New R.I. lawmakers headed to Brown U. after morning orientation at State House
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New Rhode Island lawmakers are getting their first taste of the State House on Monday, as they run through an all-day series of presentations and workshops...
View ArticleSuspected drunk driver in West Greenwich accused of causing 3 crashes,...
By Maria ArmentalWEST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A suspected drunk driver has been arrested on charges he fled the scene of two crashes Monday night before slamming into a gasoline pump. The driver, identified...
View ArticleRI Foundation gives $300,000 to four social service agencies
By Paul DavisPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Foundation Tuesday awarded $300,000 in emergency grants to four social service agencies. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Crossroads Rhode...
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Photo: The Dancing Cop moves traffic and himself in Providence
By News staff Journal photo/ Steve SzydlowskiReturning for the Christmas season, the Dancing Cop, Tony Lepore, busts a move Tuesday while directing traffic at the intersection of Dorrance and Weybosset...
View ArticleSupporters work the phones, streets in Central Falls mayoral election
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- State Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence dropped by the headquarters of mayoral candidate James A. Diossa today. She said that she will spend about eight hours...
View ArticleTop chefs join call for Hasbro to make gender-neutral Easy-Bake / Videos
By News staff McKenna Pope's YouTube appeal to Hasbro PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for R.I. toymaker Hasbro to make a gender-neutral...
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Providence officers rescue autistic girl, replace the iPad she uses to...
By Amanda Milkovits Providence Officer Mark DeCecco photo Sgt. Timothy McGann, left, a supervisor, and Officer John Reposa Jr., right, who with Officer Mark DeCecco (who took the photo) worked to...
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Funeral Wednesday for former R.I. Supreme Court Chief Justice Weisberger
By Tracy Breton PROVIDENCE, RI -- A funeral and concelebrated Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday morning for Rhode Island's former Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph R. Weisberger, who...
View ArticlePawtucket police investigating carjacking outside Post Office
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Pawtucket police are searching for a man who carjacked a local woman outside the downtown Post Office Monday afternoon. A 52-year-old woman had just gotten...
View ArticleCoast Guard introduces new warning device
By News staffNEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard is introducing use of a new warning device in Long Island Sound. Boaters who ignore instructions from the Coast Guard could find themselves on...
View ArticleDuo accused of stealing used frying oil from 2 N. Providence restaurants
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two men were arrested on felony larceny and conspiracy charges early Friday after being accused of stealing at least $2,600 in used frying oil from two...
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Crowd awaits results in Central Falls mayoral race after polls close
By News staff Providence Journal photo / W. Zachary Malinowski A big crowd at La Casona Restaurant in Central Falls awaits the results from the mayoral election. Get updates from Journal reporter Bill...
View ArticleDiossa becomes Central Falls' first Latino mayor, defeating Moran
By W. Zachary MalinowskiCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- James A. Diossa cruised to a convincing victory on Tuesday in the city's special mayoral election. Unofficial results had Diossa, 27, a city councilman,...
View ArticleNorth Providence police charge man with trying to strangle woman
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Anthony Ciresi, 29, of 170 Waterman Ave., was arrested on a charge of attempted strangulation Saturday after a woman said he shoved her to the floor of...
View ArticleProvidence police: One-man crime wave accused of five robberies
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A local one-man crime wave came to a sudden halt Saturday, moments after committing his fifth robbery in a month, according to the Providence police. Steven G....
View ArticleRI man injured in wrong-way crash on Rt. 95, Conn., that killed 3
By Maria ArmentalOLD LYME, Conn. -- A Warwick man traveling the wrong way on Route 95 in Connecticut crashed into an on-coming car, killing three women, the Connecticut State Police said. The crash...
View ArticleR.I. Supreme Court orders dismissal of ACLU suit against state's Truancy Court
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ordered that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Rhode Island's Truancy Court be dismissed. The Rhode Island chapter of...
View ArticleRI to get $648,000 in national settlement with Pfizer
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) 0- Rhode Island is getting nearly $648,000 under a national settlement with Pfizer, Inc., over allegations the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted two of its...
View ArticleDiossa widens Central Falls' victory margin with mail ballots
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE -- James A. Diossa, the mayor-elect in Central Falls, widened his margin of victory on Wednesday after officials at the state Board of Elections counted 414 mail...
View ArticleLocal hip-hop musician accused of assaulting Pawtucket girlfriend
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Providence man known locally as a rising hip-hop star is accused of choking his girlfriend during a fight at her apartment Tuesday afternoon. Abraham Orellana,...
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