After State House Raid, Mattiello Calls Friday Caucus, Could Become Speaker...
Cranston's Nick Mattiello, the House Majority Leader, could be the man to step in to take the place of Gordon Fox, the subject of an investigation and State House Raid Friday.
View ArticleNetflix Subscriber? You Need to Know About This New Phishing Scam
Scammers have found another opportunity to steal personal information. The Better Business Bureau warns: users may be led to a phony webpage that resembles the real Netflix login page. Phony customer...
View ArticleFung Calls for Speaker Fox to Resign
Cranston Mayor and Gubernatorial candidate Alan W. Fung said “this situation shines light on the fact that too much power rests in the speakership."
View ArticleTrending: Ex-Boxer Dies Protecting His 15-Year-Old Daughter
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View ArticleTrending: Gym Tells Woman That Her 'Toned Body' Is Intimidating Other Customers
Planet Fitness bans so called "gymtimidation."
View ArticleMarch Madness 2014: Providence Loses Heartbreaker
The Friars' Bryce Cotton scored a career-high 36 points.
View ArticleMattiello: I Have the Votes to be the Next Speaker
But will Speaker of the House Gordon Fox resign?
View ArticleObituary: Cecile M. (Valerien) Ray, 88, Coventry Senior Center Volunteer
Cecile M. (Valerien) Ray, 88, of Coventry passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at West View Health Care. She was the wife of the late Anthony Ray. Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the...
View ArticleGordon Fox Breaks Silence After Raids by Feds
Authorities have not yet divulged the nature of their probe.
View ArticleDetroit Discovers at Least 100 Serial Rapists After it Finally Gets Around to...
Nationally, tens of thousands of rape kits go unprocessed every year.
View ArticleFox Resigns as Speaker of the House
"I will not let yesterday’s events distract my colleagues from addressing the challenges facing Rhode Island," the now-former Speaker of the House said.
View ArticleFirefighters Sing 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' to Calm Girl Trapped in Elevator
Reading firefighters sang a song from the Disney movie "Frozen" to calm a girl while rescuing her from a stuck elevator.
View ArticleTrending: Couple Who Collected Welfare While Living on Yacht Charged With Fraud
A nationwide warrant for fraud has been issued for a couple who lived on a million dollar yacht while collecting welfare.
View ArticleDueling Legislators Claim they Have Enough Votes to Become Speaker
House Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello and House Oversight Committee Chairman Michael Marcello are both vying for the speakership in the wake of Providence Rep. Gordon Fox's resignation.
View ArticleTeen Arrested For Making Bomb Threat Calls To Another State
A 14-year-old California teen was arrested for making bomb threat calls to Montana.
View ArticleShould School Start Later In The Morning?
New study cites "clear benefits for students whose high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later."
View ArticleMarried Georgia Teacher Had Threesome With Students in Her Classroom, Police Say
Former teacher forbidden from having contact with minors.
View ArticleTrending: Doctor Traded Drugs for Sex on Craigslist
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