Top R.I. Area News
PROVIDENCE -- Four years after spilled milk and yogurt on an apartment rug led to the beating death of 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright, Gilbert Delestre was found guilty of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the case. Delestre, who had been charged with first-degree murder, was convicted of the same charges as his girlfriend, tried separately earlier in the case.
A company from the state of Washington has surprised local officials by filing an application to construct a vast wave-energy project costing $400 million to $600 million in waters south of Block Island.
VOLUNTOWN, Conn. -- Good morning, Girard family! Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in town -- just across Beach Pond from Exeter.
R.I.'s Herbert DeSimone featured in latest Nixon tapes
Suspicious fires shut two Cumberland businesses
Local gang experts address House panel in Washington
The Economy
PROVIDENCE -- There would tolls at the state line on every interstate highway, a new tax on every mile Rhode Islanders drive and a raft of other new and increased taxes and fees under proposals taken up by Governor Carcieri's panel on finding money to repair the state's crumbling roads and bridges.
Your turn: What's your take on tolls, new taxes to pay for highway and bridge costs?
Ceremony tomorrow for new Iway ramp to Route 195
R.I. will try little things to kick start economy
R.I. Foundation makes emergency grant to help state's needy
Your Turn: What else can R.I. do right now to get the economy going?
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College Hoops
Bill Reynolds: Two PC-URI games each season would be a tango
Gallery: PC 85, Brown 62
Videos: PC beats Brown, 86-62 || PC coach Keno Davis post game comments
Super-sub Ulmer’s value to Rams continues to be unlimited
Gallery: URI 85, Northeastern 72
Your Turn: Who will win Saturday's PC-URI game at The Dunk?
Video: Shalise Manza Young says the Patriots must convert on third downs in order to beat Seattle at home.
Interactive Quiz: See how much you know about this week's opponent, the Seattle Seahawks
Your Turn: Will the Patriots make the playoffs this season?
Pick the Super Bowl winners: Division I -- Barrington vs. La Salle || Division II -- Tolman vs. South Kingstown || Division III -- Johnston vs. Tiverton || Division IV -- Middletown vs. Exeter/West Greenwich
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Seasonal giving: How you can help
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Take the quiz: Are you at risk? What's known -- and what isn't -- about the factors that contribute to premature birth
