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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University received a $30-million gift for undergraduate financial aid Friday, at the university's corporation meeting. The gift, from the Steven A.......
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WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island's Internet Crimes Against Children program is to get $452,439 from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of......
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5:11 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. - With time running out on the 2009 legislative session, Governor Carcieri is dropping hints that......
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5:09 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- An investigation into the death of a baby whose decomposing body was found on Tuesday in a plastic container under a shed......
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4:48 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University's medical school is no longer homeless. The university's governing board voted Friday to renovate a building it already owns in......
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4:16 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Atty. Gen. Patrick C. Lynch chose a radio talkshow, hosted by one of Rhode Island's most......
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4:15 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Bayer Healthcare LLC is mailing samples of aspirin in crystal form to residents, the state's Department of Human Services and the Rhode......
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4:05 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / John Freidah With the start of the Memorial Day holiday and the added splash of warm weather, high school students......
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3:52 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A local man charged accused of showing cell phone pictures of his genitalia to two underage girls was released on bail following......
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3:40 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A convicted murderer who has been described as one of the Rhode Island's most dangerous men was sentenced Friday to life in......
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3:37 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The condition of a driver whom the police said was speeding when he crashed at rush-hour Thursday evening while merging from Route......
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3:27 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Following a visit from local Chrysler auto dealer Jim Tarbox, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have written a joint letter to President Obama's Automotive......
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2:56 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Cumberland man was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges that he murdered his mother, whose body the authorities found......
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The Trinity Marine Group, a private investment company based in the British Virgin islands, has purchased Quality Yacht Services in Tiverton, plus an adjacent property,......
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1:56 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Seventy paintings by famed illustrator Norman Rockwell will be on display at Newport's National Museum of American Illustration, beginning Sat., June 6, the museum announced......
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The state Supreme Court has overturned a lower-court decision that the Chanler at Cliff Walk hotel violated a Newport zoning ordinance by improving its shore......
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1:00 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Christine Dunn Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence City Councilman John J. Lombardi says that by leasing the 96 newly built Capitol Cove......
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12:26 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The police are asking for help to locate Shayne Eugene Mcclair (photo on right) in connection to several commercial break-ins in Woonsocket......
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12:16 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- A police officer has been released from Memorial Hospital and is resting at home Friday after, the police say, a driver......
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11:59 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEEKONK, Mass. -- Shane Murphy, chief officer aboard the U.S. cargo ship attacked by Somali pirates last month, has been invited to march in the......
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11:58 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Memorial Day weekend -- for many of us, it's the first three-day weekend in months. But its origins, of course, are much more sombre, as......
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11:43 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Happy Endings? -- a documentary about Rhode Island's Asian brothels -- premieres Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at AS220, 115 Empire St. The......
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11:42 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence City Councilman John J. Lombardi says that by leasing the 96 newly built Capitol Cove condominiums on Canal Street as dormitory......
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11:30 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal Staff Writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A former Jamestown man accused of posing as a Red Sox scout, a real-estate investor and......
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11:29 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON _ The Memorial Day Services and Parade will kick off at 8:30 a.m. at the Victory Field Gates at Barrington High School. The parade......
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11:11 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A man pleaded not guilty Friday to 38 counts of various crimes, including identity fraud, child......
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11:00 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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As the long Memorial Day weekend looms, Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management asks campers and other vacationers to use only local firewood at campsites......
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The college graduation scene in Rhode Island is cooking again this Memorial Day holiday weekend -- and not just because Johnson & Wales University has......
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9:44 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man who served time in prison for a 1996 murder was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police after, the......
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8:32 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Responding to predictions of a hot, humid air mass settling over Rhode Island Friday afternoon, state officials have declared their first ozone alert for the......
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7:33 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Friday's front page reports that Rhode Island's unemployment rate has reached 11.1 percent. Download a copy of the front page in .pdf format.......
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Another hot day is on the way. Expect sunny skies with a high temperature near 89 degrees, the National Weather Service says. State officials have......
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6:00 AM Fri, May 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: After learning that a local horse had rabies, Burrillville authorities declare a "rabies watch" and strongly urge......
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7:39 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A driver who the police said was speeding as he merged from Route 10 north onto Route 95 lost control of his......
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6:07 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The downtown Central Library will reduce operating hours and lay off about 11 staff members in the fiscal year starting July 1,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. --- The city is moving to license bouncers in bars and nightclubs --- a first in Rhode Island. Licensing is one of a......
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5:58 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Police Chief Stephen McGrath, hit this month with a no-confidence vote, is planning to retire. McGrath, 48, has filed the appropriate paperwork......
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5:26 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- A Richmond, R.I., lawmaker says he'll donate $100 to charity for every second former President George W. Bush withstands waterboarding, an......
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4:41 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jim Tarbox, left, with his father, Nick Tarbox, in front of their Jeep dealership in North Kingstown. Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy By Peter......
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4:40 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Journal Staff Writer WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Heavy fire caused extensive damage Thursday afternoon to the top floors of a three-family......
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4:32 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Casey Hansel, left, Steven Sylvia, Patrick Ruisi, Rachelle Sylvia, Alex Phelps and Jillian Torrey receive instructions on a board rescue at Scarborough Beach in Narragansett......
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4:19 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence public schools are getting $26 million in federal stimulus money, but Supt. Tom Brady says that while the money is welcome,......
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4:07 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I -- The president of the regional government of the Azores will visit Rhode Island College on Monday, Memorial Day, and he plans to......
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3:41 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Seasonal shellfish areas will be closed Saturday at sunrise and reopen to harvesting at sunrise on Oct. 13, the state Department of......
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3:13 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEEKONK, Mass. -- Three people were taken to Rhode Island Hospital around noon Thursday following a refrigeration leak at Sam's Club, 1110 Fall River Ave.,......
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2:40 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve LeBlanc Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has rejected proposals to allow the state's dog and horse tracks to add......
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1:59 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I -- Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline will meet Thursday afternoon with Chinese democracy activists. The event is part of a series of events......
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12:23 PM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bruce Landis Journal staff writer SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Laurent Vernery, the president and CEO of APC by Schneider Electric, told an audience of business......
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11:48 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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TIVERTON, R.I. -- With construction of the new Sakonnet River Bridge under way, the U.S. Coast Guard has announced the creation of a safe-work zone......
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11:28 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts State Lottery and the New England Patriots announced Thursday that they are developing the first licensed NFL instant ticket. The......
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Graeme V. Kapko, center, is sentenced Thursday at the Kent County Court House after having entered a plea......
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By JAY LINDSAY Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) -- The worst is not over for the New England economy, with job losses expected to mount......
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10:59 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- The former medical student accused of killing a 25-year-old masseuse he met through craigslist did not appear at a brief procedural court......
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10:46 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I - - The Johnston police are looking for anyone who might have information regarding a newborn baby found dead on Tuesday in a......
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9:43 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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METHUEN, Mass. (AP) -- A standout Massachusetts student-athlete who was planning to attend the University of Rhode Island has died in a car crash just......
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9:28 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A former NFL linebacker and his ex-lover were charged Wednesday with killing a wealthy Orange County businessman for financial gain......
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8:58 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The police have made no arrests in connection with a double shooting Tuesday afternoon at the New England Sports Barber Shop at......
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BOSTON (AP) -- A company that worked on Boston's $15 billion Big Dig has pleaded guilty in federal court to overbilling the highway project by......
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8:32 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Photo courtesy of the Cranston police A bank surveillance photo caught pictures of the man suspected of robbing the Randolph Savings Bank Wednesday morning.......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter testified Wednesday at the larceny trial of Brooke Astor's son that the socialite forgot who......
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7:01 AM Thu, May 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The temperature is expected to reach 87 degrees today in the Providence area under sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service.......
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Today's front page reports that the state's population is no longer declining, but only because the troubled housing market here and the lack of......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Wickford Elementary School, closed for three years, will remain in school hands -- at least for now......
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7:10 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University informed its students and faculty Wednesday that one of its students has been confirmed as having swine flu. "This individual......
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6:47 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Michael P. McKinney Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The powerful House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that aims to prevent high-risk sex......
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6:25 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Asserting that no vote is required, General Assembly leaders paved the way Wednesday for the......
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6:20 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- School officials in Warwick say they knew they wouldn't win any friends this month when they made the decision to save money......
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6:09 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Three years after legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island, House lawmakers this evening OK'd a plan to create drug dispensaries that would sell......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
CRANSTON, R.I. -- A man wearing a green traffic vest and yellow hard hat robbed the Randolph Savings Bank, at 875 Pontiac Ave. next to......
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5:55 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Human Services will receive $1.297 million from a multistate settlement with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilli Co. over the......
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5:41 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bryan Rourke Journal Staff Writer For the first time in four years, Rhode Island may not have a weekly nationwide TV presence. Neither of......
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5:28 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that, if approved by the House and signed by the governor, would make East Greenwich......
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5:23 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The entire staff of Providence Head Start -- about 200 employees with an average of 15 years on the job --......
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4:22 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline unveiled Thursday afternoon his plan to have the city's colleges, universities and hospitals contribute more to the funding......
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Fernando Matos secures hanging flower baskets high up on the antique-style light poles around Kennedy Plaza in Providence,......
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By Linda Borg Email
BARRINGTON, R.I. -- John R. Gray, who arrived at a time when Barrington High School was in serious disrepair, is retiring after 29 years at......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A Newport man who police said reacted to losing his brakes by hiding in a stairwell of the Varnum Armory, and......
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3:18 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/holiday service schedule on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.......
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Dr. Richard C. Anderson, a Newport orthopedic surgeon, surrendered his medical license Wednesday after he failed to complete treatment for opiate and......
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Choirs from the University of Rhode Island and North Kingstown will perform Saturday night at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. Members of the URI Concert......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate has postponed a scheduled vote Wednesday to confirm Gary Alexander as the chief of the Executive Office of Health......
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2:34 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson and Tatiana Pina Journal Staff Writers JOHNSTON, R.I. -- After consulting with the Attorney General's Office, the Johnston Police will release from......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Two men foiled Tuesday by residents of the James Street house they tried to break into have been charged with a series......
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1:12 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal / Steve Szydlowski Paul O'Rourke, left, talks with Jeff Sabel, in black shirt, of Able Restoration Inc., which provided the Special Signal Fire......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus lost power around 9 a.m. Wednesday on one of the main trunk lines that......
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PROVIDENCE, R. I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline, House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox, and Sen. Maryellen Goodwin will talk to reportersin City Hall about......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A truck carrying ceiling tiles crashed against a jersey barrier on Route 95 south Wednesday morning, spilling tiles into the breakdown lane......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University announced Wednesday that legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin will miss the commencement ceremonies this weekend. According to the Associated......
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Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr. A face made from pieces of wood nailed to a tree greet pedestrians along Peirce Street......
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By Benjamin N. Gedan Email
Koller The dominant health-insurance companies in Rhode Island are seeking large rate increases for next year, said state Health Insurance Commissioner, Christopher F. Koller.......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN. R.I. -- In a development designed to advance biomedical research throughout Rhode Island, the National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of......
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A New Bedford couple is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly throwing a dog from their car. The police say......
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NEW YORK (AP) - The late philanthropist Brooke Astor's grandson, the main reason her son is facing charges of looting her estate, testified Tuesday she......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rescue crews took a stabbing victim to Rhode Island Hospital after they were called to the vicinity of 45 Ridgeway Ave. in......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON -- Patrick Kennedy is blogging. The Democratic Congressman from Rhode Island has sent an e-mail through his campaign committee that urges readers to ``check......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jack Reed will be among the lawmakers invited to the White House Wednesday, as President Obama signs into law a mortgage foreclosure......
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EAST PROVIDENCE -- A local man who attracted the attention of the Providence police for erratic driving and refusing orders to stop was arrested by......
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By Kate Bramson Email
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- A Westerly man shot and killed a pit bull that was attacking his sister's Labrador retriever. Sherry Hagerman told The Westerly......
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We're in for a stretch of nice weather to end the week. Expect a mostly sunny day Wednesday with a nigh near 79 degrees, according......
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Today's Providence Journal front page reports on a shooting that wounded two at a Cranston barbershop. The federal government announced the released Tuesday of......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Imprisoned mobster Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese Jr. is scheduled to be released from prison this afternoon. It......
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By Alisha A. Pina Email
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 121-year tradition of promoting East Providence police chiefs from within the department may end this year and about 80 officers......
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7:19 PM Tue, May 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two separate kitchen fires forced residents of the 10-story Dexter Manor on Broad Street to......
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The legislature's formal review of Governor Carcieri's tax priorities -- and perhaps his legacy -- played out in the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday afternoon. For......
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Cranston police investigate the scene of a double-shooting at New England Sports Barber Shop at 899 Cranston St., in Cranston. Watch the video Providence Journal......
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The full House of Representatives this evening approved a bill that would relax the state's boxing rules. Rhode Island is the only state that still......
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By Alisha A. Pina Email
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Several officers plan to picket outside of City Hall Tuesday evening because the City Council, which meets at 7:30 p.m., and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Morgan Murphy drove his blue 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham into town Tuesday to promote his new Web site, Motorpool.com. The site is......
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By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than two months have gone by since a pension study commission appointed by House Speaker William J. Murphy......
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By Michael P. McKinney Journal staff writer CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- The police are "in the process of wrapping up" an investigation into an alleged stolen-computer......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a seismic shift in managing local fisheries is key to the industry's......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the latest volley in the ongoing tussle between Roger Williams University and former board chairman Ralph R. Papitto, Papitto is asking......
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PROVIDENCE -- The state's first kosher food pantry opened Tuesday morning. The pantry will "help families in our community who are faced with tough choices......
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By Linda Borg Email
BARRINGTON, R.I. -- One or more members of the Barrington High School lacrosse team stole an iPod and approximately $180 in cash from the locker......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - The University of Rhode Island has a new dean for its College of Engineering -- Professor Raymond Wright, who recently served......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Roger Williams University law professor was among the witnesses Tuesday at a Senate hearing on how difficult it is for Americans......
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By Maria Armental Email
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Investigators say overloaded electrical circuits caused a fire at Attleboro District Court. The fire in a second-floor office early Monday morning......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
PROVIDENCE. R.I. -- Indictment have been handed up for three Woonsocket men facing multiple felony robbery, gun and narcotics charges. The nine-count indictment, handed up......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Vice President Joseph R. Biden will attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, which is being held for the first time......
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By Kate Bramson Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- David J. Catalano, the North Kingstown man accused of driving into a gas-station attendant and killing him, then shooting a police officer,......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Five people, including an 8-month-old baby, who were traveling on a RIPTA bus Tuesday morning were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr.An old auto repair business is the site of 15 condominium units proposed in East Greenwich. EAST......
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By Jack Perry Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Brooke Astor's grandson won't be allowed to testify about dirty floors and peeling paint at the socialite's apartment. A Manhattan judge......
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By Tatiana Pina Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has discontinued its detour of bus routes 18 (Union Avenue) and route 30 (Arlington/Oaklawn) in the......
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By Tatiana Pina Email
With Memorial Day around the corner, the Rhode Island State Police will be out in full force to ensure that drivers are using safety belts,......
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By Kate Bramson Email
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A building that housed three businesses at 99 Pleasant View Ave. was a total loss after it burned Monday night, Fire Chief......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON -- Ann-Marie Harrington, who built a knack for navigating the Internet into a successful Pawtucket consulting company, is among dozens of small business leaders......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police were looking for three men who allegedly broke into an apartment at 107 Tell St. Monday night and threatened two......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police have booked an 18-year-old suspect in connection with the early Saturday morning shooting of two young women during a disturbance......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The sky over Providence is already bright blue. The National Weather Service said the day would start out partly sunny then gradually......
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By Jack Perry Email
Tuesday's front page features coverage of the shooting of a North Kingstown police officer, the no-contest plea of a Barrington teen charged in a......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
A year ago today: A 63-foot fishing boat from Montauk, N.Y., runs aground and begins to flood about 30 feet from the Point Judith Coast......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- The Residents of 15 to 20 homes in the town's Riverfront Estates were forced to evacuate their homes for as much as......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Wasting no time in filling the School Department's top slot, the School Committee is planning to meet at 5 p.m. on Friday......
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By Maria Armental Email
By Michael P. McKinney Journal Staff Writer PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- With a fire-ravaged industrial laundry plant as a backdrop, Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse......
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By Talia Buford Email
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A jury Monday found Raymond McWilliams guilty of assaulting a woman and her daughter in their home last July 4, and......
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Governor Carcieri announced Monday afternoon that he will impose a one-day pay cut for many state employees, to help close the state's $70 million deficit......
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Providence Journal photo / John Freidah A report released today by the American Gaming Association places Rhode Island, with $407.5 million in gaming revenue,......
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By Alisha A. Pina Email
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- What happens when people refuse to find common ground? Several East Providence High School upperclassmen plan to answer that question in......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A mother and daughter from Cumberland, R.I. have been named in indictments handed up in Massachusetts on charges that they stole......
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By Richard Salit Email
Rhode Island College is launching a program to raise awareness of problem gambling, train social service professionals and gambling industry workers about problem gambling prevention......
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By Maria Armental Email
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- The Fall River Carousel will open Saturday for the season, though initially it will be open only on weekends. From June......
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport was down in April compared to a year earlier. But, for the second straight month, the decline was well......
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Email
Veterans of any branch of the American Armed Forces or any branch of the National Guard who move to Rhode Island can pay in-state tuition......
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By Andy Smith Email
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Simply paying attention -- to bills, to contracts, to fine print -- is one of the keys to financial responsibility, Laura......
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By Philip Marcelo Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline will discuss Wednesday afternoon proposed legislation designed to "ensure that large tax-exempt institutions contribute their fair share," according......
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Taking illegal bets at a bodega is bad business. That's the way the city Board of Licenses sees it. Board members Monday......
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By Kate Bramson Email
David J. Catalano, 29, of 10 Wasp Road, North Kingstown, has been ordered held without bail in District Court in Wakefield. Providence Journal photos......
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Parks and Recreation will offer lifeguard certification tests Wednesday and Thursday. The certification -- along......
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PROVIDENCE -- State leaders joined representatives of Deepwater Wind LLC at the opening Monday afternoon of the alternative energy company's Rhode Island office. The opening......
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By Maria Armental Email
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- The police are investigating the robbery of a gas station Sunday night, which appears to be connected to similar robberies last month......
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As the St. Joseph School of Nursing commencement wore on, Iveta Estrella heard her name called over and over. Estrella, of......
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Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Barrington teenager charged in the boating death of his friend on the Barrington River......
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By Jack Perry Email
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) - An early morning fire in a second-story office at Attleboro District Court has forced the shutdown of the building for the......
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks Email
WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Townspeople will decide Tuesday night at the annual Financial Town Meeting on a $79.7 million budget for the fiscal year that......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the Senate prepared to take up a war spending bill debate that's expected to touch on the fate of the......
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By Benjamin N. Gedan Email
The Current Conditions Index, a measure of the state's economic health, was at its lowest possible level in March, pushed down by high unemployment and......
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By Felice Freyer Email
The state medical board has disciplined two physicians for multiple lapses in running their practices that endangered patients' health. Dr. James Urban, an East Greenwich......
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By Talia Buford Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A plea deal may be close for the Scituate man accused of driving under the influence and causing an accident that killed......
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Email
The Board of Governors for Higher Education has appointed a seven-member search committee to find a replacement for departing Higher Education Commissioner Jack R. Warner,......
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By Jack Perry Email
CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- Firefighters rescued a kayaker from the Blackstone River Friday after his kayak got stuck at a footbridge near the Pratt Dam area......
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By Rick Massimo Email
The Beyoncé concert scheduled for July 22 at the Comcast Center, in Mansfield, Mass., has been postponed, the venue announced Monday. Concert promoters Live Nation......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gas prices have jumped another 10 cents this week and have now increased for five straight weeks, according to AAA Southern New......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- We're in for an unseasonably cool day Monday, according to the National Weather Service. It's just 49 degrees shortly before 7 a.m.,......
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page reports that a North Kingstown police officer was shot at point-blank range, according to the police. There's also coverage of commencements......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
A year ago today: A day after suffering a seizure at his family's Cape Cod compound, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is resting comfortably in a......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
NEWPORT--Salve Regina University handed out more than 700 degrees on a gray, drizzly Sunday as joggers trotted along the adjacent Cliff Walk past capacious tents......
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Email
SOUTH KINGSTOWN --Grey skies and showers drove the University of Rhode Island's 123rd commencement indoors Sunday for the first time during President Robert L. Carothers'......
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By Katie Mulvaney Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the space where many graduates cheered on the Friars' basketball team over the past four years, family and friends saved their......
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By John Hill Email
TAUNTON, MA -- Police are investigating the slaying of a Taunton man who was shot as he rode in a car on Route 24 early......
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By Jack Khorey Email
PROVIDENCE, RI - Michael D. Kennedy of the University of Michigan has been appointed director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown......
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By Jack Khorey Email
PORTLAND, ME -- State police say a Rhode Island man who threatened to shoot police and himself was arrested Saturday night after a 2 1/2-hour......
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