Cloudy start, high of 47
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The day will start out mostly cloudy but the sky should turn partly sunny this afternoon, according to our weather partners at WPRI. The high temperature should reach...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Wind turbine proposal blows in from NY company
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The planned runway extension at T.F. Green Airport is likely stalled for a year or more now that the Warwick City Council has decided to challenge the Federal...
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Police: RI man's fake $100 bills had wrong face
By News staff Benjamin Franklin, left, a Founding Father, was an author, printer, postmaster, diplomat and inventor of the bifocal, among other things. Abraham Lincoln, right, was the 16th president of...
View ArticleEmboldened lawmakers in RI, Maine seek to decriminalize pot
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A marijuana advocacy group hopes to build on momentum from ballot votes in Colorado and Washington with new efforts to remove criminal penalties for marijuana use....
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Rhode Island Mall sold; new owners plan renovation, new jobs
By News staff Journal file photoShoppers might soon find their way back to the Rhode Island Mall as this woman did in 1998. WARWICK, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Mall has been sold for $38 million and the...
View ArticleCranston 'father-daughter' dance tonight at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet
By Maria ArmentalCRANSTON, R.I. -- A "father-daughter" dance for Cranston students will be held Thursday night -- a temporary reprieve for students caught in a legal spat over whether such events...
View ArticleStorm cleanup efforts underway in Westerly; volunteers, donations sought
By Maria ArmentalWESTERLY, R.I. -- AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps volunteers will clean up storm debris in Westerly Thursday and Friday, Serve Rhode Island Executive Director Bernie...
View ArticleRoad work on Aquidneck Island part of DOT's new traffic safety program
By Maria ArmentalNEWPORT, R.I. -- Designated bike lanes and "share-the-road" markings are being installed on Memorial Boulevard this week as part of a new program that aims to prioritize road work in...
View ArticleAfter Prudence Island raccoon tests postive for distemper, dog owners...
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dog owners are being urged to vaccinate dogs for rabies and canine distemper after a raccoon tested positive for distemper on Prudence Island. The state Department...
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New CEO at Deepwater Wind
By Alex KuffnerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Deepwater Wind, the Providence company planning two wind farms off the Rhode Island coast, has a new chief executive officer. JEFFREY GRYBOWSKI Jeffrey Grybowski has...
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Former ACI guard sentenced to 3 years for assaulting inmates
By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal file photoViveiros PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former corrections officer was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for assaulting inmates at the Adult Correctional...
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Misquamicut still digging out from Sandy despite nonstop cleanup efforts /...
By Donita Naylor The Providence Journal / Bob Breidenbach The cleanup continues in Westerly near Misquamicut State Beach as homeowners place debris created by superstorm Sandy along Atlantic Ave. for...
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Gallery: A history-themed 'Night at the Wax Museum' in Woonsocket
By Daryl Ann West The Providence Journal / Kris Craig Chris and Wendy Birch listen to Elizabeth Cady Stanton (played by 10th grader Emma Pereira) tell her story during Mount St. Charles' 6th Annual...
View ArticlePolice investigate overnight drive-by shooting and chase
By Maria ArmentalCRANSTON, R.I. -- The authorities are investigating an early morning drive-by shooting in Cranston and a police chase that ended in Providence, WPRI-Channel 12 reported. It's unclear...
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Gallery: Look at the Rhode Island Mall through the years
By Daryl Ann West Journal file photo An aerial view of the Midland Mall Shopping Center, which later became the Rhode Island Mall, before its grand opening in the fall of 1967. View a slideshow of the...
View ArticleRI state police cruiser struck after speeding car on Route 95 leads to chase
By Maria ArmentalWARWICK, R.I. -- It was around 2 a.m. when troopers on radar duty on Route 95 north clocked a car at 97 mph. They gave chase. The driver sped away, Lt. Eric C. LaRiviere said, racing...
View ArticleNewport mulls sticker law for noisy houses
By News staffNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- Newport is considering a type of scarlet letter for nuisance homes, party houses or residences causing neighborhood problems. The Newport Daily News reported that the...
View ArticleRI soldiers returning today from year in Afghanistan
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. (AP) -- The final group of soldiers on a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan to provide security for provincial reconstruction efforts is set to return Friday afternoon. Maj....
View ArticleEast Providence bridges to reopen Friday afternoon, ahead of schedule
By Maria ArmentalEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Ten Mile River bridges will reopen Friday afternoon -- a year ahead of schedule, the state Department of Transportation announced. The bridges, built in...
View ArticleCentral Falls gets another bond upgrade
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- There's more upbeat news for the state's poorest city, which just emerged from bankruptcy. Standard & Poor's Ratings Service has boosted the...
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