Police search Cranston East for reported gun
By Amanda MilkovitsCRANSTON, R.I. -- The Cranston police investigated a report of a gun at Cranston High School East on Monday, after a student reported hearing others talk about a gun. Col. Marco...
View ArticleRI panel to revisit possible parole of 'thrill-killer' Brissette in January
By Mike McKinneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Parole Board decided Monday that Alfred Brissette, who has served 13 years out of a 35-year prison term for murder, will not be paroled this month, with...
View ArticleSelection of new R.I. airport director at T.F. Green on hold
By Paul Edward ParkerWARWICK, R.I. -- Officials at T.F. Green Airport, who had hoped to select a new airport director at a board meeting Wednesday, said that will not happen. "We have not come to any...
View ArticleIn R.I., home visits helps at-risk children and their mothers
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 200 people gathered in a ballroom at The Marriott Providence Monday to hear experts in the field of child and maternal health talk about the importance of Rhode...
View ArticleHasbro says gender-neutral Easy-Bake on the way
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one...
View ArticleR.I. House Speaker Fox says reexamination of RI gun laws is 'a high priority'
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling the massacre in Newtown, Conn. "a tragic wake-up call for our state and our nation,' House Speaker Gordon D. Fox on Monday promised a close look at Rhode...
View ArticleCranston teen caught with gun in Providence's West End
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 16-year-old Cranston boy was arrested early Saturday after Providence police found a loaded handgun under his seat in a car. Just before 2:30 a.m., Sgt. Robert...
View ArticleVideo: Who meets the first Monday after the second Wednesday?
By News staff Meeting on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, the Electoral College for the State of Rhode Island cast four votes for Barack Obama. Secretary of State A. Ralph...
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Actor Baldwin hasn't forgotten Central Falls library
By W. Zachary Malinowski AP photo Alec Baldwin CENTRAL FALLS -- Actor Alec Baldwin hasn't forgot about the Adams Memorial Library. Jerauld Adams, president of the Adams Trust, said that the New...
View ArticleKilmartin, urging restraint, discloses support for assault- weapons ban
By Mark ReynoldsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin expressed his support for a ban on assault weapons Monday but also urged Rhode Island's lawmakers to hold off on any...
View ArticleWarwick now locking front doors of elementary schools
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- As local parents worry about the safety of their children in the wake of the Connecticut tragedy, the Warwick school district is beefing up security by requiring...
View ArticleTreas. Raimondo says reducing violence needs to be 'a priority'
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Gen. Treasurer Gina Raimondo on Monday lauded her fellow state leaders -- including the the governor and attorney general -- for starting an "important...
View ArticleCompany says D'Artagnan salami was unrefrigerated, not improperly processed
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- D'Artagnan salami, which was mentioned in a blog post Friday about Farmstead Inc. voluntarily recalling some of its products, was not recalled because it was...
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Arbitrator: Beauty contestant defamed pageant, owes $5 million
By Pamela Reinsel CotterNEW YORK (AP) -- A beauty queen who claimed this year's Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization $5 million for defamation. AP photo Current...
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Photo: Newport doorway decoration winner's irresistible holiday flavor
By maria caporizzo Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires Patsy Robertson and her award-winning door decorations, at 41 William St. in Newport. NEWPORT, R.I. -- Patsy Robertson's holiday decorations...
View ArticlePolice: Gun stolen from Cranston restaurant traded to Providence drug dealer
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE -- The police say that a gun stolen from a popular Cranston restaurant was traded to a Providence drug dealer nicknamed Fats. Steven Medieros, 33, a cook at Marchetti's,...
View ArticleAdvocates hold vigil, seeking driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
By Karen Lee ZinerPROVIDENCE, RI -- Twenty people from immigrant advocacy groups held a State House vigil Tuesday to push for driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. The demonstrators said...
View ArticleJudge: Filipina maid's testimony against UAE officer in E. Greenwich 'highly...
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said he found "highly credible" a Filipina housekeeper's testimony that her United Arab Emirates boss made her work endless...
View ArticleObama, Chafee order flags lowered in memory of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- President Obama has ordered all U.S. flags around the world lowered in memory of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii until sunset of the day he is laid to rest....
View Article2 R.I. doctors disciplined for decisions that led to patient deaths
By Felice FreyerRhode Island has reprimanded and placed on 5-year probation two physicians who failed to identify serious problems that led to two patients' deaths. In 2008, Dr. Rita S. Kurl, 58, a...
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