Woonsocket police to promote three
By Maria ArmentalWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The Woonsocket Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony Friday. Officers Sean Carpenter and John Raymond will be promoted to sergeants. Sergeant Edward...
View ArticleMostly sunny, highs in the 80s
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect mostly sunny skies Thursday with highs in the low to mid 80s, according to our weather partners at WPRI. The wind will blow from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph....
View ArticleWarwick Police to offer 'Citizens Police Academy'
By Maria ArmentalWARWICK, R.I. -- The Warwick Police Department will hold an eight-week "Citizens Police Academy" starting Sept. 12. The free academy, which run through Nov. 6, offers hands-on training...
View ArticleGrand jury clears Pawtucket officers in fatal shooting of man who tried to...
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Providence County grand jury found that the Pawtucket police were legally justified in the fatal shooting of an Attleboro man who tried shoot officers in early...
View ArticleR.I. service business owners vent frustration over new taxes
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 20 people turned out Thursday morning on Capitol Hill to voice complaints about new state sales taxes that are going into effect Oct. 1. Rhode Island...
View ArticleGambling question to appear on November ballot in RI
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A proposal to expand gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand will appear on the ballot at the November election, spokeswoman Amy Kempe said Thursday on behalf of...
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Two convicted RI mob associates are shipped to federal prisons
By W. Zachary Malinowski Folcarelli PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two mob associates who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from last year's sweeping investigation into strip clubs paying hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleCongressional candidate Young claims he has been victim of voter fraud in past
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Christopher Young, the third Democrat on the 1st Congressional District primary ballot, is weighing in on Anthony Gemma's allegations of voter fraud in David...
View ArticleWhite House taps East Providence man as innovation fellow
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A web designer on the state's RI.gov site has been selected from a pool of nearly 700 applicants as a member of the White House's first class of "innovation...
View ArticleQueued awaiting latest Air Jordans release, teen patrons robbed in Olneyville
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The teenagers planned to wait hours in line for Sunday's release of the new $350 Nike Air Jordan Golden Moments sneakers. And the wrong kind of people knew it....
View ArticleMan admits federal gun, drug charges
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I -- Michael Collins, 39, of Coventry, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence Thursday to selling 18 firearms and nearly 21 grams of cocaine to an ATF undercover...
View ArticleUpdate: Judge allows mosquito spraying in Portsmouth Thursday night
By Richard SalitBULLETIN: A magistrate has allowed mosquito spraying to go ahead in several hours in the north end of Portsmouth as planned, according to Town Solicitor Donato Andre D'Andrea. The...
View ArticleHealth Dept. recommends closing Middletown beaches
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health has recommended the closing of Peabody's Beach and Third Beach in Middletown due to high bacteria counts. The department...
View ArticlePortuguese-American group hosting candidates' night Thursday
By Richard C. DujardinPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A candidates night for members of the state's Portuguese community will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grupo Amigos da Terceira at 55 Memorial Drive....
View ArticleGemma sets up 'tip hotline' in voter fraud probe
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma has established a "tips hotline" to continue the private investigation he started to look into voter fraud in Rhode Island....
View ArticleConstruction will close northbound section of Route 95 in Pawtucket after...
By Donita NaylorPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Route 95 northbound from Exit 27 to the Vernon Street on-ramp after Exit 28 will be closed from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday through Friday next week, R.I. Department...
View ArticleMBTA adds Warwick station to Patriots game trains
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- Game day just got a little easier for area Patriots fans who regularly make the pilgrimage to Gillette Stadium for home games. The MBTA -- which for years has been...
View ArticlePawtucket police: "Family friend" accused of molesting girl
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A man considered a "family friend" is accused by the Pawtucket police of molesting a girl for several years. John Beaulieu, 38, of 12 Lewis St., was arraigned at...
View ArticleBusiness by bike seems to be rolling along in Providence / Video
By Peter Phipps Providence Journal photographer Sandor Bodo profiles four Providence bike businesses, who either do their business on a bike or deliver their product to market with a bike trailer. Tom...
View ArticleUnemployed Rhode Islanders face cuts in federal-benefit program
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Federal money for unemployed Rhode Islanders is dwindling. Effective Sunday, the maximum number of weeks of federal benefits available to unemployed state residents...
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