Workers' Assistance
(Washington-AP) -- Former employees of A-T Cross Company in Lincoln are now eligible for worker adjustment assistance. The U-S Department of Labor concluded that the workers, who were involved in the
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Imported Deer Banned
(Providence-AP) -- The Department of Environmental Management has banned the importation of deer and elk from states where chronic wasting disease has been found. The ban also extends to some of the
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New Details
Former executive sentenced in fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The former president of a metals manufacturing company was sentenced to 78 months in prison for a series of fraud schemes.
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Company appeals ruling on Patriots ticket dispute
(Boston-AP) -- A Connecticut company that lost its season tickets for the Patriots is appealing a court ruling in favor of the team.
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Southeastern Massachusetts Mobile Newsroom
Man Sentenced To Prison For Scalding
(Attleboro-AP) -- A former Attleboro man has been sentenced up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to severely scalding his girlfriend's daughter.
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Senate Shakeup
Part Time Legislature
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A recent flurry of conflict of interest accusations has raised questions about whether Rhode Island, a state with a storied history of public corruption, can improve its ethics
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Providence Mobile Newsroom
Executive Sentenced To Prison
(Providence-AP) -- The former president of a metals manufacturing company was sentenced to 78 months in prison for a series of fraud schemes.
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West Bay Mobile Newsroom
Slater Hospital closing a ward of the facility
(Cranston-AP) -- The Eleanor Slater Hospital is closing a ward and will redistribute 22 patients and about 62 staff to other sections of the facility. Human Services director Jane Hayward says no employees
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South County Mobile Newsroom
North Kingstown man charged with molesting 17-month old girl
(North Kingstown-AP) -- A North Kingstown man considered a friend has been charged with molesting a couple's 17-month-old daughter in their bathroom. John Bergevine (BURJ-Eh-Vine) was a next-door neighbor
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Southeastern Massachusetts Mobile Newsroom
Former Priest James Porter will not be released
(New Bedford-AP) -- Former priest James Porter is scheduled to be released at the end of the month after serving nearly eleven years for child abuse. But he'll remain behind bars at least into February
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URI athletic director Ron Petro will leave post
(South Kingstown-AP) -- Long-time University of Rhode Island athletic director Ron Petro will leave the post after his contract expires June 30th. Petro has held the post 12 years. In a news release
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Man arrested after shooting at police officer
One man is under arrest - accused of shooting at a police officer. The Providence police officer was in his cruiser, dropping someone off on Berkshire Street when someone began shooting at him. We are
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R.I. gets B- from gun safety group
(Washington-AP) -- A national gun safety group has given Rhode Island a grade of B-minus for keeping children safe from firearms. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says Rhode Island�s grade
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No. Kingstown resident is Art Show winner
(Providence-AP) -- A North Kingstown resident is this year�s �Scenes of Rhode Island� art show. The winning work is called �Narragansett Beach� and was created by Howard Rubenstein. He received a one-thousand-dollar
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Car Crash Shuts Down Providence Exit
Providence- A car crash early this morning left an exit ramp closed for nearly an hour, and sent the driver to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver took the Eddy St. exit off of 95 South,
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Woonsocket Patrolman Cleared Of One Assault Charge
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) -- A District Court judge has found a Woonsocket police officer innocent of assaulting a juvenile suspect last summer over a weapons possession charge. Paul Rondeau had been accused
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Health Director Tells Hospitals Not To Divert Ambulances
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The director of Rhode Island's health department has instructed hospitals they can no longer divert ambulances -- even if they contend they're too busy to accept more patients.
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Senate Shakeup
Governor Carcieri Calls For Independent Commission
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Governor Carcieri called Thursday for the creation of an independent select commission.
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