Showers today; storm could affect Thanksgiving travel next week
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Forecasters continue to keep a close eye on a storm that could visit Southern New England Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, heavy travel days before Thanksgiving....
View ArticleMass. teen indicted in popular teacher's death
By News staffSALEM, Mass. (AP) -- A 14-year-old Massachusetts boy used an object to sexually assault his popular high school algebra teacher before killing and robbing her, according to an indictment...
View ArticleAAA says Thanksgiving travel will drop this year/ ready
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- AAA expects Thanksgiving travel to decline slightly this year because some people still lack confidence in the economic recovery. "While the economy continues to...
View ArticleRI offers educational material on charter's 350th
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Secretary of State Ralph Mollis are set to unveil educational resources that they hope will help school students learn about...
View ArticleR.I. unemployment rate is now second-worst in nation
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island's unemployment rate of 9.2 percent is the second-worst in the country, behind only Nevada's 9.3 percent, according to the latest jobs data released Friday...
View ArticleRI officials urge educators to embrace lessons on colonial charter
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee and Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis celebrated the 350th anniversary of the arrival of Rhode Island's colonial charter Friday by urging educators...
View ArticleBrown University poll raised undisclosed questions about Latino population
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When Brown University released poll results on Providence voter attitudes towards their city and their mayor on Thursday, it did not disclose a cluster of...
View ArticleRI lawmaker: disclose where 'thrill killer' lives
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- There's more backlash from Rhode Island lawmakers about the early release of a man who served 13 years of a 35-year sentence for a murder a court called a barbaric...
View ArticleMass. chemist in drug lab scandal sentenced to 3 to 5 years in prison
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- A chemist at a Massachusetts drug lab accused of faking test results in criminal cases has been sentenced to three to five years in prison. Annie Dookhan, of Franklin,...
View ArticleWoonsocket police seek information on urn found in storage
By Donita NaylorWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Police are seeking help in locating the owners of an urn found in a local storage facility . The urn, silver in color and about 4 inches tall, has a bright flower...
View ArticlePhoto with Kennedy called 'Rhode Island Mount Rushmore'
By Donita NaylorU.S. Rep. John E. Fogarty gave this photo to former Pawtucket Police Chief Edward F. Parker, whose son, R.I. Traffic Tribunal Judge Edward C. Parker, gave a copy to The Providence...
View ArticleR.I. Attorney General Kilmartin offers tips for safe holiday shopping
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Attorney General's office offers some Black Friday and Cyber Monday tips "to ensure a merry and bright holiday season for family finances," Attorney...
View ArticleSt. Michael's unable to serve Thanksgiving dinner this year
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The people at St. Michael's parish will not serve a Thanksgiving Day dinner this year because of circumstances beyond their control. There will, however, be a Mass...
View ArticleDog-rescue organization 'adopts' Woonsocket Animal Shelter
By Donita NaylorWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A rescue for "pit bull-type dogs" has adopted the Woonsocket Animal Shelter as the recipient for its annual holiday drive. The shelter, at 9 Cumberland Hill Rd, will...
View ArticleBelcourt owner explains her role in solar-energy grant application
By Kate BramsonCarolyn Rafaelian, owner of Belcourt of Newport, signed a letter in August to state officials that seemingly contradicts her statement earlier this week that she didn't know a company...
View ArticleProvidence passenger dies in South Kingstown car crash
By Karen Lee ZinerSOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A 26-year-old Providence man was killed after a car he was riding in struck a light pole on Rte. 1 northbound opposite the South County Commons early Saturday...
View ArticleUpdate: Richmond police identify North Kingstown victim of fatal accident,...
By News staffRICHMOND, RI -- Police have identified Nicholas Gershkoff, 20, of North Kingstown, as the victim of a roll-over accident Friday evening on Hillsdale Road. Two other people in the vehicle...
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Early Thanksgiving dinner at Dorcas Institute
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Providence Journal photo / Karen Lee Ziner Naw Kan, a 7-year-old Burmese refugee, sits down to a Thanksgiving dinner at Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island in...
View ArticleDowntown Providence skating rink opens Wednesday
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE - Get out your Quilted Northern or other padding ready, because ice skating season for the Providence Rink at the Bank of America City Center begins Wednesday. The 4 p.m....
View ArticleWesterly DMV branch closed Friday
By Tatiana Pina WESTERLY, R.I. - - The Westerly branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles will be closed Friday. The Town of Westerly has notified the DMV that Town Hall, where the branch is located,...
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