Providencejournal.com stories are now on Google Currents
By Peter PhippsRhode Island news from providencejournal.com is now on Google Currents, a new platform for smart phones and tablets. To put Currents on your device, you'll first need to download the...
View ArticleR.I. film financier sues Iowa over unpaid film credits
By News staffDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A man who financed movie projects is suing the state for more than $4.5 million for failure to pay tax credits on four film projects. Anthony Gudas, of Rhode...
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Sailboat ornaments will represent R.I. on National Tree
By Donna McGarry For this year's National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, Rhode Island will be represented by 24 ornaments created and designed by Project Open Door's artist-in-residence Christina...
View ArticleFederal heating aid applications for R.I. being mailed month late
By Barbara PolichettiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 30,000 Rhode Islanders who rely on federal funding for heating fuel assistance have yet to receive their applications this year due to a computer...
View ArticleInvestigators, medical examiner probe Wyatt inmate's death
By Mike McKinneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island State Police, U.S. marshals and the medical examiner will investigate the death of an inmate at Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, but the...
View ArticleChafee heads to Washington for governors' summit
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee is headed to Washington on Wednesday to speak at the National Governors Association's National Summit on State Government Redesign. Chafee...
View ArticleR.I. official: New York Times wrong on sales-tax exemption for groceries
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. --The New York Times, in a series this week analyzing state business tax breaks nationally, wrongly includes Rhode Island's sales-tax exemption on groceries, says the...
View ArticleR.I. Jewish, Christian and Muslim clergy call for 'permanent peace' in Gaza,...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the rocket attacks between Israel and Gaza fresh on their minds, an imam, a minister and a rabbi stood in the shadow of Roger Williams at Prospect Terrace...
View ArticleWesterly to hold 'Bring Back the Beach Weekend'
By Andy SmithWESTERLY, R.I. -- A benefit to help Westerly businesses damaged by superstorm Sandy is scheduled for Dec. 7-9. The "Bring Back the Beach Weekend" will support the Jump Start Small Business...
View ArticleRI man charged in Mass. bank robbery
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Rhode Island man has confessed to bank robberies in Massachusetts after authorities identified him by his missing fingers. U.S. Attorney...
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Photo: On the trail of America's French allies, 230 years later
By News staff Providence Journal photo / Sandor Bodo Michael Fitzgerald, in front, a curator/educator at the Jabez Smith House in Groton, Conn., was among the "re-enactors" who marched Monday near a...
View ArticleBig turnout to oppose tolls on new Sakonnet River Bridge
By Bruce LandisPORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- Crowding the auditorium at Portsmouth High School, hundreds turned out Monday night to oppose the imposition of tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Larry...
View ArticleLangevin joins push for adopting UN treaty on disabilities
By Richard C. DujardinWASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. James Langevin is backing a push for the adoption of a new international treaty that he says will make it easier for people with disabilities to move about...
View ArticleTeen testifies at bail hearing in triple homicide
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, RI -- A 17-year-old witness testified at a bail hearing Monday that on the night of July 30 of this year he saw two teenagers from his neighborhood running from the house...
View ArticleLarge turnout opposes Sakonnet River Bridge tolls
By Bruce LandisPORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- Crowding the auditorium at Portsmouth High School, hundreds turned out Monday night to oppose the imposition of tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Larry...
View ArticleRuling: Driver in bridge crash died of head injuries
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Paul L. Matthews, 63, of Barrington, who police said became distracted and caused a head-on collision Saturday on the Mount Hope Bridge in Portsmouth, died of...
View ArticleVideo: Bristol students really excited at Patriots players''Play 60' visit
By maria caporizzo Providence Journal video by Kathy Borchers BRISTOL, R.I. -- New England Patriots players Ron Brace, Stephen Gostkowski, Zoltan Mesko and Matthew Slater visited Rockwell Elementary...
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Two more key endorsements for leading Central Falls mayoral candidate
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has joined Sen. Jack Reed in endorsing James A. Diossa, the young Central Falls city councilman who is running for mayor in...
View ArticleAttleboro man wins $40,000 in lottery
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An Attleboro man missed the top prize of $587.5 million in last week's Powerball drawing, but he did claim $40,000 in winnings. A spokeswoman for the Rhode Island...
View ArticleRoger Williams University partners with Newport yachting school
By Linda BorgBRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams University and the International Yachting Restoration School have joined forces to allow IYRS graduates to earn credits toward degree programs at Roger...
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