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November 21, 2009
Volunteers to assemble care packages for RI troops
Volunteers including Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts assembled holiday care packages for Rhode Island troops stationed overseas.
November 20, 2009
Lizzie Borden acquitted in mock retrial
Lizzie Borden is found innocent of using an ax to hack her father and stepmother - again.
Mass. families adopt 244 foster children
Dozens of Massachusetts families have opened their homes to more than 240 children as the state marks the seventh annual National Adoption Day.
Driver in fatal crash charged with DUI
The 19-year-old driver in a fatal crash is charged with drunken driving.
DOT officials to remove split-lane traffic on I-95
Rhode Island transportation officials are temporarily closing a lane of Interstate 95 South.
State Rep. John Loughlin appears on ‘10 News Conference’
State Rep. John Loughlin appears on the Nov. 22 edition of ‘10 News Conference’.
Police: Teen ditches school, robs bank
Police say a teen robbed a bank when he should have been in school.
Judge approves $100K to Mass. girl injured by cop
A judge approves a settlement from the city of Attleboro to a girl who says her wrist was broken during a scuffle with a police officer.
Brown, IBM open most powerful supercomputer in RI
The supercomputer opened Friday at Brown’s Center for Computation and Visualization.
Mold can build on front loaders
Many consumers are finding that the front-loading washing machines can develop a moldy smell.
Basement flooding forces school dismissal
Students went home early at the Bishop McVinney school in Providence due to flooding.
City to sell recycle bins on Saturday
Providence residents will be able to purchase recycling bins from the Department of Public Works at five satellite locations on Saturday.
Cab company gets $100,000 fine
A Providence taxi cab company is losing its license for half of its cabs because the company routinely rolled back odometers.
Twin River begins 24/7 gaming
Twin River is now a 24-hour-a-day operation.
Disturbing video sparks worldwide response
A video showing a dog being thrown off a bridge has sparked a worldwide response.
Flashback: Nov. 20
Ol’ Blue Eyes opens a new entertainment facility at Foxwoods.
Bristol woman loses teaching certificiate
A Bristol teacher, who pleaded no contest to drunk driving charges, has lost her certificate to teach in Rhode Island.
Teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
Police in Groton have charged an art teacher at Robert Fitch Senior High School with sexually assaulting a female student.
Driver hurt, haz-mat responds after truck crash
Authorities say the driver of a line painting truck that fell on its side has been hospitalized with minor injuries.
Man files complaint over Taser incident
A North Providence man who claims a Newport police officer shot him with a stun gun has filed a notice of intent to sue the city.
RI unemployment rate dips to 12.9 percent
The state’s unemployment rate is still well above the national rate of 10.2 percent.
November 19, 2009
Suspicious graffiti forces additional security at high school
Cumberland school officials say students are prohibited from carrying pocketbooks and backpacks to school on Friday.
Court: RI judge made right call in smoke shop case
A federal appeals court says a Rhode Island judge was correct to order a new trial for a state trooper who was ultimately cleared of using excessive force during a raid on a tribal smoke shop.
Hard drives reported missing from mayor’s office found
Rhode Island State Police said they have found two computer hard drives that reportedly went missing from the mayor’s office in Woonsocket.
Mayor testifies about merits of regionalization
A Senate commission on shard services meets for the first time.
Woman testifies in hearing about baby’s death
The mother of a 6-week-old baby who died says her boyfriend said the child fell from the couch, but then changed his story.
Hundreds pay tribute to Mass. paratrooper
Relatives, friends and soldiers pay tribute to a Plymouth soldier who died in Afghanistan.
RI eliminates mandatory minimum drug sentences
The new law, which took effect this month, leaves the sentence to the judge’s discretion.
Church rips out pews to feed needy
The Open Table of Christ Church makes room to help store food for the needy.
Applicants outnumber jobs for Salvation Army bell ringers
The Salvation Army says it pays to pay bell ringers.
