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Pianist Chick Corea heads up Newport Jazz Festival lineup
Chick Corea. Photo by Alberto Cabello/Flickr NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Pianist Chick Corea, who turns 75 this summer, will be celebrating the milestone with his all-star trio at the nation’s oldest j...
Jan 19, 2016
‘Bordeaux Bandit’ held in Rhode Island on warrant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The man who authorities dubbed the “Bordeaux Bandit” for allegedly stealing expensive bottles of wine around the Northeast is being held in Rhode Island on an unrel...
Jan 19, 2016
Senator Reed says the US is losing the messaging campaign in Iraq
RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In Iraq, the United States is pounding the Islamic State with air strikes but losing the airwaves. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed said Thursday that 80...
Jan 14, 2016
The Hummel Report — Too Little Too Late?
After years of having a metals recycling company violate orders from the state to keep contaminants from running into the Providence River, the Rhode Island Attorney General finally filed suit against...
Jan 14, 2016
GE still considering Rhode Island for operations jobs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - General Electric says it’s still considering moving some jobs to Rhode Island after choosing to relocate its headquarters to Boston. GE spokesman Seth Martin on Wednesday...
Jan 13, 2016
Plan to shorten parade at Bristol July 4 fest draws fire
photo by alamodestuff via Flickr by JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press The town that boasts the nation’s oldest Fourth of July celebration is in turmoil over a plan to shorten its 2.5-mile par...
Jan 13, 2016
Gov. Raimondo to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo will be among the 2,500 participants attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Raimondo’s office said Wednesday that her t...
Jan 13, 2016
Republican Pagliarini wins District 11 Senate seat in Portsmouth
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s District 11 Senate seat has been won by a Republican. John Pagliarini Jr. officially won the Senate District 11 race on Wednesday to replace former Sen. Ch...
Jan 07, 2016
Patriots player Amendola’s carport causes controversy on the East Side
by MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola is catching grief from his neighbors over a temporary carport. Amendola erected the met...
Jan 06, 2016
Mattiello: No tolls on cars, not moved by protests
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO News House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (D-Cranston) told WPRO’s Gene Valicenti that while...
Jan 04, 2016
