to people in need every Friday in Cathedral Square. Beginning at...
View ArticleAs kids head back to school, police sting helps sweep out prostitutes in...
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As school started this week, the Providence police faced a problem in Olneyville -- clearing the area of prostitutes. Residents and people driving along the...
View ArticleProvidence police investigating attack and rape of pregnant woman in Silver Lake
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are searching for two men who attacked and raped a pregnant woman on a street in Silver Lake. The 23-year-old woman told police that she was walking to...
View ArticleHealth department says all licensed beaches in RI are safe for swimming this...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Health Department has announced that all licensed beaches in Rhode Island are safe for swimming this weekend. It made the announcement after...
View ArticleProvidence man held without bail after police find 300 grams of cocaine in...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 36-year-old resident of the Elmwood neighborhood has been ordered held without bail following his arrest by a State Police task force Thursday on charges of...
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