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From Scrooge to Santa, lots of holiday entertainment
By Features staff Performances to put you in the holiday spirit: "A Christmas Carol," at right, at Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St., Providence. Shows are Sunday, noon and 5 p.m. Tickets are $36 to $70;...
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5 great things to do in RI this weekend
By Jenna Pelletier "The Nutcracker" Festival Ballet presents the classic tale of Clara and her Nutcracker prince. Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 p.m. $23-$85. Providence Performing Arts...
View ArticleOcean Beauty recalls 2 types of smoked salmon distributed in RI
By News staffSEATTLE (AP) -- Ocean Beauty Seafoods has announced a precautionary recall of two cold-smoked salmon products because of possible Listeria contamination. The products were distributed in...
View ArticleR.I. reaction: In talking to children about the Conn. mass shooting, key is...
By Richard C. DujardinThe news was in, and it was horrific. Twenty elementary school children dead and six adults killed in a shooting in a Connecticut school. In the face of such tragedies, what...
View ArticleFormer youth coach, school worker accused of child molestation
By News staffBRISTOL, R.I. -- A 55-year-old Warren man who is accused of two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation was arrested Thursday following a...
View ArticleHusband, wife charged with driving under the influence in separate state...
By Randal EdgarLINCOLN, R.I. -- First the wife was arrested, and then the husband, while he was on his way to the state police barracks to pick her up. The charge in both cases: driving under the...
View ArticleBig East Catholic schools announce withdrawal
By Kevin McNamaraPROVIDENCE - The seven Catholic schools that have established their athletic reputations in the Big East Conference have decided to walk down a different path. The group announced...
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Clues sought into motive of Conn. school gunman
By News staff AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Volunteer firefighters carry flowers past their firetruck before placing them at a makeshift memorial near the Sandy Hook Elementary school Saturday, in Newtown,...
View ArticleMix of snow, rain expected Sunday
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Today's cold temperatures will extend into the evening with lows in the mid to upper 20s, according to our weather partners at WPRI. A wet Sunday is in store, with a...
View ArticleTrooper wins top Army National Guard honor
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.State Police Trooper Brian J. McGuire, who is also a member of the Rhode Island Army National Guard, has been named the Guard's "Soldier of the Year" for 2012. He was one of six...
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Politifact R.I. rules Obama claim on potential tax hike for Rhode Island...
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If the fiscal cliff talks don't come to a resolution by Jan. 1, people will have to start paying more in taxes because the Bush tax cuts will no longer be in...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Airplane slides off Green runway after snowfall
By Thomas J. MorganOn Dec. 16, 2011 A year ago today: A cat that lived in the area of Birch Road in Smithfield dies of rabies. At least 20 people and a dog may have been exposed to the cat. Eleven...
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Reinvent RI: Maintaining state's transportation infrastructure as repair,...
By Bruce Landis The Providence Journal / Steve Szydlowski Traffic moves under the Providence Viaduct ,south over Promenade and behind Providence Place Mall. See the photo gallery. PROVIDENCE, R.I. --...
View ArticlePolice break up disturbance at Club Roots in Providence
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Some 20 police officers, including two mounted units, broke up a disturbance at Club Roots early Sunday and arrested a club manager on a weapons charge. According to...
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Bristol man inherits the love of being Santa / Photo Gallery
By Jenna Pelletier The Providence Journal / Glenn Osmundson Michael Rielly, prepares to do his thing on the Blackstone Valley Polar Express. He was filling in for the regular Santa who was out ill. See...
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Human rights write-a-thon draws crowd to Unitarian church
By G. Wayne Miller The Providence Journal/ Kathy Borchers Guest speaker Samy Ndayisaba, of Providence, originally from eastern Congo, lights the ceremonial Amnesty International Candle of Hope before...
View ArticleUpdate: Cox says primary and back-up system failures causing email outages;...
By G. Wayne MillerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Customers were angered on Sunday as Cox Communications labored to restore a weekend-long email outage affecting accounts in Rhode Island and other parts of the...
View ArticlePower outage hits Woonsocket
By Richard SalitWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A power outage that initially affected 2,900 customers has almost been fully restored, according to National Grid. The outage occurred at 2:30 p.m. when someone on...
View ArticleShots fired at South Providence man days after shots fired into his home
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three days after someone fired bullets into his apartment house, a South Providence man was shot at while sitting in his vehicle. Justin Hernandez, 19, of 25...
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R.I. Senate president says Judiciary Committee will vote on same-sex marriage...
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- She's making no promises on the eventual outcome, but Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed said Monday that should the House pass a bill to legalize same-sex...
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