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Ex-RI legislator McCauley reports to federal prison in Massachusetts
By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal file photoJohn J. McCauley PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- John J. McCauley, the longtime legislator from Smith Hill, has begun serving his 27-month prison sentence at Fort Devens,...
View ArticleChampion dog Banana Joe greets his public at Providence hotel / Video
By Jack PerryProvidence Journal video / Kathy BorchersBanana Joe, the Affenpinscher who won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, meets the press at the Providence Marriott Monday. Like...
View ArticleParole affirmed for Brissette, killer of Woonsocket woman
By Mark ReynoldsCRANSTON -- The Rhode Island Parole Board voted Monday to affirm its decision to grant parole to a man who is serving a 35-year prison sentence for the 1999 murder of a Woonsocket...
View ArticleCommissioner Gist sends letter about graduation requirements
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist sent a letter to "friends of education" explaining her support for the new graduation requirements. She explained the role...
View ArticleThree Rhode Island restaurants earn four James Beard nominations
By Gail CiampaRhode Island restaurants and chefs earned four semi-finalist spots in the James Beard Foundation Awards announced today. Persimmon, the Bristol restaurant, earned two nominations for...
View ArticleResidents invited to speak on proposed Western Cranston development
By Paul DavisCRANSTON, R.I. - City officials are inviting residents to comment on a plan by a major developer to build an upscale retail, office and apartment complex in Western Cranston. City Council...
View ArticleEconomic analyses expected to be released Wednesday by Chafee
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee expects to receive two reports on Wednesday that analyze Rhode Island's economic data and examine issues of economic fairness in the state. The data...
View ArticleUpdate: Cranston strikes down pay raises for administrators
By Lynn ArditiCRANSTON, R.I. _ The School Committee has struck down a proposal by the superintendent to grant 2 percent pay raises to teachers, administrators, bus drivers and support staff for the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial opportunity available for unemployed Rhode Islanders
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If you've lost your job and are collecting unemployment benefits, maybe you're thinking now's the time to launch that business idea you've often dreamed about. But...
View ArticleRIPTA looking for public's advice on bus system
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is doing a Comprehensive Operational Analysis of its bus system and wants to make improvements. It's looking for feedback on...
View ArticleTattoo show raises $20,000 for Station fire memorial
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An exhibit that featured photographs of tattoos people got to remember those killed in a 2003 nightclub fire has raised $20,000 for efforts to build a permanent...
View ArticlePawtucket man sentenced for burning down witness's home
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Pawtucket man received a lengthy sentence and a lecture from a Superior Court judge about his attempt to thwart the judicial system by burning down a witness's...
View ArticleTax data shows RI had stronger job growth than earlier reports
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE -- A state analysis of recent tax data shows there were 4,900 more jobs in Rhode Island in September 2012 than earlier reports indicated, according to the Rhode Island...
View ArticleNew England fishermen plead for government aid
By News staffBOSTON (AP) - Fishermen from all over New England have written to members of Congress asking for urgent help surviving deep and impending cuts to their catch limits. The letter was signed...
View ArticlePawtucket officer charged with domestic assault
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Pawtucket police officer is accused of domestic violence. Officer Steven Ricco, 40, of Attleboro, Mass. is charged with domestic simple assault and three counts...
View ArticleProvidence teacher pleads not guilty to assaulting North Kingstown officers
By Donita NaylorWARWICK, R.I. -- A Providence teacher has pleaded not guilty in District Court to charges she assaulted and threatened two North Kingstown police officers. Jane E. O'Connell, 49, of 203...
View ArticleNational Grid warns customers of payment scam
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - National Grid is warning customers of a utility-bill payment scam. The utility said that electric customers across the U.S. have reported receiving phone calls from...
View ArticlePawtucket man sought in domestic assault case is caught
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A man accused of beating and attempting to strangle his child's mother was gone -- a week ago -- before police could arrest him. That didn't help 32-year-old...
View ArticleJohnston woman charged with neglecting toddler son
By Amanda MilkovitsPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A car parked illegally on Williams Street late Friday night led a Pawtucket officer to discover a cold, crying little boy inside. The toddler was wearing boots and...
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Providence Journal writer Miller to discuss Station fire on WPRO's Dan Yorke...
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter G. Wayne Miller G. Wayne Miller, a Providence Journal staff writer, will be on the WPRO-am radio airwaves at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the 10th anniversary of the Station...
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