'You don't cry about it': A Station fire story of a gift and love / Video
By Tracy Breton The hand is soft. The fingers are long and sinewy. It is a hand that once worked magic -- on the pitcher's mound, the football field and basketball court. Joe Kinan hopes that someday...
View ArticleTime Lapse: Providence, 1933, but what, where, why?
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog led us back to 1896, forward to Hollywood, and has a huge surprise in the answer: Providence, 1933: What in the world...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Sen. Ajello's claim on young people and marijuana False
By Mike McKinneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Rep. Edith H. Ajello, D-Providence, recently said legalizing and regulating marijuana in Rhode Island would make it tougher for young people to get the drug,...
View ArticlePawtucket group home license suspended after death
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The license of a state group home remains suspended after the death of a staff member who collapsed from a heart attack while trying to restrain a 19-year-old...
View ArticleWoman charged with drunken driving after crash with cruiser
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A local woman was charged with drunken driving after police accused her of speeding backward into a marked Providence police SUV. Sgt. Richard Fernandes was in...
View ArticleProvidence police car involved in early-morning accident
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No serious injuries were reported, but two cars -- including a Providence police cruiser -- were towed from the scene of an accident at the intersection of Memorial...
View ArticleWrong-way driver on Route 95 faces multiple charges
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A wrong-way driver on Route 95 has been arrested and charged by state police with multiple charges. Robert Sanchirico, 53, of 598 Reservoir Ave., Cranston, was arrested...
View ArticleAccumulating snow, cold and windy this weekend
By News staffLight snow showers Saturday with a few moderate bursts north and west of I-95 will leave a coating to 1 inch of snow before sunset. Isolated 2-inch amounts are possible in western and...
View ArticleWinter storm warning issued for R.I.; 4 to 8 inches of snow expected by 7...
By Felice FreyerThe National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for all of Rhode Island, except Block Island, in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday, with heavy snow and gusty winds expected....
View ArticleToday in RI history: Brown bans discrimination against homosexuals
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A Providence County grand jury refuses to indict a state-licensed medical-marijuana grower who shot and killed an intruder who broke into his second-floor apartment...
View ArticleFrigid start to RI school vacation week; rain next
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's just 16 degrees at 7 a.m. on this Monday morning, but a strong northwest wind is making it feel even colder. A bright sun will help the temperature climb to about...
View ArticleMoney donated for zoo animal toys after theft
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Roger Williams Park Zoo has gotten a record number of contributions to buy toys and other stimulating items for its animals after a thief stole money from a...
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Photos: Cold morning in the city
By News staff Providence Journal photos / Mary Murphy PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Braving the cold and the wind, Colleen Peterson walks to work at Brown University along South Main Street Monday morning from...
View ArticleAAA: RI gas prices up 5 cents in a week, 28 cents in month
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Rhode Island has increased 5 cents over the past week, says AAA Southern New England. The average price in the Ocean State...
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Bidding under way for Curt Schilling's bloody sock
By News staff Providence Journal file photo / Glenn Osmundson The bloody sock, on the right foot, in the fourth inning of 2004 World Series Game 2. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Online bidding is under way...
View Article2 PC students robbed at gunpoint while walking back to campus
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two Providence College students were robbed at gunpoint as they walked back to campus after midnight Monday. Michael Luiz, 20, and Abigail Garrahan, 18, told...
View ArticleSouth Providence man wounded in drive-by shooting
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a South Providence man Saturday evening. Paul Galarza Rivera, 18, told the police he was...
View Article3 men injured in fight at downtown Providence nightclub
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three Providence men were stabbed during a fight at the Roxy nightclub in downtown early Monday. Kamau Ramey, 40, Andry Sanchez, 29, and his brother Wdel, 38,...
View ArticleRI Student Loan Authority receives AAA rating on bonds
By Linda BorgWARWICK, R.I. _ The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 2008 senior bonds have received a AAA rating from Fitch. This means that the fund is stable. The bond proceeds were used to fund...
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Defendant's ex-girlfriend spars with defense attorney in Warwick murder trial
By Katie Mulvaney Journal photo/ Andrew DickermanTony Gonzalez WARWICK, R.I. -- Jurors on Monday heard from a defiant Patricia Delomba in the murder trial of her ex-boyfriend Tony Gonzalez. Delomba's...
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