CRANSTON -- On paper, at least, the storm resembled previous nightmares. In fact, Emergency Management Agency officials said the storm had all the makings of the Dec. 13, 2007, debacle that left Providence schoolchildren stuck on buses until 11 p.m.
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CENTRAL FALLS -- School Supt. Frances Gallo plans to fire all the teachers in the city's only high school as part of a major overhaul ordered by the state education commissioner. "We need to be able to move this school," Gallo said Tuesday afternoon.
SMITHFIELD -- Even as investigators continued to probe the cause of the fire in Warwick that claimed the lives of four young people and an infant Saturday, more than 600 friends, family and former classmates gathered at St. Philip Church in Greenville Tuesday night to grieve, pray and listen to words hope.
R.I. Crime Lab probing samples from fatal Warwick fire
Fire officials pinpoint where fatal Warwick blaze started
John Gillooly: In losing, Jillson showed he had the heart of a champion
In the first step in what promises to be a long and tortuous legal path, at least 18 former officers, directors and employees of the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation have received letters seeking the recovery of $75 million that auditors say was lost as a result of "apparent misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance."
PROVIDENCE -- A lack of affordable housing set up Rhode Island to be among the hardest hit by the nationwide foreclosure crisis, according to a report due out Wednesday from a coalition seeking to make more affordable housing available.
Thirteen communities have filed a class-action lawsuit against Governor Carcieri for withholding nearly $20 million in automobile excise-tax money the communities were supposed to receive on Feb. 1.
Robert J. Healey Jr. smells opportunity, and this time it's not cheese. The founder of the Cool Moose Party is selling his wine-and-cheese restaurant, in downtown Warren, and running for the office he loves to hate: lieutenant governor.
Rep. Gordon Fox solidifies backing to become speaker of R.I. House
Providence Mayor Cicilline raises more election funds than rival Lombardi
R.I. Republicans battle over inclusiveness of primary elections
R.I. Governor Carcieri names Gallogly director of administration
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Free H1N1 Flu Clinics for RI adults
Free swine-flu vaccines will be offered around the state to any adult at 28 public clinics to be held from Jan. 16 through Feb. 13, 2010. Click here for complete schedule. People can attend any clinic, regardless of where they live. A signed consent form (English | Spanish | Portuguese) is required.
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