The students of the Coventry High School drama club are performing Emerald Man, a rock musical which may soon be seen off-Broadway.

An East Providence city councilman says he received a letter containing white powder at his home.

A group of nonunion workers will be paid for Sundays already worked.

Heating oil prices and Halloween costumes were in the news 30 years ago.

Albert Arroyo entered a bodybuilding contest after claiming a disability.

The measure would make prostitution a misdemeanor offense regardless of where it occurs.

A bill to ban texting while driving in Rhode Island goes to the governor.

The presidents of Rhode Island’s three state colleges talk about the future of higher education.

Dr. Warren Simmons of the Annenberg Institute talks about the work of a panel to reform urban education.

State lawmakers approve a bill that could raise the cost of wasting water but offer discounts for those who conserve.

A preliminary investigation finds that a Boston special police officer was justified in fatally shooting a psychiatric patient who attacked his doctor in a medical office building, a prosecutor says.

Mayor David Cicilline wants parents of school children to sign consent forms so the students can immediately receive the swine flu vaccine.

Woodlawn Catholic School in Pawtucket is raising awareness about the H1N1 flu virus.

Bishop Thomas Tobin is urging parishes to temporarily rethink some traditions.

Funeral services for a 12-year-old Bristol girl who died on Monday have been set.

An 18-year-old mother is fatally shot inside a house in Providence.

A Connecticut judge grants probation to a man arrested in connection with a bird-fighting operation.

Police charge a Wethersfield teen for allegedly posting threatening Internet messages after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard.

Three candidates qualify to run for state Rep. Elizabeth Dennigan’s former House seat.

The former House speaker will receive about $25,000 in back payments.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy agrees to meet Bishop Thomas Tobin after publicly arguing over the health care overhaul.

Legislation banning indoor prostitution in Rhode Island may soon be heading to the governor.

Construction workers lobby Thursday in support of casino gambling in Massachusetts.

The governor says job cuts could begin next week without union concessions.

The CPSC says a chid’s neck can become tangled in cords.

Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson says he’s running for Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat.

Lt. Col. Steven O’Donnell will retire Friday from the Rhode Island State Police.

A man robs about $920 from a Warwick supermarket.

A big bank merger is being reviewed 24 years ago.

Police say the victim’s home was targeted.