Coventry News

It's a long way from Berlin, but this suburban town has a secret - shards of the infamous Berlin Wall, which the people of East and West Germany started tearing down 20 years ago Monday as the Soviet Union began to unravel.

During last week's special session held to complete some unfinished business, the legislature passed approximately 200 new laws.

A GROWING FUTURE: Representatives from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Independence Financial Partners teamed up to plant 100 sugar maples throughout the state.

Sherlock Holmes would perhaps have dubbed it "The Case of the Oviform Projectiles" and wound up baffled, but then again the great fictional detective didn't operate in the age of the Internet.

A Rhode Island woman urged senators Tuesday to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt, as she described the pain of losing a child and going broke from his health care bills.

The Rhode Island State Police say traffic is moving with no problems Thursday morning, the day the Rhode Island Department of Transportation opened the last highway segment of the relocated interchange of Route 195 and Route 95 in Providence .

Deputy House Majority Leader Raymond J. Sullivan Jr. on Thursday admitted driving drunk last April, changing his plea mid-trial after a District Court judge cleared the way for blood-alcohol test results to be admitted as evidence.

The police have identified the man who died after a car crash Wednesday night on Knotty Oak Road at the intersection with Washington Street as 82-year-old Joseph Palin of Scituate.

One person is dead after a car accident Wednesday night in Coventry. Police tell ABC 6 News the one-car crash happened around 730p Wednesday, at the intersection of Route 116 and Route 117 .

A handful of people addressed the media during a brief State House news conference this morning, speaking out against legislation they said would protect teacher salaries and benefits at the expense of children's education.

Today in Washington, Senator Whitehouse is chairing a Senate hearing on crippling medical bills and testifying this morning Kerry Burns from Coventry.

A Rhode Island woman urged senators Tuesday to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt, as she described the pain of losing a child and going broke from his health care bills.

The 19-year-old Pilgrim and Native American village that was vandalized last month at Clayville Elementary School is rising again, thanks to more than 100 volunteers who came to the school Saturday to rebuild.

A smaller number of teachers than expected turned out Tuesday evening to discuss proposals that would beef up educator evaluations and require all teachers to sign a code of conduct to be certified, two changes state education officials say are critical to improving teacher quality.

The Coventry Police cruiser sat idle, with its lights flashing, at Exit 7 on Route 95 north, diverting traffic off the highway because of a three-car crash further up the road.

Police say a driver who admitted text-messaging behind the wheel crashed into an empty police cruiser in Coventry.

The Archway 2009 World War II Veterans Honor Tour will take place Nov. 10-11 for 48 selected veterans, who will visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Archway Bus Transportation Co.

Most growers pacing around the scales wondered who would win this year's most gargantuan pumpkin contest.

Your home or business can save you money. Find out how Saturday at the the 2009 Green Buildings Open House.

After Carleton Freese nearly died from heart failure, he lost everything, including his job and savings.