Providence teacher arrested in incident at North Kingstown restaurant
By Maria ArmentalA Providence teacher out with friends Saturday night has been arrested on charges she assaulted and threatened to harm two police officers, the police said. Jane E. O'Connell, 49, of...
View ArticleR.I. buys Warwick building for DOT materials testing facility
By Paul GrimaldiWARWICK, R.I. -- The state has purchased a Warwick building to house the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's materials testing laboratory, Governor Chafee's office said Monday....
View ArticleProvidence, Cranston mayors announce targeted job fairs
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE -- The mayors of Providence and Cranston announced a series of eight targeted job fairs where employers in specific industries -- who have real job openings -- will hold job...
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No bids submitted to compete with state offer on Rocky Point
By Barbara Polichetti Journal photo/ Bob BreidenbachVisitors tour the coastline at Rocky Point Park during a June 2010 open house WARWICK, R.I. -- The state will have no competition in its bid to buy...
View ArticleWind tears rope holding RI State House flag
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Crews used a mobile crane to repair wind damage to the State House flag pole. Gov. Chafee's office said Monday that high winds last Thursday tore the rope holding the...
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Westport, Mass., dog, a shooting victim, recovering at private Cranston shelter
By Donita Naylor Photo courtesy Handsome Dan's Rescue Liam continues to recover from his wounds. CRANSTON, R.I. -- Liam, a dog that was dodging traffic and Westport's animal control officer for weeks...
View ArticleAsked for directions, Providence man says he was robbed instead
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man walking home on Riverdale Street on Saturday night paused when a passenger in an old Nissan Maxima asked for directions to Sam's Club. But Akyme Robinson,...
View ArticleHearings on appointments to new state education board
By Jennifer D. JordanPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Senate Education Committee will hold hearings Wednesday evening on six of the 11 people appointed by Gov. Chafee to serve on the new Rhode Island Board of...
View ArticleDrunken joy ride in Bristol fire truck costs driver $110,000, suspended sentence
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 24-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges related to crashing a Bristol Fire Department special hazards vehicle that he took for a joy...
View ArticleR.I. lawmakers Ajello, Nesselbush to introduce bills to legalize marijuana
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Rep. Edith Ajello and state Sen. Donna Nesselbush will introduce matching bills Wednesday to legalize marijuana and establish a system where it is taxed and...
View ArticleLead paint case returns to state Supreme Court
By Richard SalitPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state in 2008 lost its legal battle to make lead paint companies responsible for lead poisoning in Rhode Island, but the case resurfaced in Supreme Court Tuesday...
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Forecasters say big winter storm could hit Friday
By Jack Perry Providence Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman On Tuesday, light flurries were all that floated around Westminster Street pedestrians in downtown Providence at noontime. PROVIDENCE, R.I. --...
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Mature 'cover-model' beagle adoptee finds a home
By Lisa Vernon-Sparks Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Jade with her new owners, Ana Mallozzi and Emerson Bontecou, at their Providence apartment. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Jade, an 8-year-old...
View ArticleProvidence teenage boy wanted in burglary caught in stolen car
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 17-year-old Providence boy wanted for burglary was found early Monday -- after he crashed a stolen Mercedes-Benz in front of a Providence patrolman. The...
View ArticleScituate police charge 3 in housebreaks
By Thomas J. MorganSCITUATE, R.I. -- Police have charged three men with breaking and entering after a house on Betty Pond road was burglarized twice last weekend. Police Chief David M. Randall said...
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Wednesday marks 35th anniversary of Blizzard of '78
By Thomas J. Morgan Providence Journal file photo / J. David Lamontagne A plow operator tries to make his way down Route 95 in Providence as the cleanup of the Blizzard of 1978 got underway. Related...
View ArticleChafee announces Volvo Ocean Race stop in Newport
By Andy SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee, along with a slew of state and Newport officials and representatives of Volvo, announced Tuesday that Newport will be the only U.S.stopover on the...
View ArticleMonopoly fans vote to toss 1 token, add new piece
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The end is near for the shoe, wheelbarrow or iron in the classic Monopoly game as fans vote in the final hours on which token to eliminate and which piece to replace...
View ArticleFamily of woman, baby killed in fatal crash surprised by lack of criminal...
By Tatiana PinaPROVIDENCE - The family of a mother and baby who died after a three-car accident in East Greenwich in September said the state police's decision to charge the driver with traffic...
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Blizzard of '78 storm statistics: 900 students stranded overnight in schools
By News staff Providence Journal file photo / J. David Lamontagne This photo dated Feb. 10,1978 shows Route 95, south of Smith Street, on the fourth day of the Blizzard of ' 78. Nearly 1,000 R.I....
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