Six National Guardsmen returning from Kuwait
By Maria ArmentalCRANSTON, R.I. -- Six National Guardsmen are scheduled to return home Wednesday after a 9-month deployment to Kuwait. The six -- part of Detachment 23, Operation Support Aviation...
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RI DOT director elected president of national transportation group
By Maria Armental Journal file photoMichael Lewis PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state's top transportation official has been elected head of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation...
View ArticleFormer Chariho assistant soccer coach pleads guilty to child pornography...
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 52-year-old Richmond man who is accused of receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Providence. In...
View ArticleSome clouds, hazy sun, high of 53
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The comfortable weather continues on this Wednesday and through Thanksgiving. Another "dry and seasonable" day is in store with a blend of clouds and hazy sun,...
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East Providence man to be arraigned in Christmas killing of estranged girlfriend
By News staff Journal file photoGrundy PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An East Providence man who is charged with murdering his estranged girlfriend on Christmas Day 2010 is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday in...
View ArticleConn., RI artists tell their stories about Sandy
By News staffWESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- Artists are about to show their view of the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. The Westerly Sun reports that the show, called "Sandy and its Aftermath," will highlight...
View ArticleRI officials urge safe holiday driving
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island officials are urging motorists to drive safely as millions of Americans hit the roads for Thanksgiving. Police throughout the state have stepped up...
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Exotic antelope still on the loose
By Maria Armental Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management A 500-pound nilgai antelope escaped Tuesday in a rural section of Hopkinton. Health officials have alerted the public to not hunt...
View ArticleSweeping review of R.I.'s state personnel system expected soon
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Soon after Thanksgiving, Governor Chafee's director of administration, Richard A. Licht, will brief legislative leaders on the recommendations produced by a...
View ArticleInput sought from RI commercial fishermen on fish stock
By Bryan RourkeWOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Commercial fishermen are encouraged to contribute their comments as the government prepares to make its stock assessment of white hake. The Population Dynamics...
View ArticleVolunteers, cash donations needed in post-Sandy cleanup efforts
By Maria Armental WESTERLY, R.I. -- Volunteers and cash donations are needed to help clean a roughly half-a-mile section along Winnepaug Pond, where hazardous materials were discovered among other...
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Fire that damaged Woonsocket church ruled accidental
By Tatiana Pina Journal photo/ Steve SzydlowskiFirefighters check damage and clean up after a fire at St. Michael's Church. WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Leftover coal and ashes from an incense burner placed in...
View ArticleProvidence elementary school teachers vote to apply to become district...
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The teachers at Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School have overwhelming approved going forward with an application to become a district charter school. The faculty voted...
View ArticleRI DCYF confirms appointment of new Training School chief
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Joseph C. Cardin has been named the new superintendent of the Rhode Island Training School, a position he held in the early-1980's and resigned. Confirming the...
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R.I. Education Commissioner Gist returns to work after brain surgery / Photo
By Jennifer D. Jordan Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist is back at her job, returning to the state Department of Education after a...
View ArticleAlmost time for high school football Thanksgiving games
By Journal StaffCan't talk turkey without talking football. In a few hours, the annual Thanksgiving high school football games begin around our region. Several games are scheduled for Wednesday night,...
View ArticleSuspect in East Coast rapes again set to plead
By News staffMANASSAS, Va. (AP) -- The suspect in a series of rapes and sexual assaults along the East Coast over the last 15 years is again scheduled to plead guilty. A second plea hearing has been...
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R.I. state vet: Owner of escaped antelope had no permit
By News staff RI Department of Environmental Management HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island environmental officials say the owner of an exotic antelope that escaped from a private collection in...
View ArticleProvidence company offering medical-marijuana health assessments ordered to...
By Felice FreyerThe state Health Department on Wednesday ordered a Providence company that was offering medical-marijuana "health assessments" to cease operations because it was not licensed. 11th...
View ArticleDEM to clean up Coventry lakes
By Thomas J. MorganCOVENTRY, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management has told Coventry that a long awaited environmental cleanup of the bottoms of several bodies of water will begin...
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