With eye towards efficiency, RIPTA looks to cutting 20 percent of its bus stops
By Bruce LandisPROVIDENCE - In pursuit of faster trips, planners at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority are considering the elimination of as many as one out of five of the stops in its bus...
View ArticleHope holds off Classical for Division I championship
By Corey BourassaManny Kargbo scored 32 points and Hope held off a late Classical comeback for a 69-65 victory in the Division I title game at Brown University's Pizzitola Center. Johnson Weah added 16...
View ArticleRecap: Live chat from boys basketball division finals
By Corey BourassaRead the transcript from today's three division basketball finals at Brown University's Pizzitola Center. The schedule is below: Credit Union boys basketball division championships
View ArticleWhite House says more than $17 million in cuts could hit RI with sequester
By Bryan RourkeFederal funding cuts loom. And they're severe and nationwide, the White House announced Sunday afternoon. In a lengthy and detailed news release, the White House outlined what the...
View ArticleR.I. gas prices up another 3 cents
By Jack Perry PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gas prices in Rhode Island increased, on average, another 3 cents per gallon over the past week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon...
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Jury to decide fate of Providence man accused of killing out of jealousy
By Katie Mulvaney Journal photo/ Andrew DickermanTony Gonzalez WARWICK, R.I. -- A jury is about to weigh whether Tony Gonzalez murdered a man in a jealous rage, as prosecutors say, or is being set up...
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2 ask to waive jury trial in Navy kickback case
By News staff MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A former civilian naval engineer from Virginia and his father have said they want to waive a jury trial in connection with an...
View ArticleNominations sought for Partners in Housing awards
By Christine DunnPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Housing is seeking nominations for its 2013 Partners in Housing awards, which recognize outstanding commitment to the creation of affordable homes for...
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Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum in Providence to close for more than a year
By Gail CiampaThe Providence Journal / Andrew DickermanAn old-fashioned jukebox at Johnson & Wales' Culinary Arts Museum. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales...
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Woonsocket retirees hear pension-reduction plans
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Bob ThayerWoonsocket pensioners line up to ask questions at a special meeting of the Woonsocket Budget Commission on ways to cut back on pension costs Monday at...
View ArticleProvidence man guilty of murder in jealousy-killing case
By Thomas J. MorganProvidence Journal video / Andrew Dickerman WARWICK, R.I. -- After two hours of deliberation, a jury Monday found Tony Gonzalez guilty of murdering a man in what prosecutors said was...
View ArticleProvidence man, 48, dies after incident with police
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An autopsy has found no sign of trauma that could explain how a 48-year-old Rhode Island man died after police forcefully removed him from a vehicle. Providence...
View ArticleProvidence officials skeptical of clubs' liquor service
By Gregory SmithPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city Board of Licenses is threatening a crackdown on the sale of bottles of liquor at nightspots. It is legal, generally speaking, for a restaurant or bar to...
View ArticleThird suspect held in Providence triple slaying
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence police have arrested a third suspect in last summer's triple homicide of a young couple and their friend. Donovann Hall, 19, of Providence, was taken...
View ArticleChafee seated with Obama at Sunday's White House dinner
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Democrats looked favorably on independent Governor Chafee during this weekend's National Governors Association meeting, which wrapped up Monday. Chafee and his...
View ArticleCoventry police recover $50,000 in stolen copper from cellphone towers
By News staffCOVENTRY, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island have recovered more than $50,000 worth of copper coils that they say were stolen from cellphone towers. The Coventry Police Department say that...
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Woonsocket priest on administrative leave for sex-abuse allegation dating...
By Maria ArmentalWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The Rev. Monsignor John Allard has been placed on administrative leave, his authority to serve as a priest revoked, "as a result of a credible allegation of sexual...
View ArticlePostal Service seeks RI companies impacted by scam
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- More than 140 business owners have contacted Rhode Island's secretary of state after receiving a letter from a scam artist demanding a fee to comply with state...
View ArticleHarrop launches website in effort to become next R.I. GOP chairman
By Philip MarceloDaniel Harrop has launched a new website as he seeks to become chair of the state Republican Party: www.doctordanforchair.com. Harrop, a Providence resident who serves as the GOP's...
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Pawtucket man sentenced to life for killing girlfriend in 2010
By W. Zachary Malinowski PROVIDENCE -- Calling his actions "shocking and unconscionable,'' a Superior Court judge sentenced Armando Garcia, of Pawtucket, to life in prison for stabbing and beating his...
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