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Bristol veteran home to get outdoor facelift
Volunteers and local businesses are banning together on Saturday to perform a massive facelift of the seven courtyards at the Bristol Veteran’s Home. The facility houses over 200 war heroes and many are physically disabled.
Teen shot and killed after attacking cop with hunting knife
Details surrounding an incident in New Bedford that left a policeman stabbed and a 15-year-old boy dead have been released.
Gamm presents chilling ‘1984’
I remember reading George Orwell’s “1984” back in high school, and although I recollected the general theme – a man aims to break the bonds of his dystopian society – I didn’t remember much of the specifics. So seeing it staged live at the Gamm Theatre a few weeks ago was a real treat, and it brought back the vivid images Orwell first penned nearly 70 years ago.
38 Studios makes payment, saves loan from default
Curt Schilling’s cash strapped video game company 38 Studios has made a late payment of $1.1 million to the Rhode Island Economic Development Committee and the check has cleared.
Chafee proposes moving state offices to 'Superman building'
Governor Chafee might not be a super hero but he is looking to save the ‘Superman building’ in downtown Providence and put it to good use.
Bug off! What to expect from mosquitos this summer
Bug off! It’s mosquito season again and many believe the blood suckers will be out in force this summer because of the very mild winter, however that is not quite the case.
Schilling says 38 Studios will find a way "to endure"
Curt Schilling has made his first public statement via Facebook since the troubled finances of his video game company, 38 Studios came to light.
RI unemployment ticks up, labor force shrinks
Moving on up- and it’s not a good thing. Rhode Island unemployment has ticked up a tenth of a percent in April leaving the state with 11.2% unemployment more than three points higher than the national average of 8.1%.
Boy, 15, shot and killed, officer stabbed in New Bedford
A violent exchange between a group of individuals and the police leaves a 15-year-old boy dead and a police officer stabbed.
38 Studios makes late $1.1 million payment, check returned
Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios Thursday made its late loan payment to a Rhode Island agency, but reports say that the check bounced, and the video game company has left its employees without paychecks.
Chafee asks local developer Colin Kane to head EDC
Governor Lincoln Chafee has reached out to Colin Kane to head the Economic Development Committee reports the Providence Journal. On Wednesday, Keith Stokes, the current Executive Director, offered his resignation.
Donna Summer's Last Dance, Disco Diva dead at 63
Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
Are you nuts?! McCoy Stadium to host 2 peanut-free games
In an effort to make baseball games more friendly to people with peanut allergies McCoy Stadium is hosting two peanut-free games on May 24 and August 3.
Keith Stokes resigns as head of EDC after 38 studios defaults
Keith Stokes is hitting the road and resigning as the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Committee.
Cicilline and Gemma 'neck and neck' according to new poll
Congressman David Cicilline and businessman Anthony Gemma are neck and neck in the November Democratic primary for Congressional District 1 reveals a new WPRI-TV poll.
Under new budget, Warwick will tax fewer cars
The city at the heart of the car tax battle has decided to tax fewer cars. In the 2013 budget Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian has proposed increasing the car tax exemption from $500 to $1,500.
Schilling, EDC at odds over 38 Studios bailout
Curt Schilling and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation did not come to any agreement Wednesday on a deal to keep the Former Red Sox pitcher's video game company afloat.
Bill to repeal "primary offense" seatbelt law heard
A bill that would roll back the primary offense seat belt law will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. The bill proposed by Rep. Jared Nunes (D, Coventry, West Warwick) will prevent police officers from pulling over motorist simply because they are not wearing their seatbelts.
John Cicilline pleads not guilty to drunk driving charge
Congressman David Cicilline’s brother John, has pled not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence reports WPRI-TV.
Johnston Mayor wants to suspend COLAs
Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena is getting in line with other mayors who have made moves to suspend retiree cost of living adjustments for retirees.
Mayors ask to use Google settlement cash on retiree pensions
As part of a $500 million dollar federal settlement with Google in April North Providence and East Providence Police Department received a whopping $60 million for their cooperation in the case and now the mayors are saying that money needs to go toward retiree pensions.
EDC meets with Schilling in closed door session
In an emergency meeting of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to discuss 38 Studios, Curt Schilling’s video game company, defaulting on a $1.125 million loan guarantee the board voted to go to a closed door session.
Disbarred attorney sentenced to year in federal prison
A disbarred attorney from Pawtucket will be spending time in the federal penitentiary after his role in a $1.1 million mortgage fraud scheme.
Emergency EDC meeting as game-maker defaults
The board of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has set an emergency meeting Wednesday morning, after Curt Schilling's video game making company defaults on a $1 million loan guaranatee payment.
Most wanted sex offender arrested
Robert Doyle was arrested by Providence Police on Monday afternoon while making routine checks of other sex offenders.
Cranston atheist weighs in on war memorial controversy
Jessica Ahlquist, the Cranston teen at the center of the Cranston prayer banner controversy, says she now supports the removal of the Woonsocket war memorial.
Youth task force to meet
Prompted by recent incidents of violence against youth in the city of Providence, Rhode Island Senate leaders created a Youth Violence Task Force to investigate the issue.
$15K raised for Woony Memorial fund
Two weeks after a rally to support a long-standing war memorial in Woonsocket, contributions –to finance the memorial’s legal defense- continue to arrive at City Hall.
UPDATE: Chafee tight-lipped about 38 Studios finances
Governor Lincoln Chafee Tuesday acknowledged he is talking with 38 Studios, but would not disclose the financial condition of the troubled video game maker.
Chafee: RI to recognize out of state same-sex marriage
Governor Lincoln Chafee Monday signed an executive order that the state recognize out of state same-sex marriages.
Police dispatcher accused of stealing from evidence room
A dispatcher at the West Greenwich police station is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the evidence room.
RI Comic Frank O'Donnell's "Broken News" Headlines
"Rhode Island’s eighth-graders score better this year on a national science test than they did three years ago. That’s good news for now, and helps identify the kids who won’t be coming back to Rhode Island after they graduate from college." Zing!
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