Cranston, Warwick get total of $1.26 million for fire safety
By Tatiana PinaCranston and Warwick have received more than $1.26 million in federal grants to train fire fighters and paramedics and upgrade equipment. Warwick will receive $741,741 to buy six new...
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Forecast now calls for slightly higher snowfall totals Saturday
By Jack Perry WPRI imageExpected snow accumulation. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks like the region will see a little more snow than expected Saturday, according to our weather partners at WPRI. Rhode...
View ArticleCoalition offers free sterilization for cats in Central Falls
By Mike McKinneyThe Ocean State Animal Coalition is offering cat owners in Central Falls free sterilizations for their cats. "This is a really good offer and one that will end when the grant monies run...
View ArticleProvidence man shot during attempted robbery
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man walking to a bus stop in Silver Lake was shot during an attempted robbery Friday morning. At around 7:20 a.m., Providence officers found Orlando Sosa, 48,...
View ArticleCentral Falls police searching for armed bank robbers
By Amanda MilkovitsCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Two masked gunmen held up a downtown bank just after it opened Friday morning. The two men drew guns and demanded money from a teller at the Bank of America...
View ArticleR.I. launches Facebook page for smokers' stories about quitting
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Just in time for people making New Year's resolutions, the R.I. Department of Health has launched a Facebook page for people to share their stories about smoking and...
View ArticlePawtucket declares parking ban starting Saturday at noon
By Donita NaylorPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A 24-hour parking ban will begin at noon Saturday, the city announced in a news release Friday. The ban comes as the city is expecting 3 to 5 inches to fall Saturday...
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Jean Harris, who killed 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor, dies in Conn. at 89
By News staff AP photo Harris in 1993 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Jean Harris, the patrician girls' school headmistress who spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of her longtime lover, "Scarsdale...
View ArticleCharlestown police investigate hit-and-run of youth walking on Route 2
By Donita NaylorCHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- A 16-year-old walking to Rippy's convenience store on Route 2 at about 9:15 Thursday night was struck by a vehicle that didn't stop, he told the police. The youth...
View ArticleSnowstorm to breeze through R.I. starting Saturday, leaving 4-8 inches behind
By Donita NaylorAll of Rhode Island is included in a winter storm watch issued by the National Weather Service from Saturday morning through Sunday morning, an email from the Rhode Island Emergency...
View ArticleSenate OKs $60.4B in Sandy aid but bill's future uncertain in House
By Andrea PancieraWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion emergency spending aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy that had been backed by Senate Democrats. Democrats had...
View ArticleEast Providence owl injured after colliding with windshield
By Donita NaylorEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A young owl was injured Thursday evening when it hit the windshield of a car on Pawtucket Avenue near Waterman Avenue, a police lieutenant said Friday. The...
View ArticleBoy on scooter and backing car collide in East Providence
By Donita NaylorEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A woman backing out of her Algonquin Road driveway and an 8-year-old boy on a scooter collided at about 4:20 p.m. Friday, police Lt. Armen Garo said Friday...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Deepwater Wind claim on Block Island power rates True
By John HillPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence-based Deepwater Wind is planning to build a five-turbine wind farm in Rhode Island waters about three miles off the coast of Block Island. Read the PolitiFact...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Cleanup for Smithfield Superfund site announced
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The state announces a settlement in which groundwater will be cleaned up at the approximately 10-acre Davis liquid waste Superfund site in Smithfield. During the...
View ArticleCranston fire displaces six; no injuries
By Jennifer D. JordanCRANSTON, R.I. -- An early morning fire broke out in a house at 31 Pendleton St., said Cranston police, displacing six people. No one was injured, said Lt. Russell Henry. The Fire...
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5 great things to do in RI this weekend
By Jenna Pelletier Jensen Larson Photography Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove Favorite Disney characters including Cinderella, Peter Pan and Simba set sail for adventure. Saturday at 11 a.m., and 3 and 7...
View ArticleEarly morning car chase, crash in South Providence downs utility pole
By Jennifer D. JordanPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An early morning car chase with Providence police Saturday morning led to a car crash near Classical High School that took down a utility pole, said Lt. Dean...
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Providence Mayor Taveras gets married
By Bryan RourkeMayor Angel Taveras' office Mayor Angel Taveras and Farah Escamilla married Saturday. Below, the bride and groom dance at their reception. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor Angel Taveras married...
View ArticleMan, 73, dies in East Providence fire
By Bryan RourkeEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 73-year-old man died during a house fire Saturday morning in the Riverside section of the city. A passing motorist called in the fire at 116 Providence Ave.,...
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