RI Gov. Chafee: France trip helped ties with company
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Governor Chafee says his recent trip to France helped relations with a software company that employs about 350 workers in Rhode Island. Chafee returned to the...
View ArticleR.I. judge orders return of Mr. Big, a prize-winning Norfolk terrier
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mr. Big's show days might be over, but the 10-year-old prize winning Norfolk terrier is of great value to the two people who know him best. And Judge Judith Savage...
View ArticleAttempted robbery of gambler leads to 2 arrests in Lincoln
By Amanda MilkovitsLINCOLN, R.I. -- Two young men sleeping in a parked car at the Twin River Casino were arrested Saturday morning after one of them tried to rob a 74-year-old woman walking inside to...
View ArticleGunman holds up liquor store in Lincoln
By Amanda MilkovitsLINCOLN, R.I. -- A masked man held up a liquor store in Manville late Saturday night, stealing money, vodka and cigarettes. The 60-year-old owner of the One Stop Liquor store, at 97...
View ArticleR.I. Gov. Chafee still considers big State House fir a 'holiday tree'
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee says the tree lighting ceremony will take place at the State House again this year because "this should be a happy time of year and I want to make...
View ArticleProvidence County Grand Jury indicts 3 in May 31 armed robbery
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A May 31 armed robbery in Providence has resulted in Providence County Grand Jury indictments of three people on Wednesday. Each is charged with first-degree...
View ArticleNew England states protest grid operator's budget
By News staffHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- State attorneys general, regulators and consumer advocates in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island said Wednesday a proposed budget requested by New...
View ArticleStarting Saturday, don't go in the woods without wearing hunter orange
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Shotgun deer season starts Saturday, and that means anyone in the woods, especially in state management areas, must wear at least a hat and vest of daylight...
View ArticleFloor, ceiling, roof repairs turn State House into construction zone
By Katherine GreggProvidence, R.I -- Two unrelated repair projects have turned the top floor of the State House into a construction zone. RI State House: a construction zone Part I...
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Photos: Old South Kingstown cottages being razed after Sandy damage
By News staff Providence Journal photos / Steve Szydlowski Three Victorian houses on Browning Beach in South Kingstown -- each more than 100 years old -- were so badly damaged by superstorm Sandy that...
View ArticleFormer Central Falls mayor endorses former police chief in mayoral race
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Former Mayor Thomas Lazieh has endorsed Joseph P. Moran III in next month's special election that will determine who will run the city next year. Lazieh,...
View ArticleCranston man accused of rape, domestic assault
By Amanda MilkovitsCRANSTON, R.I. -- A man with a history of domestic violence against one woman is now accused of sexual assaulting and beating another. Johan Machuca, 27, of 56 Waterman Ave., is...
View ArticleVandals cut gas line, forcing evacuations in Pawtucket
By Tatiana PinaPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Firefighters evacuated neighbors and a business near 1077 Main St. after neighbor's reported smelling gas coming from the empty building, according to the fire chief....
View ArticleCCRI honors 3 for their contributions to state
By Barbara PolichettiCRANSTON, R.I. -- Continuing its five-year tradition of citing public and private leaders who have had a positive impact on the state, the Community College of Rhode Island will...
View ArticleDamages in R.I. still mounting one month after Sandy
By Richard SalitOn the eve of the one-month anniversary of Sandy, federal and local officials are still tallying the damage caused in Rhode Island by the ex-hurricane that sideswiped New England. The...
View ArticleLandmark lays off 22 more workers as patient volume drops
By Felice FreyerWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Landmark Medical Center on Wednesday laid off 22 employees after patient volume dropped in recent weeks. Spokesman Bill Fischer said that the hospital has seen a...
View ArticleAlleged shooting victim takes the stand
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gary Ellerbe described Wednesday growing suspicious this spring about his live-in girlfriend's dealings with a man he knew as "Beeper". "What's going on? You can...
View ArticleState shuts down two elevators in Warwick, Providence for compliance violations
By Donita NaylorCRANSTON, R.I. -- The state has shut down two private elevators after repeated requests for their owners to fix violations. The elevators are at 55 Bradford St., Providence and 641 Bald...
View ArticleNorth Providence man charged with domestic assault
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 25-year-old local man was arrested on charges of domestic assault and felony breaking and entering Saturday after he allegedly forced his way into a...
View ArticleTranscript: Live chat from Cranston East-Hendricken football semifinals
By Corey Bourassa Division I semifinals: Cranston East at Hendricken
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