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October 20, 2008 Archives


Tonight: The Pats take on Denver -- and Jay Cutler

7:06 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The Red Sox will have to wait till next year, but the New England Patriots' season goes on with tonight's game against the Denver Broncos......



Photo: Cat's eyes

6:46 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Catwoman peers out from the windows of the Rhode Island Costume shop on Westminster Street in Providence. Over the......



Update: Searchers find body of missing Mass. teen

6:28 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Kate Bramson    Email

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Students carrying flowers enter King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Mass., this afternoon. Grief counseling and a memorial......



2nd male shot in Providence within hours

6:17 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A male has been taken to Rhode Island Hospital this evening, in the second shooting in the city within hours. Providence rescue was......



URI begins to 'super-chlorinate' water at Kingston campus

6:06 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- If no fecal coliform bacteria turns up in three consecutive rounds of water supply tests at the University of Rhode Island's main......



Jury selection in Warwick murder retrial to continue

5:46 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WARWICK -- Jury selection will resume tomorrow in the retrial of James Richardson, who is accused of killing Margaret Duffy-Stephenson of Warwick in 2005. Richardson......



Somerset Planning Bd. member charged with DUI

4:21 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal staff writer SOMERSET, Mass. -- Planning Board member John W. Toulan was arraigned today on a charge of driving......



DEM to buy development rights from Richmond turf farm

3:39 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

RICHMOND -- Some 486 acres of the Tuckahoe Turf Farm here will be safeguarded through the purchase of the land's development rights, the state Department......



Man shot this afternoon in Providence house

2:20 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- An unidentified male was shot early this afternoon inside a house in the city's Wanskuck neighborhood. The police have no suspects at this......



Plan your drive, Iway project detours are coming

1:42 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Work on the Route 195 relocation project known as the Iway is expected to affect commutes in the region for the rest of the year,......



2 Cranston food workers may have CO poisoning

12:29 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

CRANSTON -- Two Lotus Foods workers were taken this morning to Rhode Island Hospital with possible carbon monoxide poisoning, said David DiMaio, Cranston Fire Department......



Man who beat murder victim loses high court appeal

12:00 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Providence man who beat and kicked 16-year-old Errol Clinton the night another man......



Police search for missing teen in Norfolk, Mass.

11:28 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

NORFOLK, Mass. -- The search for a missing Plainville, Mass., girl continues this morning in the vicinity of the closed Norfolk Airport, as state and......



N. Kingstown man killed in Camp Avenue crash

11:13 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Maria Armental    Email

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- A 45-year-old North Kingstown man was killed late last night when the pickup truck he was driving went off Camp Avenue and......



Gas drops 25 cents, falls below $3 per gallon

10:40 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Gasoline prices have dropped another 25 cents this week, falling below $3 per gallon, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a......



Reporter queries: Oil cost, famous names, broken bones

10:20 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Did you lock into a heating oil contract ... ... when the price was near record highs earlier this year? Have you tried to renegotiate......



Hasbro's 3rd quarter revenue increases

9:37 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

PAWTUCKET -- Pawtucket-based Hasbro, Inc. today reported third-quarter net revenues of $1.3 billion, an increase of $78.9 million from a year ago. That's an increase......



Jury selection to start today in retrial for 2005 murder

9:17 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

WARWICK -- Jury selection is set to begin today in Kent County Superior Court in the retrial of James Richardson for the slaying of Margaret......



Authorities: R.I. man got guns onto Logan plane

8:37 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Maria Armental    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Authorities say a North Providence man twice got pistols and shotguns onto a plane from Logan International Airport to the Middle East.......



Today's front page: The Red Sox and renewed vows

8:01 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features the bad news about the Red Sox and a story about 240 long-married couples renewing their vows. Download a copy of......



Today in history: The Louisiana Purchase

7:01 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. Read more about today in history.......



Cool morning temps, but at least we've got sun

7:00 AM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- If you haven't used your car's heater yet this season, today could be the day if you're driving anywhere early. It's chilly out......