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Bills to stop Sakonnet toll not in approved budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Bills that would stop a planned toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge did not make it into the budget approved by the House Finance Committee, but opponents say they're not giving ...
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Dels irked by Va. companys lookalike lemon logo
Joyce Castelli, whose family owns Deb's Lemonade, tells the station that the similarities are a coincidence. Deb's was started in 1977 by Castelli's husband and daughter. Her husband was born in Cranston. Castelli says the family occasionally visited Rhode Island but says she had never seen Del's ...
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CVS Charity Classic tees off on Sunday
(WPRI) -- The annual CVS Caremark Charity Classic is just days away and professional golfers from around the nation will soon be in Barrington to tee-off for a great cause. The annual tournament will take place June 23-25 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington. The event provides funding for a number of local charities, and has raised more than $16 million since it was created in 1999. The ...
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Report Pats TE shot friend in Miami
(WPRI) -- Controversy surrounding New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez continues to grow, as a new report links him to a shooting that allegedly took place in ...
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Whitey Bulger jury views crime scene photos from 8 slayings in which Bulger allegedly played role
Former hit man John V. Martorano today completed three days on the stand in the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, walking out of the courtroom a free man, despite having killed 20 people. Jurors were shown graphic crime scene photos today of eight of the 19 people James "Whitey" Bulger is accused of killing, including one man sprawled in a bullet-riddled car and another ...
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Ruling throws into uncertainty RI foreclosures
A decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals throws into uncertainty what will happen with more than 700 foreclosure cases in federal court in Rhode ...
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Center for needy in danger of closing
David Ash selects items at the Rhode Island Center for Assisting those in Need (RICAN) in Charlestown, R.I., June 19, 2013. Ash said when he fell on hard times due to ill health, RICAN helped him get food and clothing. (Photo by Andrew ...
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Gomez on the trail six days out Markey absent
US Senate hopeful Gabriel E. Gomez attended a Boston fundraiser this afternoon, imploring about 30 donors there to talk to their friends and get out the vote, saying victory was possible with their help. "We are now, literally, within reach of winning this election on June 25," he said to applause. Meanwhile, six days out from the election, Democrat Edward J. Markey did not have a ...
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Do TED Talks help a scientists career
Wildly popular videos of TED Talks have helped create a growing class of public intellectuals, whose influence is elevated beyond the ivory tower by presenting their ideas in highly-palatable, entertaining 18-minute presentations. The format would seem to be a model for the dissemination of scientific ideas. A group of researchers from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Indiana decided to study the ...
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Official fired from RIs Wyatt Detention Center
WPRI-TV reports that (http://bit.ly/17mN4Lc) Wyatt Chairman Brendan Doherty would not name the official, but said he was fired during a board meeting ...
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MBTA pays too much for bus maintenance research group claims
The MBTA pays twice as much for bus maintenance than most other transit agencies in the country, according to a report released today by the Pioneer Institute, a public policy research organization. At a press conference outside the State House this morning, Gregory W. Sullivan, research director at the Pioneer Institute, said the analysis shows that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation ...
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WBZ Pats TE not ruled out as suspect
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) -- A victim in a North Attleboro murder probe has been identified, and police have not officially ruled out Aaron Hernandez as a suspect, according to a source reported by WBZ-TV. Police were once again seen at New England Patriots' tight end Aaron Hernandez's North Attleboro home on Wednesday morning. They reportedly knocked on his door to no answer; ...
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RI Sandy flood claims top $31 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than 800 claims totaling more than $31 million to property owners in Rhode Island after Superstorm ...
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Bulger ex-enforcer grilled on the stand
This courtroom sketch depicts James "Whitey" Bulger during the first day of his racketeering trial in U.S. District Court in Boston, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Bulger faces a long list of crimes, including extortion and playing a role in ...
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Wyatt prison official terminated
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WPRI) - A high-ranking prison official at the Wyatt Detention Center accused of destroying evidence has been terminated, the Target 12 Investigators have learned. Newly installed Wyatt Chairman Brendan Doherty confirmed the board took the action during a meeting Monday night, but declined to name the official. "My view is the matter is closed," Doherty said. ...
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Sunshine expected through early next week
A high pressure system gliding eastward will bring a much-needed dry and sunny day to southern New England, the National Weather Service said. Fine weather is set to continue, as the region finally breaks out of a stormy weather pattern through early next week, in a promising start for summer, which officially begins Friday. Today, it'll look like summer more than feel it, with sunny ...
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Time to make the doughnuts is over
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't expect to see Dunkin' Donuts revive its famous "Time to make the doughnuts" ad campaign anytime soon. Paul Carbone, chief financial officer for Dunkin Brands Group Inc., said at the Jefferies Global Consumer Conference Tuesday that the company gets asked all the time when it's going to bring back the ad starring the perpetually tired baker who gets ...
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John Martorano was concerned about death penalty when he agreed to testify against Whitey Bulger
Hit man-turned-government-witness John V. Martorano said today he decided to testify against James "Whitey" Bulger after he learned that Bulger was an informant for the FBI and also because he did not want to face the death penalty for murders he had committed for Bulger's gang in Oklahoma and Florida. Martorano is on the witness stand for the third straight day in the ...
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Arrest made in fatal hit and run
SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) -- Late Tuesday night Somerset police made an arrest in connection with a hit and run that killed a man while riding in his motorized wheelchair. According to police, the suspect will be arraigned at Fall River District Court Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. The incident happened June 14 when the victim, James Moore, 65, was enjoying a night of food and music at AmVets Post 72 ...
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Teen held on bail for murder attempt
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) -- A teenager accused of trying to kill a female neighbor of his has been ordered held on a hefty bail. Brandon Bonin, 15, was arrested back in March after ...
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Ex-Marine to be reunited with bomb dog in RI
SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island state police will hold a ceremony this week that will reunite a retired Marine injured in an explosion in Afghanistan with the bomb-detecting dog he used to ...
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General Assembly passes CPR bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI)- The Rhode Island General Assembly approved a bill last night aimed at providing CPR training to high school students. The bill requires students to undergo CPR and defibrillator training. Lawmakers say the training could help students learn to save lives. The bill now heads to Governor Chafee's desk for final ...
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In case you missed it Tues. in review
(WPRI) --In case you missed a story here or there, here is a quick recap on the local happenings from Tuesday, June 18, 2013. For more of the week's news, check back ...
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Mass. couples 2001 message in a bottle found
REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been found.Karl and Michelle Kimmell of Rehoboth say occasionally they would wonder if anyone had found the message they cast away in August 2001. The message, announcing their engagement, had just their first ...
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6500 would lose health coverage under RI budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The proposed Rhode Island state budget would kick nearly 6,500 low-income people off the state's subsidized health insurance ...
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Rhode Island offshore wind farm contraversey
There is division in the ranks over a wind farm planned for construction off Block Island, while officials in the state government have accused future surveys for potential new sites of lacking in scope.
Deepwater Wind is becoming a controversial name in Rhode Island over plans to build an off shore wind farm just off the coast of Rhode Island. While not as controversial as Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig that caused the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, the renewable energy plans of Deepwater Wind are certainly raising some hackles. Read more
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