Johnston News

Johnston Police this week reported the arrests of two hit-and-run suspects involved in separate incidents.

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Local road crews are getting ready for an expected three- to five-inch snowfall that the National Weather Service announced will begin overnight and continue into Saturday.

From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings.

Hockey: The Johnston-North Providence Cougars return to action tonight , hosting Cranston High School East at 9 p.m. at the Smithfield Muncipal Ice Rink.

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Each day, several hundred-or thousand-people on the Internet land in our directory as they look for hours of operations, menus, phone numbers and other information about businesses in Johnston.

State Representative Frank Ferri, owner of a Johnston bowling alley, has seen how the short-term, high-interest loans available at neighborhood payday loan shops can leave customers on a debt treadmill.

More school closures, fire station closures, the inability to make payroll and ultimately, bankruptcy, are looming if the city cannot address its massive unfunded pension liability, former Auditor General Ernest Almonte said Tuesday.

With the State of Rhode Island boasting hundreds of miles of coastline and thousands of acres of public and state parks, the beauty of our environment is a precious resource to everyone in the Ocean State; protecting it should be a top priority.

The Scalabrini Missionaries have decided to pull out of two of the three Catholic parishes they run in Rhode Island because of a shortage of priests.

Street corners across Providence feature signs warning drivers that cameras are watching and that running a red light means running the risk of getting a ticket.

Johnston : "The company responsible need to work together to alleviate this serious health issue." - Anthony Ursillo , commenting on RIRRC Director Says Fewer Complaints; What So You Say? Coventry : "We the taxpayers have been sold down the river by our own politicians, and they smile to our faces while they lie to us." - coventry voter, commenting ... (more)

A 2007 documentary about Nick O'Neill, the youngest victim of the Station Nightclub Fire, is scheduled to air on statewide Interconnect Channel 13.

From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings.

In a press release issued today, the state Department of Environmental Management issued a notice of violation against the two companies that operate at the Central Landfill, a citation that also carries a $55,000 fine.

The state Department of Environmental Management has issued a Notice of Violation to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and BroadRock Gas Services LLC for failing to take steps to prevent objectionable odors from escaping and for failing to report timely the breakdown or malfunction of a gas flare system.

Rhode Island Atty. Gen. Peter Kilmartin announced this morning that a statewide grand jury has indicted a Johnston man and his wife on drug charges after they were arrested in May, 2011, for allegedly running an illegal gambling ring .

Car Accident Leads To Charges: Johnston Police arrested David Silva, of North Providence, on one count of driving with a suspended license on Jan.