Cape Cod woman finds venomous spider in grapes
By News staffYARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A Cape Cod woman got an extra bonus with the bunch of grapes she bought from a local supermarket -- a black widow spider. Laurie Kaiser of Yarmouth said she been...
View ArticleGunfire in Cranston strikes apartment house, missing children
By Amanda MilkovitsCRANSTON, R.I. -- Someone opened fire on a multi-family house a few blocks from the police station early Friday morning -- just missing small children sleeping inside. The bullets...
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Reinvent RI: Minority communities growing rapidly as white population declines
By Paul Edward ParkerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After a century of representing a negligible percentage of Rhode Island's population, minority communities have surged in the last three decades, according to...
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RI GOP Chairman to step down at the end of his term
By Maria Armental Journal file photoMark Zaccaria, PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party said he intends to step down from the unpaid post at the end of his term in...
View ArticleHearing in Rhode Island's 38 Studios case set for Jan. 25
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lawyers involved in Rhode Island's lawsuit against the people who crafted the $75-million loan guarantee for now-failed videogame company 38 Studios agreed Friday...
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RI school commissioner Gist to return to work Nov. 26
By News staff Journal file photoDeborah Gist PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist plans to return to the office Nov. 26 following surgery to remove a brain tumor....
View ArticleConn. jobs lost as Hostess ends its business / Poll
By News staffSTRATFORD, Conn. (AP) -- About 200 jobs have been eliminated in Connecticut as Hostess Brands Inc. goes out of business, a local union official said Friday. D.I.Y. Twinkies Twinkie recipe...
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RI Catholic newspaper ad salesman testifies about misgivings on Caramadre's ad
By Katie Mulvaney Journal file photoCaramadre PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Wayne Powers told jurors he asked his superiors in October 2007 for the OK to run an advertisement offering $2,000 to terminally-ill...
View ArticleProvidence skating rink opens next week
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Bank of America City Center skating rink plans to open for the season at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, it was announced on Friday by the office of Mayor Angel Taveras....
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Langevin: After Petraeus hearing, difference between conflicting accounts of...
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureauWASHINGTON -- Former CIA chief David Petraeus repeated his expressions of apology and regret for his sex scandal to members of the House Intelligence Committee...
View ArticlePolice: Pawtucket ex-con had stolen gun in girlfriend's apartment despite...
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A local man with a criminal record spanning 30 years was arrested again Thursday when the Pawtucket police allegedly caught him with a stolen gun. Willie W....
View ArticleWarwick warehouse/store to close in wake of Hostess decision / Poll
By Paul GrimaldiWARWICK, R.I. -- The decision by Hostess Brands Inc. to end operations rather than deal with a continued strike also means the bakery company will close its warehouse/store in Warwick....
View ArticleMan sought in CVS robbery in Providence's Wanskuck neighborhood
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police are searching for a man who robbed a CVS store in the Wanskuck neighborhood Thursday night. A clerk at the CVS on 400 Admiral St. told...
View ArticleR.I. crowd welcomes 100 soldiers returning from Afghanistan
By Donita NaylorNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- About 250 people, some holding signs, babies, toddlers, and one holding a puppy, welcomed 100 soldiers returning from a year's deployment in Afghanistan. One...
View ArticleR.I. tax amnesty program matches 2006 total
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's tax amnesty program in 2012 has generated at least as much revenue for the state as 2006, the last year the program ran. Rhode Island's tax amnesty...
View ArticleJohnston firefighter declines porch hearing
By Thomas J. MorganJOHNSTON, R.I. - A Johnston firefighter accused of marijuana cultivation told town officials that he couldn't appear at a hearing on the status of his employment. So, on Friday...
View ArticleRepairs start Saturday on Block Island roads damaged by Sandy
By Pamela Reinsel CotterPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is getting to work on repairs to two Block Island roads badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Friday that the $3.1...
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Central Falls mayoral candidate gets money from California heavy hitters
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Two significant players in California politics have made campaign contributions to James A. Diossa, the Latino candidate for Central Falls mayor, who is...
View ArticleTime Lapse: Slush, horses, where in R.I. are we? When?
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog is a winter scene: Wear boots to buy produce or lead here -- where are we, when?. Hazard a guess in comments at the...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Salve Regina student faces charges in rabbit slaying
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Salve Regina student Nicolas A. Coyle, 19, accused of killing a rabbit with a hockey stick and using the body as a puck faces a felony charge of malicious killing...
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