Brown student's backpack lock wins statewide business idea contest
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Brown University mechanical engineering student is this year's top winner of the annual statewide Elevator Pitch Contest for his backpack lock idea. David Emanuel,...
View ArticleC-SPAN filming series on Providence history and culture this week
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A C-SPAN production crew is filming here this week as part of series spotlighting the city's history and literary life. On Wednesday, it toured the State House...
View ArticleFAA gives preliminary OK to changes in crosswind runway project at T.F. Green...
By Paul Edward ParkerWARWICK, R.I. -- The Federal Aviation Administration has given preliminary approval to changes requested by T.F. Green Airport in a project to improve safety on the airport's...
View ArticleUS Attorney for RI: We grabbed $512 million-plus in prosecutions, suits
By Gregory SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday that his office gleaned more than $512 million in the latest fiscal year from forfeitures of assets by criminal and...
View ArticleBarrington teen is a finalist for national math contest
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, RI -- -Cassidy Laidlaw, a junior at Barrington High School, is one of 10 students nationwide selected to compete for $10,000 in the 2013 Who Wants to Be a Mathematician. The...
View Article5 great things to do this weekend
By Jenna Pelletier RISD Alumni Holiday Arts Sale More than 200 Rhode Island School of design alumni showcase and sell art including paintings, blown glass, ceramics, textiles and jewelry. Saturday from...
View ArticleNew England First Amendment Coalition to recognize private citizen,...
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A New England consortium working to protect First Amendment rights and advance the public's right to know plans to recognize a journalist and a member of the public...
View ArticleIt's a girl for Bundchen and Brady
By News staff Boston.com reports that Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, had a baby girl Wednesday night. They named her Vivian. It's the model's second child and Brady's third....
View ArticleTeen facing murder charges in triple homicide ordered held without bail
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE -- Calling it a "senseless" crime, a District Court judge ordered a 17-year-old boy to remain held without bail in last summer's murder of a young couple and their friend...
View ArticlePension hearing moved to a larger courtroom
By Tim BarmannFriday's hearing on the state pension reform case before Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter has been moved to a larger courtroom, according to a court spokesman. The hearing will be...
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Retired R.I. Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Weisberger dies
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, RI -- Retired state Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph R. Weisberger has died, according to Craig Berke, spokesman for the Rhode Island Judiciary. He was 92 and in the years...
View ArticleGasoline fall another 2 cents a gallon to $3.59 a gallon
By Tim BarmannGasoline prices continued their two-month slide, falling another 2 cents a gallon. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in Rhode Island was $3.59 a gallon on Friday, according...
View ArticleProvidence man indicted in Manton Heights murder
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man known on the street as "Bang Bang" has been indicted in the fatal shooting of a West Warwick man in the Manton Heights housing projects in May. Michael...
View ArticleProvidence man indicted in baby daughter's death
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man has been indicted in the beating death of his eight-week-old daughter. Christopher Jimenez, 26, of 123 Congress Ave., was arrested June 20, hours...
View ArticlePawtucket woman indicted in child molestation case
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Pawtucket woman accused of sexually assaulting two boys for five years has been indicted on more than a dozen charges. Kimberly A. Shaw, 39, of 60 Olive St.,...
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R.I. judge hears arguments on whether to dismiss pension lawsuit, declines to...
By Tom Mooney Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter hears from lawyer for the state John Tarantino about why she should recuse herself from the pension case....
View ArticleUnion lawyer says Judge Taft-Carter has not ordered negotiations in pension...
By Tom MooneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There may come a time when the two sides in the pension overhaul lawsuits sit down and negotiate but the judge in the case has not ordered the two sides to do so, said...
View ArticleFormer R.I. AG candidate Rainville accused of domestic assault
By Maria ArmentalA former R.I. attorney general candidate and lawyer for a local jewelry company faces charges of domestic simple assault and resisting arrest. Robert E. Rainville, 43, of East...
View ArticleCharlestown police charge pair in housebreaks
By Thomas J. Morgan CHARLESTOWN, R.I. - Town police have charged a man and a woman in connection with three breaks in October. Tylor Edwards, 21, of 36 Ross Hill Rd., Charlestown, and Alison M. Tedrow...
View ArticleSearch panel picks, but does not ID, candidate to replace Green Airport director
By Paul Edward ParkerWARWICK, R.I. -- A search committee has recommended a replacement for Kevin A. Dillon, who left as director of T.F. Green Airport in July to take a similar job at Connecticut's...
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