West Warwick police arrest parents after baby treated for cocaine
By Mark ReynoldsWEST WARWICK, R.I. -- The parents of a baby boy who was treated for cocaine ingestion face neglect charges, the police said Thursday. Detectives went to the home of Erin Hobin and...
View ArticleOne man wounded, police car fired on in Providence shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After two plainclothes Providence police officers stopped to talk with a group of Harriet Street gang members outside a house on Sackett Street late Wednesday...
View ArticleTask force formed to enforce nightclub safety and underage drinking laws
By Tatiana PinaSCITUATE, R.I. -- The Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police announced today that a task force made up of public safety agencies has formed to address safety issues associated...
View ArticleRI House Speaker Fox faces ethics complaint
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Ethics Commission will decide on Tuesday whether to pursue a freshly filed ethics complaint against House Speaker Gordon D. Fox. In a complaint...
View ArticleRI unemployment rate rises to 9.1 percent
By Andy SmithCRANSTON, R.I. -- Rhode Island's unemployment rate rose from 8.9 percent in July to 9.1 percent in August, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of Labor and...
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Skywatcher: Autumnal equinox arrives Sunday
By Thomas J. Morgan PROVIDENCE, R.I -- Fall in the Northern Hemisphere begins Sunday at 4:44 p.m., the autumnal equinox. Of course, that's when spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the...
View ArticleSpecial legislative commission to wade into RI bridge toll debate Thursday
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A special legislative commission will wade into the toll-no toll debate over how to finance the maintenance of the Sakonnet River Bridge, along with the Pell, Jamestown...
View ArticleMan found dead after fire in vacant Providence house
By Karen Lee ZinerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man found in a burning vacant house on Waverly Street early this morning was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital, according to Deputy Assistant Fire Chief...
View Article3 motorcyclists injured in Cranston accident late Friday night
By Alex KuffnerCRANSTON, R.I. -- Three motorcyclists riding together received minor injuries when one of them crashed into the other two late Friday night. According to Cranston police, the accident...
View ArticleEditor of RI political blog has run-in with East Greenwich police
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Facebook posting by a Republican lawmaker drew attention Saturday to a September 11 traffic stop that resulted in Robert Plain, the editor of the liberal-leaning...
View ArticleSenate sponsor of RI's same-sex marriage law marries
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- One of the leading champions of Rhode Island's new same-sex marriage law married her own long-time partner on Friday. On Saturday, the Senate press office...
View ArticleThousands rally in Providence to celebrate recovery from substance abuse
By Mark Reynolds PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Thousands of people recovering from substance abuse rallied with their supporters Saturday at the downtown Roger Williams Memorial, dancing, singing, eating and...
View ArticleMan faces felony drug charges after discovery of 190 marijuana plants in...
By Mark ReynoldsHOPKINTON, R.I. -- A 39-year-old man faces felony marijuana cultivation charges after police found 190 marijuana plants at homes in Hopkinton and Charlestown, authorities said Saturday....
View Article12 hospitalized, 2 arrested at 'Foam Party' in Providence
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE -- About 12 people were taken to the hospital by ambulance and two people were arrested, but injuries and criminal incidents at Friday night's Barstool Blackout Tour "Foam...
View ArticleRhode Island National Guard soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan
By Mark ReynoldsCRANSTON, R.I. -- A 30-year-old New Jersey man who served the Rhode Island National Guard as a weapons sergeant died Saturday from wounds inflicted by small-arms fire in eastern...
View ArticleClearing Sunday afternoon for the beginning of fall
By News staffSummer ended with rain and clouds. Fall begins at 4:44 p.m. Clearing skies are forecast for the afternoon Sunday with a summer-like high of 73. The National Weather Service then expects...
View ArticleRI police launching seat belt enforcement campaign Monday
By no bylinePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state's seat belt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O'Donnell says police departments...
View ArticleRI to get $19M for community development, housing
By no bylinePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says the state is getting about $19 million in federal grants for community development and affordable housing. Reed announced the funding on...
View ArticleTwo firefighters hurt battling fire in Woonsocket apartment house
By Paul GrimaldiWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Two firefighters were hurt Sunday fighting a blaze that broke out around noon in the top floor of a three-story, wood-frame, apartment house in Woonsocket, according...
View ArticleBoil water advisory issued for 25,000 Kent County Water Authority customers
By Lynn ArditiA boil water advisory has been issued to 25,000 customers of the Kent County Water Authority after tests Friday found that a storage tank was contaminated with E. Coli bacteria. Water...
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