Union asks court to take action against Coventry Fire District
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Kent County Superior Court in Warwick is expected Friday to take up several collective-bargaining motions filed by the Coventry Professional Fire Fighters...
View ArticleReport: RI still not contributing mental health records to national gun check...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New data from the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition reinforces a deficiency that Rhode Island officials say they are trying to address: the state is still not...
View ArticleUrban analyst to Rhode Island: Take a 'deep dive' into state's history
By Kate BramsonSMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Economists, researchers and urban analysts offered Rhode Islanders ideas at a forum Wednesday about how Rhode Island can pull itself from the bottom of...
View ArticlePedestrian injured while crossing street in East Providence
By Thomas J. MorganEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A pedestrian was injured Wednesday evening while crossing the street at Waterman Avenue and Summit Street. Police Lt. Thomas Rush said the accident occurred...
View ArticleReed's bill would preserve federal unemployment benefits through 2014
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sen. Jack Reed is one of three U.S. senators who have introduced a bill to extend unemployment benefits through 2014. The Rhode Island Democrat said in a news...
View ArticleSunny now, but will Thanksgiving travelers have to deal with a storm?
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 49 degrees in the Providence area, according to the National Weather Service. Friday brings a chance of showers and a...
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Photo: Wally brings World Series trophy and smiles to Hasbro hospital
By News staff THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/ BOB THAYER Jordan DelRicci, right, of North Providence, a patient at Hasbro Children's Hospital, gets a kick out of seeing the 2013 Red Sox World Series trophy as...
View ArticleKennedy cousin Skakel poised for prison release
By News staffNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was expected to get his first taste of freedom in more than 11 years while prosecutors appealed a ruling granting him a new trial in...
View ArticleBrown poll: Providence voters like the way Taveras is running the city
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor Angel Taveras continues to enjoy broad approval among city voters, but they remain pessimistic about the local economy, according to a poll released...
View ArticleRI State Police to retire slain troopers' numbers
By News staffSCITUATE, R.I. (AP) -- Seven Rhode Island State Police troopers killed in the line of duty since the force was founded in 1925 are having their badge numbers retired. A ceremony is...
View ArticleKennedy cousin Skakel granted bail as he awaits new Conn. trial
By News staffSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was granted bail Thursday and expected to be released from prison while prosecutors in Connecticut appeal a ruling giving him a new...
View ArticleRobbers target another pizza-delivery driver in Pawtucket
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A pizza-delivery person was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night -- the fifth incident in the city since Nov. 1. The delivery man for Bill's Pizza told police that...
View ArticleEx-RI Rep. Kennedy, wife bring baby home in NJ
By News staffPOMONA, N.J. (AP) -- Former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy and his wife left a New Jersey hospital with their newborn one day before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of...
View ArticlePawtucket police: Convicted counterfeiter 'The Coin' now growing pot
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The man known as "The Coin" for his skill in manufacturing fake slot-machine tokens is now accused of a new crime -- growing and dealing marijuana. Louis B....
View ArticleRhode Island unemployment rate at 9.2 percent
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Rhode Island's unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from August, in September and then remained at 9.2 percent for October, in the...
View ArticleRI gained jobs in September and October, to highest level since December 2008
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island gained jobs in both September and October to reach its highest number of jobs since December 2008, at 469,600 jobs in October, according to the Rhode...
View ArticleSen. Ciccone resigns RI Laborer's union posts after seeking SEC probe
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sen. Frank Ciccone resigned from two top-level union posts within the Laborers International Union of North America, days after publicly calling for a Securities...
View ArticleRI man gets 5 years for distributing child porn
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after a federal investigation found he had more than 13,000 such images in his possession. Robert Brown,...
View ArticleIn landmark U.S. Senate vote, Democrats change filibuster rules
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on Thursday, voting unilaterally to overturn decades of Senate...
View ArticleCranston police investigating spree of slashed tires on 23 cars in 1 night
By Gregory SmithCRANSTON -- The police are investigating a vandalism spree in which someone wielding a pocket knife flattened tires on 23 vehicles between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. Wednesday. "We're going to...
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