Students at Providence College change protest to forum on gay marriage,...
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- All are welcome at an open forum to talk about gay marriage, academic freedom, and Providence College at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at '64 Hall on the PC campus at 549 River...
View ArticleState education commissioner to skydive Saturday
By Linda BorgMIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- State Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist and a teacher from Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy will jump from a plane Saturday to highlight the importance of...
View ArticleNational Grid settles claims of late pay after Sandy
By News staffALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Electricity and gas utility National Grid says it has agreed to pay more than $6 million to workers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island who waited months to...
View ArticleTraffic may be affected tonight by transport of bridge parts for...
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Trucks carrying pieces of a prefabricated bridge will navigate, with help from police escorts, Rhode Island's highways and Providence's Olneyville streets from 9...
View ArticleProvidence Latin American Film Festival this weekend
By Features staffThe Providence Latin American Film Festival, now in its 21st year, gets underway tonight and runs through Sunday with screenings of films from Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic,...
View ArticleWorld Series trophy coming to Providence
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Islanders will be able to celebrate the Red Sox's World Series victory with a rally in Providence and a chance to see the championship trophy. Mayor Angel...
View ArticleExpert: RI's child-welfare system among worst at protecting children from...
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Children in the custody of Rhode Island's child-welfare system were abused and neglected at rates that far exceeded national averages from 2007 through 2011,...
View ArticleSalve Regina University: $1-million gift will honor memory of Newport...
By Lynn ArditiNEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University announced Friday that it has received a $1-million gift from the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust which will endow its first named academic...
View ArticleNarragansett man faces murder charge in mother's killing, dismembering
By no bylineNARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) -- A grand jury has indicted a Rhode Island man on charges of murder and mutilation of a corpse for allegedly killing his mother and then disposing of her...
View ArticleR.I. will not allow people to keep canceled health insurance plans
By Felice FreyerRhode Island is rejecting President Obama's offer to allow people to keep plans that were canceled because of the Affordable Care Act. "All plans available in 2014, whether through...
View ArticleEx-CFO gets probation for role in Navy kickback scheme
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Georgia accountant will do three years' probation for his role in a $17.9 million Navy kickback scheme that left a Middletown business shuttered. Chief U.S....
View ArticleSmall business leaders share economic priorities with RI politicians
By Kate BramsonWARWICK, R.I. -- Small business owners offered state legislative leaders on Friday many of the usual suggestions to improve Rhode Island's business climate, including lowering taxes,...
View ArticleURI professor wins Carnegie Foundation award
By Lynn ArditiUniversity of Rhode Island professor Cheryl Foster has been named the 2013 Rhode Island Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council...
View Article2 arrested on federal identity-theft charges by Homeland Security
By G. Wayne MillerPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two people were arrested and arraigned Friday on federal charges of identity theft, money laundering, government-property theft, and forging endorsements on...
View ArticleNorth Kingstown, Narragansett police charge 2 with selling, delivering heroin
By Thomas J. MorganPolice in Narragansett and North Kingstown have charged two suspects with drug offenses. Jeffrey Souza, 21, of 7825 Post Rd., North Kingstown, was charged with sale or delivery of...
View ArticleNo further sightings of East Greenwich fox, but Frenchtown Park remains closed
By G. Wayne MillerEAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The trail of the apparently rabid fox spotted in town this week has gone cold, police reported on Saturday morning. According to Lt. Brian Clement, the last...
View ArticleKey witness in defense lawyer's bribery trial returns to prison after...
By Katie MulvaneyPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Michael Drepaul, a key witness in a defense lawyer's recent bribery trial, is back behind bars after police say they found him possession of a stolen Cadillac...
View ArticleWoonsocket police investigating 'domestic' shooting incident
By Katie MulvaneyWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Police are reporting "an officer involved shooting" with no injuries in the area of Clinton and Pond Streets around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. According to police,...
View ArticleComing Sunday: Remembering Kennedy
By News staffAlong with Boston and Hyannis, Newport boasts a strong connection to the Kennedys, who wed in the city Sept. 12, 1953. Starting Sunday, The Journal explores the landmarks and legacies of...
View ArticleEast Providence police identify woman killed on Bullocks Point Ave.
By Katie MulvaneyEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 53-year-old local woman was struck and killed around 5:30 p.m. Friday as she walked on Bullocks Point Avenue between Pawtucket and Willett avenues. Laurie...
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