Wrestler Batista to compete in mixed martial arts
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Actor, wrestler and former bodybuilder David Bautista -- known by his World Wrestling Entertainment stage name, Batista -- will make his mixed martial arts debut...
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Maine police seek person seen on video running from R.I. burning car where 3...
By News staff AP Photo/Bangor Daily News, Gabor Degre Police investigate a vehicle with Rhode Island license plates that burned Monday in Bangor, Maine. After the fire was extinguished, three bodies...
View Article6 groups, including ACLU, against proposed curfew in Providence
By Gregory SmithPROVIDENCE, RI -- Six organizations, including the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, have written a letter to the City Council objecting to a councilman's...
View ArticleHouse on Smith Hill shot up for third time
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are investigating shots fired into a house in Smith Hill early Saturday morning. This was at least the third time that the house at 122 Bath St. has...
View ArticleGlocester man to speak at international conference on life of Pope John Paul I
By Richard C. DujardinGLOCESTER, R.I. -- A former member of the Foster-Glocester School Committee is being tapped to address an international conference on the life of Albino Luciani, who was Pope John...
View ArticleState Police warn against driving drunk as summer winds down
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- State and local police are stepping up patrols to keep the roads safe. It's part of a national campaign called "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" -- which is aimed...
View ArticlePower line replacement to delay traffic on I-95 in Attleboro Sunday
By News staffATTLEBORO, MASS. (WPRI) -- Drivers using Interstate 95 in Attleboro Sunday should expect delays as crews will reinstall power lines that were brought down Thursday by two tractor-trailer...
View ArticleJohnston police investigating assault
By News staffJOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Johnston police are investigating a serious assault that took place early Saturday morning. Major Michael Colucci said that the felony assault happened shortly...
View ArticleToday in RI history: No sign of missing Narragansett fishermen
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Relatives of Krystal Durkin, 25, of Cumberland, who was struck and killed while crossing a street in Woonsocket three days ago say her car had broken down and she...
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R.I.'s WaterFire shows support for jailed Russian band
By News staff AP Photos / John Nickerson, WaterFire Volunteer WaterFire firetenders from the group WaterFire wearing colored balaclavas pass two of the bonfires on the Providence rivers Saturday night....
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Three dozen leave URI with incentive; some already back working at college
By Katherine Gregg Providence Journal files / Connie Grosch ROBERT CAROTHERS PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A generous incentive set the stage for more than three dozen University of Rhode Island professors and...
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R.I. colleges turn to education to fight out-of-control drinking
By Donita Naylor Journal photo illustration / Kris Craig Some of the thousands of fake IDs confiscated by bartenders, bouncers and waitstaff, and turned in to the Newport police. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- To...
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More records will soon become public in R.I.
By Tracy Breton Journal files / Frieda Squires ROSANNA CAVANAGH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Come Sept. 1, Rhode Island will become a more transparent state -- at least on paper. Before adjourning in June, the...
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GM, Isuzu recall 258,000 SUVs to fix power windows; some sold in R.I.
By News staff AP Photo / General Motors Co., File This 2006 Chevy TrailBlazer SS sport utility vehicle is one of more than 258,000 SUVs General Motors and Isuzu are recalling because the window and...
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3 Maine residents identified in fire deaths in R.I.-tagged car
By News staff AP file Photo/WABI-TV, Mark Rediker The car where three bodies were found. BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Authorities say three Maine residents were the persons killed in a car-fire homicide case....
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Hinckley claim on Sen. Whitehouse's special interest...
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has been making headlines in the last month pushing for Senate passage of the DISCLOSE Act, which would -- with some exceptions --...
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Video: California runner first in R.I. Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
By Paul Davis The Providence Journal / Kris Craig Runners start the 2nd annual Rock 'n Roll Providence Half Marathon Sunday on Gaspee Street. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Just before he crossed the finish line,...
View ArticleWarwick man arrested on drunken-driving charge for second time in week
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.CRANSTON, R.I. -- Brian Fracassa knows the drill. The 44-year-old Warwick man was arrested by State Police just after 1 a.m. Sunday and charged with one count of driving under the...
View ArticleTwo arrested after Route 95 roadside altercation in Providence
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Police arrested two people Saturday after a man allegedly assaulted a woman at the side of Route 95 southbound, just before the Thurbers Avenue curve....
View ArticleIdentification pending in deadly Sunday fire at Newport motel; firefighter...
By Paul DavisNEWPORT, R.I. -- A motel resident died and a firefighter was injured during a Sunday morning fire at the Pineapple Inn at 372 Coddington Highway. Police said the fire happened shortly...
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