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Snow expected after midnight
By Jack Perry WPRI imageProjected snowfall map. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for northern and western Rhode Island, where several inches of snow may accumulate...
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Licht stopped by Mass. State Police for erratic driving, released after...
By Mike StantonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Richard A. Licht, Governor Chafee's director of administration, was taken into custody for suspicion of drunk driving by the Massachusetts State Police last week,...
View ArticleRaynham track owner applies for Massachusetts slots license
By Paul GrimaldiThe owner of the Raynham Park simulcast racing center has applied for a slots parlor gambling license being offered Massachusetts. George Carney told The Journal moments ago that his...
View ArticleProvidence police investigating home invasion
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police are searching for three men who broke into a house in Elmhurst, tied up the resident, and robbed him early Tuesday. Berndt Anderson, 63, was...
View ArticleProvidence man spurns plea bargain in fatal fight
By Gregory SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man whose punch sent another man over a porch railing to his death declined a plea bargain Tuesday in which he would have had to accept two years' imprisonment for...
View ArticleR.I. Assembly panel starts hearing on bill allowing gay marriage
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Judiciary Committee has opened its hearing on this year's version of legislation allowing gay couples to marry in Rhode Island, with Governor Chafee...
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Nearly 200 opponents of gay marriage rally at R.I. State House
By Philip Marcelo Providence Journal photo / Philip Marcelo R.I. Sen. Harold Metts of Providence speaks at the rally in the rotunda Tuesday afternoon. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Opponents of gay marriage are...
View ArticleProvidence man accused of robbing college student
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The man in the puffy jacket near Crossroads Rhode Island asked the college student for a cigarette around midnight Monday -- and then slammed him to the ground....
View ArticleRaccoon that bit a person, 2 dogs still at large in North Kingstown
By Donita NaylorNORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A raccoon that could be rabid and is still at large bit one person and two dogs Monday evening on Heritage Road, officials at the R.I. Department of...
View ArticleR.I. Assembly committee into third hour of testimony on gay marriage
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Judiciary Committee hearing on this year's version of legislation allowing for gay marriage in Rhode Island is entering its third hour of testimony. The...
View ArticleHearing on same-sex marriage bill ends
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A hearing on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island ended at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday, more than six hours after it began. The bill, sponsored by Rep....
View ArticlePawtucket girl, 16, slashed in fight
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A 16-year-old girl was slashed deep across her face in a fight with another young woman outside a liquor store Tuesday night. The girl, who was not identified, was...
View ArticlePatriots fans warned of possible ticket scams
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's attorney general is warning New England Patriots fans about possible ticket scams. Peter Kilmartin said Wednesday that scam artists will try to take...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Langevin lauds Obama's proposals to curb gun violence
By Paul DavisU.S. Rep. James R. Langevin Monday applauded President Barack Obama's proposals to curb gun violence. "While the accident that nearly took my life reminds me that we cannot prevent every...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Cicilline calls Obama's plan to curb gun violence bold, necessary
By Paul DavisU.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline Monday called President Barack Obama's actions to curb gun violence a bold and needed move The actions "will help to enhance the federal background check...
View ArticleJudge orders mediation in Central Falls receivership dispute
By W. Zachary MalinowskiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A mediator has been appointed to try to resolve the ongoing dispute over ending the state receivership in Central Falls that has dragged on for more than 2½...
View Article3 years added to sentence of ACI inmate for possession of metal shank
By Katie MulvaneyNEWPORT, R.I. -- A Connecticut inmate serving time in Rhode Island added three years to his prison term for possessing a 7-inch shank he crafted from metal pulled from his cell door....
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Rhode Island ranks near bottom in pet ownership by state
By Donita Naylor Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Coen DeGuilio of Cranston ran at full speed through Roger Williams Park with his dog, Daisy, after school Monday afternoon, near the Temple to...
View ArticleSen. Whitehouse will work to pass Obama plan to curb gun violence
By Paul DavisU.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will work with other members of Congress to ensure President Barack Obama's plans to curb gun violence are adopted, Whitehouse spokesman Seth Larson said...
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R.I. Parole Board asks for more details of 'thrill' killer's release plan
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. -- The state Parole Board held off on voting on a release by man serving 35 years for second-degree murder conviction pending more details on his release plan, a board...
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