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South County Health Centennial: Physician specialists changed how 2019-05-11 00:30:00In the 1960s, specialists began to join the staff of South County Hospital, transforming the delivery of care and changing the dynamic among doctors.

School officials stress safety this prom season 2019-05-11 00:15:00High school prom season begins this month — with junior proms in just about a week — as teens ask each other to that formal ball and schoo

Storm chasers: Hurricane hunters show off tools of 2019-05-10 00:30:00One of the first lines of defense against a hurricane is information, and two of the planes that gather the crucial data to inform and protect the pub

Sewer bills spark outcry from North Kingstown business 2019-05-10 00:15:00Scores of homeowners and businesses are protesting the new hefty sewer assessments for Wickford Village while a deadline looms next week for commercia

Marchers protest Narragansett library budget cuts 2019-05-09 00:30:00More than 100 people carrying signs marched from the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library to Town Hall just before Monday’s Town Council budget hear

South Kingstown school board appoints interim superintendent 2019-05-09 00:15:00The South Kingstown School Committee is preparing to bring back popular former Superintendent of Schools Robert Hicks on an interim basis while it sea

Anchor Pete’s fined again for underage drinking 2019-05-08 16:00:00Anchor Pete’s was back before the South Kingstown Town Council May 1 after four alcohol-related arrests at the establishment on April 24, less t

Town’s fire rescue boat dedicated to late teen 2019-05-04 00:30:00A new Narragansett Fire Department fire rescue boat dedicated last week bears the name of a teen who died in a 2015 snorkeling accident in local water

SK Council approves 2019-2020 budget, with 3.9 percent 2019-05-04 00:15:00The South Kingstown Town Council approved a proposed $98.1 million budget for 2019-20 on Monday, but not before doing some fiscal gymnastics to ensure

SK school board puts superintendent on leave 2019-05-03 00:30:00In a 10 a.m. special meeting on April 26, the School Committee met behind closed doors and then publicly voted 5-2 to place outgoing Superintendent of

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R.I. still unsure how much it will get 2019-05-21 13:16:03PROVIDENCE — Two months after Governor Raimondo announced a once "inconceivable'' contract extension for Deloitte Consulting, it remains uncl

Mass. man convicted of assaulting cop at Providence 2019-05-21 13:09:40The penalty is up to eight years in federal prison.

Federal judge dismisses trooper's lawsuit against former attorney 2019-05-21 13:02:49PROVIDENCE — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed allegations by a state trooper that the former attorney general and former state police Col. S

Coast Guard to open 3 seasonal stations this 2019-05-21 12:16:21BOSTON (AP) — The Coast Guard is opening three seasonal stations later this week.The Coast Guard announced Tuesday that stations Scituate, Massa

Ethics Commission fines Lt. Gov. McKee, votes to 2019-05-21 12:07:29PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday imposed a “civil fine” of $250 on Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, finding that McK

Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. on trial for 2019-05-21 11:51:01The 54-year-old woman was thumbing a ride on a March afternoon in 2018 when, finally, a boxy black SUV pulled up.A muscular young man with short curly

Airline to offer direct flight from T.F. Green 2019-05-21 11:22:16WARWICK — Sun Country Airlines will add direct flights from T.F. Green Airport to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.The flights will be once

Man who stole veteran father's benefits gets prison 2019-05-21 10:59:15FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who evaded authorities for three years after he was charged with stealing more than $100,000 in vet

Conservative activist Candace Owens to speak in Rhode 2019-05-21 10:27:07PROVIDENCE -- Conservative commentator and activist Candace Owens will appear in Rhode Island on Sept. 21, according to a news release from the Rhode

Mass. man arrested in Cumberland after, police say, 2019-05-21 09:39:39FOXBORO, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man is facing charges that he attempted to run down a police officer in Foxboro after a slow-speed pursuit that ende

Warwick police: Man, 21, drives away in unattended 2019-05-21 08:30:22WARWICK -- A 21-year-old man was charged Monday night in the robbery of a Warwick gas station, authorities said.Prior to the robbery, the man, Nathan

Workers invite a special guest to Walmart's annual 2019-05-21 08:09:53For years, Walmart workers have attended the company's annual shareholders meeting to call for higher wages, better benefits and more predictable sch