Protest over pool closure targets fundraiser for Providence mayor
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Chanting and holding signs saying "Save Our Pool" and "City Kids Need to Learn to Swim," more than a dozen people paraded outside a fundraiser for Mayor Angel...
View ArticleRI ethics panel to review complaint against Fox
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The state Ethics Commission is set to decide whether to pursue an investigation into a complaint that Rhode Island's House Speaker violated income disclosure...
View ArticleFine fall weather continues
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In this first week of fall, the beautiful fall weather continues. Expect sunny skies with a high near 67 degrees in the Providence area, according to the National...
View ArticleWork on Cliff Walk delayed as low bid examined
By News staffNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- Major repairs to the Cliff Walk damaged by Superstorm Sandy are on hold as details of the lowest bid are being analyzed. The Newport Daily News reports that Newport's...
View ArticleR.I. Ethics Commission to pursue complaint against House Speaker Fox
By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has authorized an investigation into an ethics complaint against House Speaker Gordon D. Fox, in connection with his role as a...
View ArticleFuneral to be held for former RI Secretary of State Susan Farmer
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- State officials and others will gather in Providence to remember the life of former Secretary of State Susan Farmer, the first woman elected to statewide office in...
View ArticleAttleboro man faces child pornography charges
By News staffATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- The manager of an Attleboro sober house has been arrested on child pornography charges. Michael Paterson was ordered held on $100,000 bail at a court appearance...
View ArticleNo bail for accused in Johnston double murder, kidnapping
By News staffWARWICK,R.I. -- The suspect in the murders of a Johnston woman and her adult daughter and kidnapping the woman's two-year-old son waived his right to a bail hearing and agreed to be held...
View ArticleCharterCare hospital group reaches agreement on new ownership
By Felice FreyerCharterCare Health Partners, the company that owns Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, has entered into a definitive agreement for a joint venture with a...
View ArticleProvidence police in-custody death case won't go to grand jury
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has determined it is unnecessary to send the death of Noel Charriez, who died while in custody with the Providence Police...
View ArticleExeter man treated for first R.I. human case of West Nile
By Tatiana PinaThe Rhode Island Department of Health announced the first case of west nile virus in Rhode Island. A 33-year-old Exeter resident was diagnosed with viral meningitis caused by West Nile...
View Article2nd round of drinking water tests negative for E. coli
By Richard SalitA second round of daily tests is negative for E. coli. That means the Kent County Water Authority now just needs results to come back clean a third day in a row, on Wednesday, in order...
View ArticleCourt urges union negotiations in Central Coventry Fire District
By Andy SmithWARWICK, R.I. -- In a court hearing Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern said meaningful negotiations between the Central Coventry firefighters unions and a recently-elected board...
View ArticleProvidence College cancels lecture in support of same-sex marriage
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The provost of Providence College issued a statement explaining why he canceled a lecture by a philosophy professor from Wayne State University in support of same-sex...
View ArticleProvidence church filled for farewell to Susan Farmer
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mourners filled Grace Episcopal Church Tuesday to say farewell to Susan L. Farmer, 71, the first woman elected to statewide office in Rhode Island and longtime...
View ArticleProvidence police chief reassures West Broadway residents
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- What many anticipated would be a contentious meeting between the Police Department and members of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association over the...
View ArticleAnother weather winner
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The weather's winning streak continues on this Wednesday. The temperature should reach 69 degrees under mostly sunny skies in the Providence area, according to the...
View ArticleDefense lawyer to recap WikiLeaks case at Roger Williams law school
By News staffBRISTOL, R.I. (AP) -- The lawyer who defended Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning against charges of leaking classified information is discussing the court-martial at Roger Williams University Law...
View ArticleWinner of today's race will take America's Cup
By News staffSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The longest America's Cup in history will come down to one deciding race between two 72-foot, space-age catamarans making a final, dramatic sprint around San...
View ArticleLincoln's A.T. Cross changes name to Costa Inc.
By Paul GrimaldiLINCOLN, R.I. -- Long-established Rhode Island consumer products company A.T. Cross Co. in Lincoln announced Wednesday that it will operate under a new name -- Costa Inc. The change...
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