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Wildacre estate in Newport sold for $14 million
By Christine Dunn Photo courtesy Gustave White Sotheby's International Realty The Wildacre estate at 310 Ocean Ave. in Newport. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Wildacre, a Newport estate at 310 Ocean Ave., was...
View ArticleSouth Providence man arrested in bug-infested bedroom, accused of binding and...
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A South Providence man is accused of repeatedly molesting a little girl -- including binding her with duct tape and raping her. Charles E. Pona, 55, was arrested...
View ArticleReporter's query: Seeking parents whose high schoolers have been unable to...
By Linda BorgReporter Linda Borg is looking for parents whose children have been unable to get to high school on time because of changes in school schedules. Contact her at lborg@providencejournal.com.
View ArticleHernandez case heating up as grand jury orders associates' testimony
By W. Zachary MalinowskiAn investigation into a double-murder in Boston with links to ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is heating up as two Connecticut men have been ordered to appear before a...
View ArticleBarrington mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mosquitoes trapped in Barrington on Sept. 3 have tested positive for West Nile Virus, a news release from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and the...
View ArticlePolice seeking missing 17-year-old Mass. girl
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Massachusetts state police and Medfield, Mass. police are seeking a missing 17-year-old girl, Brittany Thompson, who was last seen at 4:25 p.m. Monday, Sept....
View ArticleMan, youth charged in Woonsocket graffiti cases
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Woonsocket police have charged two suspects with vandalism for allegedly painting graffiti "tags" on city and private property. The cases are not related. On...
View ArticleRI doctor suspended after cops say they found marijuana
By News staffWESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island has suspended the medical license of a Westerly doctor after police say they found marijuana in his car following a house call gone awry. Police...
View ArticleAt Oakland Beach in Warwick, summer revelers join gathering at 9/11...
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- Hoping to squeeze the last bit of summer out of September, a crowd of people converged upon Oakland Beach Wednesday to queue up for clam cakes and stretch out on...
View ArticleNorth Providence man, arrested on charges of threatening a federal official,...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 70-year-old North Providence man has been released on $3,000 bond following his arrest Friday on charges of attempting to interfere with federal IRS laws and...
View ArticleMass. investigators probe river in Providence
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Investigators from Massachusetts are searching the Woonasquatucket River near Providence Place mall for evidence related to a crime that took place several years...
View ArticleMotorcycle crash claims life in Middletown
By Thomas J. MorganMIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- A Middletown man suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when his motorcycle left Valley Road and crashed on an embankment, according to police. Lyle J. Smith, 49, of...
View ArticleMissing Mass. teen found in Coventry
By Tom MooneyA 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl who was last seen Monday afternoon leaving a Medfield, Ma., library with a man she may have met online, was found "safe and completely unharmed"...
View ArticleWarwick garbage truck catches fire -- again
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- Four days after fire destroyed three garbage trucks parked in the public works yard on Sandy Lane, one of the trucks ignited again, according to city officials....
View ArticleProvidence Water plan to replace aging water pipes seeks 24 percent rate hike
By Paul DavisPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Water Supply Board is ramping up a plan to replace 360 miles of aging water pipes in the state's urban core. Although workers have been slowly replacing...
View ArticleKilmartin warns of 'car wrap' advertising scam
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's attorney general is warning about a possible scam involving "car wrap" advertising. Peter Kilmartin says his office has gotten several calls from...
View ArticleSalve Regina University offers freshmen academy for Newport high school students
By Linda BorgNEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University has started a freshman academy at Rogers High School, a partnership designed to support "at-risk" ninth-graders and reduce the school's dropout...
View ArticleRI National Guard to award Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts for Afghanistan actions
By Donita NaylorCRANSTON, R.I. -- Fourteen soldiers will get medals for their actions in Afghanistan at a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, the commanding general of...
View ArticlePawtucket police searching for gunman; victim in stable condition
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A 30-year-old man was shot in the chest as he returned home on Cooper Street late Wednesday night. Diego Rodriguez was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where...
View ArticleRI AIDS Walk for Life will provide free, anonymous, rapid HIV testing
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This year's AIDS Walk for Life, which begins at the State House at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, will feature free, anonymous, rapid HIV testing, a news release from...
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