Students are told of cancer danger from tanning booths and sun exposure / Video
By News staffProvidence Journal video / Andrew Dickerman Narragansett High School student Rachel D'Ambrosio, 16, told other students from six area high schools how her love of the sun caused her skin...
View ArticleMan gunned down in Providence doorway; shooter still at large
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police on Wednesday night said they were looking for an assailant who shot another man after an argument in front of 124 Julian St. in the city's Olneyville...
View ArticleInterfaith Power and Light to focus on climate change at March conference
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Interfaith Power and Light will hold its sixth annual conference at the Roger Williams Park Casino from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7,...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Central Falls bill surpasses $1.8 million
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: Records from the state and city show that, over the past 21 months, the cost to Central Falls of hiring three separate receivers, lawyers, consultants and financial...
View ArticleSome lingering showers expected
By Jack PerryPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Southern New Englanders should watch out for slippery roads on this Thursday morning since the temperature dropped close to the freezing mark after Wednesday's rain,...
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RI native to lead Naval War College in Newport
By News staff Journal file photo/ Bill MurphyThen-Navy Captain Walter E. "Ted" Carter returned to his alma mater, Burrillville High School, to speak to students about his adventures in 2006. NEWPORT,...
View ArticleCitizens owner plans to sell 25 percent of U.S. bank
By Business staffThe Royal Bank of Scotland said Thursday it plans to sell a 25 percent stake in its U.S. unit, Providence-based RBS Citizens Financial Group, in the next two years to raise capital to...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue woman from burning apartment in Providence
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence woman was rescued Thursday morning from a burning building in the city's Fox Point neighborhood. Firefighters were called to the triple decker building...
View ArticleBrown poll: Most in RI support gay marriage, are pessimistic about economy
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A majority of Rhode Island voters -- 60.4 percent -- favors same-sex marriage with those who support gay marriage calling it an equal rights issue, according to a...
View ArticleJudge agrees to waive jury trial in Navy contractor kickback scheme
By News staffMICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Three people accused in an alleged kickback scheme that prosecutors say cost the U.S. Navy $10 million have waived a jury trial,...
View ArticleHealth Department shuts down pharmacy that mixed fertility drugs
By Felice FreyerIn a rare move, the Health Department on Friday shut down a specialty pharmacy in Lincoln, R.I., for improperly compounding fertility drugs. The department also pulled the license of...
View ArticleFormer gang member in Providence accused of abusing girlfriend, children
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former gang member with a record of domestic violence is accused of abusing his new girlfriend and her sons -- a baby and a 4-year-old. What Miguel...
View ArticleBagpipes band is a new tradition with Providence police / Video
By Bryan Rourke Providence Journal video by Kris Craig PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Kilts are coming. So are men who never thought they'd wear them a few years ago: members of the Providence Police Pipes and...
View ArticleRI high court: Retirement board must return corrupt councilman's contributions
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a Superior Court judge's decision that John A. Zambarano is entitled to a refund of $30,554.20 he contributed to the...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in triple homicide; 3 alleged conspirators indicted
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The man accused of arranging the robbery that led to a triple homicide last summer has pleaded guilty to the murders. Donovann Hall, 19, pleaded guilty Friday to...
View ArticleFurlough notices at Newport Navy base expected mid-March
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 4,000 civilian officers at Naval Station Newport can expect to receive furlough notices starting mid-March, now that a March 1 deadline for Congress to...
View ArticleWarwick police investigate student's account of sex with teacher
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- The Warwick police have turned over to the School Department an investigation into a student's account of having sex with a teacher, according to a police report....
View ArticleSchilling, others ask judge to dismiss 38 Studios lawsuit
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Defendants being sued by the state in its attempt to recoup money in the aftermath of the 38 Studios loan debacle Friday asked a R.I. Superior Court judge to dismiss...
View ArticleTime Lapse: Is that your grandpa on that red fire truck?
By Sheila LennonThis weekend's Rhode Island history mystery at our Time Lapse blog is fun: Name that fire station and... do you see grandpa here? Say it in comments at that last link. Then come back...
View ArticleEx-teacher charged with making threats at Coventry High School
By Thomas J. MorganCOVENTRY, R.I. -- The police arrested a former teacher Friday and charged him with sending threatening/disturbing Tweets, which school officials forwarded to the police officer...
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