Mass. AG Coakley announces run for governor
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has officially launched her quest for governor. In a video posted on her campaign website Monday, the Democrat said she wants...
View ArticleCape Cod beach closed Sunday after shark report
By Jack PerryA Cape Cod beach was closed for about an hour Sunday after a beach walker spotted what he believes was a great white shark feeding on a seal. Bruce Langsen told the Cape Cod Times that he...
View ArticleMohegan Sun bettor arrested on cheating accusation
By News staffMONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- A New Jersey man has been arrested on charges of cheating at the Mohegan Sun Casino in eastern Connecticut after State Police say he marked cards with an ink-like...
View ArticlePolice responding to reported shooter at Washington, D.C., Navy Yard
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- D.C. police and the FBI say there's a report of a shooter inside a military building at the Washington Navy Yard. Police are responding to reports of shots fired, and an...
View ArticleAAA: RI gasoline prices drop 3 cents, but Americans should get used to higher...
By Jack Perry PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The price for gasoline has fallen three cents in the last week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is...
View ArticleAddiction recovery center opens in RI prison
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. (AP) -- A new addiction recovery center is opening for imprisoned women in Rhode Island. The Anchor Recovery Community Center was scheduled to open Monday at the women's...
View ArticlePolice arrest beach employee after complaint of missing money from ticket sales
By Tatiana PinaLITTLE COMPTON, R.I. -- Police charged a woman with larceny over $1,500 after receiving a complaint of money missing from daily ticker sales collected at South Shore Beach. Kerri L....
View ArticleRI Naval Station's status normal after DC shooting
By News staffNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - No problems are being reported at Naval Station Newport following a deadly shooting at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. Spokespeople at the Naval Station and the...
View ArticleNavy to test torpedoes east of Nantucket
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it plans to test torpedoes from Monday through Wednesday, and again from Sept. 23-26 in an area 45 miles east of Nantucket....
View ArticleDog in quarantine after attacking another dog, biting its owner in North...
By Tatiana PinaNORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A woman was bitten Friday as she tried rescuing her greyhound from a dog that attacked it, according to the police. The police said a mixed-breed dog had left...
View ArticleAssembly to probe company's claim that RI "made us feel like criminals''
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - State lawmakers will convene a hearing into the "totally unacceptable'' treatment by the Rhode Island Department of Health of a company, licensed in 28 other...
View ArticleRI domestic violence shelter awarded $300,000 grant
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An organization in Rhode Island that serves victims of domestic violence has received a $300,000 federal grant. The money will help Sojourner House provide...
View ArticleMen in helicopter fire high-powered weapons at abandoned car
By Donita NaylorCHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- Gunmen hanging out of a low-flying helicopter were shooting at the ground, neighbors reported to the Charlestown Police Department at 3 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Philip B....
View ArticleSusan Farmer, former R.I. secretary of state, has died
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. --- Former Rhode Island Secretary of State Susan L. Farmer, the state's first female general officer, has died, according to Lucie Raposo, public information manager...
View ArticleR.I. ACLU: Education board's closed meeting on testing violated open meetings...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday accused the state Board of Education of more violations of the Open Meetings Law regarding a...
View ArticleCranston firefighters battle blaze on Bay View Avenue
By Donita NaylorCRANSTON, R.I. -- Firefighters are working at 207 Bay View Ave., where a fire is reported to have started outside around 5 p.m. and extended to the structure. Neighbor Gianna Johnson...
View ArticleAdvisory group supports sale of Landmark hospital in Woonsocket
By Felice FreyerThe proposal to sell Landmark Medical Center to a California hospital chain cleared the first of several hurdles on Tuesday. A subcommittee of a Health Department advisory council voted...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by vehicle on Narragansett Boulevard in Cranston
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- A pedestrian was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle in the area of 1150 Narragansett Blvd. around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night. Police said the victim...
View ArticleSunny and 74
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A beautiful September day is in store for Southern New England. It's just 39 degrees at 7 a.m. in Providence, but the temperature will increase to 74 degrees under...
View ArticleKaplan: 'Tweaks' are not going to fix 21st century problems
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The ninth anual Business Innovation Factory conference opened this morning with the organization's founder, Saul Kaplan, cautioning the audience at Trinity Repertory...
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