Call these federal numbers to report election fraud or abuse
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Federal authorities have provided three numbers for reporting election fraud or voting rights abuses during Tuesday's election. It is illegal to intimidate or bribe...
View ArticleHealth Department reports 3rd fungal meningitis case in Rhode Island
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE -- The state Health Department has identified a third Rhode Island case linked to the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak. A Warwick man in his 50s who received a...
View ArticleElection Day RI: How and where to cast your vote, get results
By News staffRhode Islanders will vote for candidates for federal, state and local offices in Tuesday's election. They will also vote on seven statewide ballot questions and, in many communities, local...
View ArticleBishop Tobin to celebrate a 'Prayer for the Nation' Mass at noon
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will celebrate a 'Prayer for the Nation' Mass at noon Tuesday at the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul. The...
View ArticleRoute 195 Commission OKs bond sale, then fires its lawyer
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission voted Monday night to proceed with its role in a $42-million bond sale to buy former highway land without considering...
View ArticleCatholic diocese to help Sandy victims
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced Wednesday that it has invited parishes to participate in a special second collection to benefit storm victims...
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Former combat pilot McSally of R.I. in Arizona recount for U.S. House seat
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureauWASHINGTON --Warwick native and former Air Force Col. Martha McSally just might become Congresswoman McSally, Republican of Arizona. MARTHA McSALLY McSally held...
View ArticleR.I. elections panel quits counting mail ballots for the day
By Paul Edward ParkerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Board of Elections has ended its drive to count all mail ballots by the close of business Wednesday. Instead, the panel will resume the count...
View ArticleRI officials working on health-care system overhaul heartened by Obama...
By Felice FreyerLeaders of Rhode Island's efforts to overhaul the health-care system said Wednesday that the reelection of President Obama will speed their plans. Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts, who...
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Photo: GOP's Doherty at lunch, day after RI's 1st District defeat
By News staff Providence Journal / Andrew Dickerman A day after losing the 1st Congressional District race to incumbent Democrat David Cicilline, Republican Brendan P. Doherty has lunch with his...
View ArticleR.I. Health Dept. cancels 3 boil-water advisories
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health has lifted the cautionary boil-water advisories issued last week after Hurricane Sandy to the following three water systems: •...
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Reports of snow around Rhode Island; add yours
By Pamela Reinsel CotterWednesday's northeaster is bringing snow in portions of Rhode Island, along with the high winds expected from the storm. Asked to give snow reports on Twitter, several readers...
View ArticleWarwick council race pending mail ballot count
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- One race in Warwick remains undecided as mail ballots will determine whether incumbent Republican Ward 1 Councilman Steven Colantuono will fend off a challenge...
View ArticleR.I. Senate Democrats call caucus to choose 2013-14 leadership team
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senate Democratic leaders have called an open caucus at the State House on Thursday to elect a majority leader, and endorse "a candidate'' for Senate president....
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Man indicted in Christmas Day murder of an East Providence mother
By Amanda Milkovits GRUNDY PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An East Providence man was indicted in the murder of his estranged girlfriend on Christmas Day 2010, leaving her twin infant daughters crying in their...
View ArticleProvidence fire union president disputes city's reasons for gap in school...
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R. I. -- The firefighter union president is taking issue with the city's explanation for missed fire inspections at its schools. "I can understand if a school slipped...
View ArticleSuspect to plead guilty in East Coast Rapist case
By News staffLEESBURG, Va. (AP) - A Connecticut man is scheduled to enter a guilty plea in a 2001 rape in northern Virginia that police linked to an attacker dubbed the East Coast Rapist. Loudoun...
View ArticlePawtucket man sought in mid-morning shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET -- The Pawtucket police are searching for a 19-year-old man accused of shooting a Providence man during a fight on Weeden Street mid-morning on Tuesday. Marcus Lopes and...
View ArticleProvidence Journal lays off 23 full-time employees
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Journal Co. laid off 23 full-time workers Wednesday as part of a cost-cutting effort, including 16 members of the Providence Newspaper Guild and 7...
View ArticleStorm causing slick roads, power outages
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Taunton Wednesday evening urged drivers to use caution as the combination of snow and rain made for slippery...
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