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July 21, 2008 Archives


Weather alert: Tropical storm Cristobal off shore

7:04 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

BOSTON - Coast Guard units in New England are readying crews and equipment and warning offshore mariners in anticipation of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is......



Tonight: Take a flight of adventure

6:46 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Depending on where you are in the Ocean State, you may have just experienced a strange, tingling sensation -- rain. A shower passed through, leaving......



Cemetery thief's target: Mourners' pocketbooks

6:26 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

PAWTUCKET -- It's a crime that has police are shaking their heads. As women have visited St. Francis Cemetery, placing flowers on graves, saying prayers......



Obama: Tour confirms his view of Iraq timetable

6:10 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Photo / Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell, Multi-National Forces Iraq Public Affairs U.s. Sen. Jack Reed, far right, makes a point to Democratic presidential candidate......



Woman found dead at Coventry home; husband critical

4:50 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

COVENTRY -- A 34-year-old woman was found dead at her home over the weekend, and her 33-year-husband is in critical condition today at Kent Hospital,......



4th inmate testifies he was abused by ACI guards

4:20 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A fourth former inmate in the abuse trial of two former guards at the Adult Correctional Institutions provided harrowing testimony this afternoon......



Cape woman's illness not linked to mad cow disease

3:05 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- An elderly patient in a Cape Cod hospital has tested positive for a degenerative brain disorder, but officials say she's not showing......



Weekend water bans in S. Kingstown, Narragansett

2:55 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A mandatory ban is in place restricting all weekend outdoor water use for water-system customers in South Kingstown and Narragansett. The ban......



Update: CEO of troubled Landmark hospital resigns

2:04 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (7)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Gary Gaube, the chief executive officer of financially ailing Landmark Medical Center, submitted his resignation this morning, according to a statement from the Woonsocket hospital.......



Update: Immigration rally cancelled

1:21 PM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (13)
By Jack Perry    Email

An immigration rally scheduled for this afternoon in Providence has been cancelled. Four of the people arrested in immigration raids last week were to speak......



Decision put off on auditor for Education Partnership

11:13 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE -- An accounting firm is working up an estimate of how much it will cost to conduct a forensic audit of the finances of......



Disarmed grenades spur evacuation at Green Airport

10:39 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

A section of the terminal at T.F. Green Airport was evacuated yesterday when two grenades were spotted in a traveler's luggage. The grenades were "inert,"......



Gas prices drop -- yes, drop -- 3 cents

10:03 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

Gas prices are reflecting a recent drop in crude oil prices and have fallen three cents this week in Rhode Island, according to AAA Southern......



Fire damages Providence rib restaurant

8:54 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

A fire at a Providence restaurant sent flames shooting out the roof, but ultimately did not cause much damage. The call came in at about......



Iron man, Indiana Jones boost Hasbro's profits

8:49 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc., the maker of Monopoly and Clue board games, said second-quarter profit surged after the toymaker recorded costs a year earlier to end......



Raising the submarine: Postponed again

8:07 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Last Thursday, we waited, all eyes on the Providence River, for the Russian submarine to rise to the surface. But it didn't. We were told......



Ten hurt by Boston lightning strike

7:15 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Authorities say 10 people watching a soccer game were injured when the tree they were sheltering under during a thunderstorm was struck......



Obama, joined by Reed, begins inspection of Iraq

7:10 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with......



Today in history: the Battle of Bull Run

7:02 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1861, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Va., resulting in a Confederate victory.......



Muggy Monday

7:01 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Lord Tanamo, with his upbeat, ska version of Rainy Night in Georgia Rain is rain, in Georgia or Rhode Island. Today in the Ocean......



Today's front page: Obama, Reed in Afghanistan

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a story and photograph of presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., arriving in Afghanistan. Download a copy of......