Providence News

At its winter meeting the Corporation of Brown University approved a 3.2-percent increase in the operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year.

The first happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Chalkstone and River Avenues.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A woman was rushed to the hospital early Saturday morning after being struck by a car in Providence.

* At 12 p.m., Interrupt II Studio, a gathering of electronic writers, artists and performers, opens in Providence.

The House of Representatives today passed three bills sponsored by Raymond E. Gallison Jr.

An Illinois man was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Rhode Island to more than three years in prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a larger fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked $2.2 million from Medicare over four years.

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

A low-key, long term approach to teen weight loss produced modest benefits in a clinical trial, Australian researchers report, though a version of the program that added texts and emails didn't help kids slim down any further.

A Cranston man was arraigned Friday on a driving under the influence charge for an early morning Jan.

Two students at a federal Job Corps center in Vermont have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a fight that injured another student.

A local prank has turned into a Youtube sensation. Frosty's evil twin, Freaky the Snowman, scares unsuspecting people in Providence.

Ten communities combine to make up nearly 85 percent of the $3.5 billion unfunded liability for municipal other post-employment benefits in Rhode Island, an amount some experts say could force cities and towns across the state to go belly up.

Peter Kilmartin -> It's not the perfect deal, but kudos to the Attorney General for signing on to the multi-billion dollar settlement agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage companies.

What was supposed to be an evening celebrating Providence and taking pride in the capital city turned into a brainstorming session about how to save the city from its massive money problems.

Homeless advocates serve lunch at the Rhode Island State House at a new weekly soup kitchen on Thursday, Feb.

A spellbinding performance of song, dance, and costume, Mary Poppins is sure to please everyone.

The Bristol County Water Authority has a new executive director. Pamela Marchand, most recently the chief engineer and general manager of the Providence Water Supply Board, was approved unanimously by the water authority board at its meeting Wednesday evening, Feb.

A Massachusetts man accused of bringing contraband cigarettes into Rhode Island as part of scheme that authorities say cost the Ocean State $5.7 million in tax revenue is set to change his plea.

There will be a change in leadership at St. Rocco's in Johnston and Holy Ghost in Providence.

His jersey had a different number. His last name was stripped from the back. By the time Providence squandered every bit of its 19-point lead, the Friars didn't need a new scorecard to tell who was doing the damage.