R.I. House committee schedules Tuesday vote on gay marriage
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The first General Assembly vote on gay marriage this year is scheduled for Tuesday. The announcement comes the day after the House Judiciary Committee held a six...
View ArticleProvidence moves school principals with little explanation
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supt. Susan Lusi late Wednesday appointed new leaders to a half-dozen middle and high schools with little explanation and no advance warning. In a short news release,...
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Cranston police investigating bank robbery
By Amanda Milkovits Photo courtesy Cranston Police Surveillance camera still of robbery suspect. CRANSTON, R.I. -- The Cranston police are searching for a middle-aged man who robbed a Washington Trust...
View ArticleChafee's $8.2- billion budget plan would cut corporate income tax rate, hike...
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE -- Seeking to "substantially improve Rhode Island's economic climate,'' Governor Chafee is proposing to cut the state's 9-percent corporate tax rate over three years to...
View ArticleVisualizing Gov. Chafee's State of the State address as a 'word cloud'
By Tim BarmannThis "word cloud" emphasizes words that Gov. Chafee used the most during his State of the State address on Tuesday evening. The larger the words, the more frequently they were used. This...
View ArticleChafee's budget proposal gets generally positive reaction
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Compared to past years, reaction from state lawmakers and interest groups Wednesday night was overwhelmingly positive, following Governor Chafee's annual budget...
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Schilling's bloody sock going up for auction
By Mike McDermott Providence Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series...
View ArticleProvidence police: 3 men caught with gun, drugs after shooting downtown
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police arrested three Massachusetts men and seized a gun, marijuana, brass knuckles and a dog-face mask after gunfire near downtown nightclubs...
View ArticleAlex and Ani added as Hall of Fame Tennis Championship sponsor
By Mike SzostakPROVIDENCE -- Alex and Ani is joining the corporate sponsorship group for the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, which will be held July 8 to 14 at the Newport Casino. The announcement...
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Residents appeal proposal to construct Thayer St. apartment building
By Alisha A. Pina ED DUMONT / GILBANE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY An artist's rendering shows the corner of Euclid and Thayer streets if Gilbane Development Corp. builds a planned apartment building there,...
View ArticleRhode Island unemployment rate drops to 10.2 percent / Poll
By Andy SmithCRANSTON, R.I. -- The state ended 2012 with an unemployment rate of 10.2 percent for the month of December, down from 10.4 percent in November. November's rate was the second highest in...
View ArticlePolice: U-Haul is poor cover for break-in artists
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A group of thieves in a U-Haul van broke into a house in Mount Pleasant late Wednesday morning, ransacking the house and stealing a safe holding two guns, the...
View ArticleBus driver allows Providence middle school students to walk to school
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bus driver for First Student allowed a dozen middle school students to walk more than one mile to school after Wednesday's snow storm, said Providence schools...
View ArticleProvidence police catch three men breaking into house
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three men were caught breaking into an empty house in Manton Wednesday evening. After police were notified about an alarm at 18 Ridgeway Ave., Providence Officer...
View ArticleJohnston's deputy police chief chosen to lead RI division of sheriffs
By Donita NaylorSCITUATE, R.I. -- Johnston's deputy police chief was chosen to lead the R.I. Division of Sheriffs, State Police Supt. Steven G. O'Donnell announced Thursday. Acting as commissioner of...
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Judge finds N. Providence man not guilty in 2010 killing of his mother
By Mark Reynolds Providence Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman Anthony Maciocio Jr., right, and his defense attorney William Devine, in Superior Court in Providence on Thursday. NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. --...
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DUI lawyer pleads not guilty to driving drunk in weekend crash
By Donita Naylor Journal file photo/ Kathy BorchersLawyer Layne C. Savage leaves court in August. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A defense lawyer who specializes in drunken-driving cases pleaded not guilty in...
View ArticleHomeless advocates raise budget concerns, key Chafee aide responds
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Advocates for the homeless accused Governor Chafee of "turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to the needs of the most vulnerable Rhode Islanders.'' "He had the power...
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Stranded Sawyer School students weigh their options / Photos
By Linda Borg Providence Journal photos / Bob Thayer At an informational fair for Sawyer School students today at CCRI's Liston Campus in Providence, Deborah Grossman-Garber, above left, associate...
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R.I. House lawmakers hold summit at RIC to help improve state's stubborn...
By Philip Marcelo The Providence Journal / Mary Murphy Karl Wadensten, vice president of the EDC board and president of VIBCO Vibrators, a company based in Wyoming, R.I., talks about making Rhode...
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