Cold continues, snow possible tonight
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- We're off to another cold start -- just 9 degrees in Providence at 7 a.m. -- but the temperature will become more bearable by mid-afternoon. Before the warmup, the wind...
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RI judge suspends lawyer's driver's license after 2nd DUI charge
By News staff Journal file photoLayne Savage PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island judge has suspended the driver's license of a lawyer who specializes in drunken driving cases after she was charged...
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Man accused of abandoning dog turns himself in
By Maria Armental West Warwick Animal Shelter WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- A man accused of abandoning an English bulldog in the wee hours of Jan. 7 has turned himself in to the police, West Warwick Detective...
View ArticleHasbro says it will cut 10 percent of workforce
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Toy maker Hasbro says its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays. It plans to cut about 10...
View ArticleTwo Providence neighborhoods chosen for additional educational help
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two neighborhoods -- South Providence/Elmwood and the West End -- were selected Friday to join Evidence2Success - a new initiative to promote children's health and...
View ArticlePolice: Fake officers abduct New Bedford man
By News staffNEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Police in New Bedford say they are looking for a city man who was apparently abducted by two people pretending to be police officers. Police say two men wearing...
View ArticleRI EDC lawyer wants 38 Studios trial within a year
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- An attorney for the Rhode Island economic development agency that is suing Curt Schilling over the state's investment in his failed video game company hopes the...
View ArticleBroken pipe at Harrington Hall floods part of the homeless shelter
By Paul DavisCRANSTON, R.I. -- A broken sprinkler flooded a quarter of Harrington Hall late Thursday afternoon, forcing dozens of homeless men to move their beds and stand outside until state and other...
View ArticleProvidence man accused of driving drunk, going the wrong way on Route 95
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man has been arrested on charges of drunken driving after he was seen driving the wrong way on Route 95 early Friday. The authorities said Danubio...
View ArticleSenate sets Monday vote on $50.5-billion Sandy aid bill
By News staffWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is set to vote Monday on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help victims of Superstorm Sandy. Northeast lawmakers from both parties hope to win Senate...
View ArticleJudge sets timeline for approval of pension changes for Providence police,...
By Tatiana PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. - - Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter set a timeline Friday for the final necessary approval of the pension changes Providence retirees and current firefighters and...
View ArticleVideo: Police display seized weapons; 'There's a lot of fire power out there'
By News staff Providence Journal video/ Andrew Dickerman Providence Police Department display some of the guns they seized last year. The Providence Police made their case for gun control and stiffer...
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Man convicted of murder for 2nd time in a year
By Katie Mulvaney Victor Arciliares PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the second time in a year, Victor Arciliares was found guilty of murder. A Superior Court jury Friday after deliberating more than 10 hours...
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Singer Harry Belafonte speaks at RISD Tuesday
By Thomas J. Morgan AP photo Harry Belafonte PROVIDENCE -- Singer Harry Belafonte will discuss the role of artist as activist in a talk planned for Tuesday at the Rhode Island School of Design...
View ArticleEx-RI Gov. Sundlun's bookkeeper arraigned on larceny
By News staffWARWICK, R.I. (AP) -- A bookkeeper accused of stealing from deceased former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun and his wife has been arraigned in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick. Teresa...
View ArticleTime Lapse: 19th century business school 'campus'?
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog is old school: Long ago, it housed a business school: Where, when, what's there now? Hazard a guess in comments at...
View ArticleMeeting Street to hold its 37th annual telethon Saturday night
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Joined by WPRI Channel 12, the Meeting Street School will hold its 37th annual telethon from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The school said families that prefer to...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Fire forces evacuation of Barrington High School
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport contributed more than $1.1 billion to the economy in 2011. That includes $634 million for payroll, construction and...
View ArticleSaturday's weather: Cold, dry
By News staffSaturday will be partly to mostly sunny and breezy. High temperatures will reach the mid-20s, with northwest winds at 10-15 mph gusting to around 20 mph. Tonight look for temperatures...
View ArticleOne injured in I-95 wreck in Cranston
By News staffCRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- One person was taken to the hospital following a crash on I-95 early Saturday morning. A car slid off the highway near exit 15 in Cranston and hit a sign and an...
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