10 February 2012, 1:18 am
GoLocalProvRhode Island's Worst-Funded Local Health PlansGoLocalProvTen communities combine to make up nearly 85 percent of the $3.5 billion unfunded liability for municipal other post-employment benefits (OPEB) in Rhode Island, an amount some experts say could force cities and towns across the ... Read More »
9 February 2012, 4:44 pm
One man shot in broad daylightProvidence Eyewitness NewsBy Ryan Clifton PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - Providence police were called to the area of Prairie Avenue and Broad Street around 11 am Thursday, following reports of a shooting. "Right here on the corner, or in the back of the building, something ha... Read More »
9 February 2012, 1:37 pm
RI man gets 3 years, 1 month in firearms caseBoston.comPROVIDENCE, RI—A Providence man with a criminal history for drug trafficking has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for violating a law that prohibits felons from carrying a firearm. Prosecutors said 21-year-old Rash... Read More »
9 February 2012, 11:19 am
Rhode Island town readies for 'boisterous' hearing on now-covered prayer bannerFox NewsA Rhode Island town is bracing for a potentially "boisterous" public hearing next week where officials will vote on whether to fight a court order to take down a prayer banner that has hung for decades in ... Read More »
9 February 2012, 10:43 am
CBS LocalPolice: RI girl in Amber Alert was a runawayBoston.comPROVIDENCE, RI—Police say a 13-year-old Providence girl who was briefly the subject of an Amber Alert Wednesday night had run away from home. Providence police Lt. George Stamatakos said Thursday that authorities learned that the girl ... Read More »
9 February 2012, 6:55 am
RI police: man says killing was murder for hireBoston.comPAWTUCKET, RI—Pawtucket police say a man indicted on a murder charge this week in the killing of an elderly woman is claiming it was a murder for hire. Police told The Providence Journal ( http://bit.ly/DfeZ7) that Robert Lamoureux Jr. told ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 7:40 pm
RI House passes gender identity hate crime billBoston.comPROVIDENCE, RI—Crimes provoked by the victim's gender identity would be considered hate crimes under legislation winning support in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The House voted 53-15 in favor of the measure Wednesday. Current state... Read More »
7 February 2012, 1:01 pm
WPRORI mother blames police for death of her sonBoston.comBy Laura Crimaldi AP / February 7, 2012 PROVIDENCE, RI—The mother of a Rhode Island man who died after being handcuffed and pepper sprayed by police during a struggle last week is blaming authorities for her son's death. The attorney ge... Read More »
6 February 2012, 3:56 pm
GoLocalProvRI governor wants to add tobacco tax investigatorsBoston.comBy Laura Crimaldi AP / February 6, 2012 PROVIDENCE, RI—Nearly three months after police busted a cigarette-smuggling ring that authorities say cost Rhode Island $5.7 million in tax revenue, Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants to increase... Read More »
2 February 2012, 8:33 pm
RI teacher accused of drinking with teen studentsBoston.comPROVIDENCE, RI—Rhode Island police say a Central Falls High School chemistry teacher has been arrested for meeting with students at a football game last fall, driving them to a Pawtucket liquor store and drinking with them at a park.Emma W... Read More »
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