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It looks as if Rhode Island will escape the full brunt of Hurricane Earl on Friday. A tropical storm warning is now in effect for Block Island and coastal Rhode Island, with a tropical storm watch for the interior of the state. Amy Kempe, Governor Carcieri's spokeswoman, stressed that people should stay away from the ocean, even after the storm passes because of high surf and rip tides. "Don't go surfing and certainly don't go swimming," she said.
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- Like any couple, Tanya Taylor and Greg DuPont can point to stormy moments in their relationship. Today should be one of the more memorable ones.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation has sued a former money manager and two accounting firms for their alleged roles in corruption and mismanagement at the state trash agency.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's plan to use $32.9 million in federal education dollars to plug a $38-million budget deficit isn't his decision to make. The General Assembly must approve the rerouting of the money, and the two top legislative leaders were noncommittal about what lawmakers intend to do.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Matthew A. Salvato, a state-licensed grower and consumer of medical marijuana who remains under criminal investigation for having shot to death an intruder in his apartment, was in court Thursday on charges that he grew and kept more marijuana than his licenses allowed.
After initial reports that this has been the hottest summer ever recorded in Rhode Island, the National Weather Service this afternoon says, not quite.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Having stated his opposition early and often to the state's promise of a $75 million loan guarantee to Curt Schilling's video-game venture, gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee is proposing a new way of choosing future recipients of the state's loan guarantee program.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal grand jury on Thursday returned a criminal extortion indictment against Raymond L. Douglas III, the former North Providence town councilman who has previously been indicted on a host of public corruption charges.
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Projo.com Candidate Chat
Ernest Greco, a Democrat running for Congress in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, has concluded his live with projo.com readers. Read a full transcript. Key points include:
The federal government has to concentrate on cutting government spending
Does not believe that government at any level has the authority to redefine marriage
First step to immigration reform: Enforce existing laws
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The Boston Pops concert featuring special guest Kenny Loggins at McCoy Stadium, in Pawtucket, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 4, has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 10, due to the impending storm.
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