Obama uncle in Massachusetts wins new deportation hearing
By News staffBOSTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's uncle in Massachusetts is getting a new deportation hearing. Onyango Obama is from Kenya but has lived in the U.S. for many years. He was ordered by...
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Woonsocket man, 61, subject of Silver Alert, found dead in river
By Donita Naylor Courtesy Woonsocket Police Andre Genereaux WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Police acting on a Silver Alert to search for a 61-year-old man Tuesday found his body in the Blackstone River at River...
View ArticleProposed Sakonnet bridge tolls could hurt business, some argue
By Bruce LandisThe most vehement arguments against tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge are coming from businessmen and their supporters, who envision out-of-state customers evaporating from their...
View ArticleRI human services chief Costantino wants to move from state-owned Cranston...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee's Secretary of Health and Human Services Steven Costantino wants to relocate his 250-person staff from the Cranston state government complex to...
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Photo: Fire damages 2-family home in Central Falls
By News staff Journal photo/ Mary MurphyFirefighters extinguished a fire in a two-family home at 184 Cottage Street, Central Falls, Tuesday morning. CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Fire officials are...
View Article2 top RI labor leaders exit governor's office, say little about meeting
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two of the state's top labor leaders exited Governor Chafee's office shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, quickly walked down a flight of stairs and left the State House....
View ArticleRI Treasurer Raimondo: State has 'strong' case in pension lawsuit
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On a night when top union leaders were seen leaving the governor's office, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo urged against private negotiations to settle the lawsuit...
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Full house in Tiverton for 2nd workshop on proposed Sakonnet River Bridge tolls
By Donita Naylor Providence Journal photo / Donita Naylor Randy Martin of Portsmouth protests outside of the hearing Tuesday at Tiverton High School, where the 500-seat auditorium was packed. Toll...
View ArticleNorth Providence man shoots himself in chin, charged with carrying a firearm...
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ronald Pacheco, 24, of 16 Langsberries Ave., was charged with carrying a pistol while intoxicated Sunday night after he arrived at Fatima Hospital with a...
View ArticleAlleged hit-and-run driver, pursued by victim, apprehended in North Providence
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An alleged hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of a rear-end collision at Route 146 and Mineral Spring Avenue was charged with driving under the...
View ArticleUpdate: Injuries of child hit by car in Pawtucket not serious, police say
By Donita NaylorPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Police have returned from investigating an accident in the area of 368 Cottage St., near George Bennett Highway, that sent a child to the hospital Wednesday evening,...
View ArticleObama: 400,000 RI families would see tax increases if Bush tax cuts expire
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- President Obama's administration says 400,000 Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase if the U.S. House of Representatives fails to...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules claim by GOP Chairman Zaccaria on number of public...
By John HillPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mark Zaccaria, the outgoing chairman of Rhode Island's Republican Party, was on WJAR-Channel 10's "News Conference" program recently, commenting on the November...
View ArticleGift drive ends Saturday for 350 R.I. National Guard members stationed overseas
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Operation Holiday Cheer, the annual collection drive for the 350 Rhode Island National Guard members stationed overseas, will finish up with a final collection and...
View ArticleToday in RI history: A baby on the way for former Congressman Kennedy
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Patrick and Amy Petitgout Kennedy announce they are expecting a baby in April. The former Rhode Island congressman and the New Jersey schoolteacher, who were...
View ArticleNewport man killed; man charged with murder
By Maria ArmentalNEWPORT, R.I. -- A Newport man was killed and a second man arrested in connection to an altercation Wednesday night. The police were called to 53 1/2 Gould St., Apt. B, at 11:12 p.m....
View ArticleRI trucker charged in Fall River death
By News staffFALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Rhode Island man has been charged with motor vehicle homicide for allegedly causing the death of a Fall River city worker who fell out of a bucket truck while...
View ArticleDowntown Pawtucket exit reopened off Route 95
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Motorists will again have easier access to downtown Pawtucket off Interstate 95 after crews were able to open up a temporary ramp to a highway exit earlier than...
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Pawtucket youths charged with robbery attempts in Central Falls
By Maria Armental Central Falls Police DepartmentXzabia L. Perez, 18. CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Two Pawtucket youths have been arrested on attempted robbery charges in Central Falls, the police said....
View ArticlePolice awaiting autopsy results in deaths of couple found in Pawtucket apartment
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police are awaiting the autopsy results in the deaths of a couple found inside their loft apartment in a downtown complex at 125 Goff Ave. Wednesday afternoon....
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