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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state is moving forward with legal action to recover some $75 million that auditors say was squandered at Rhode Island's landfill.
The four adults and the baby who died in the Warwick house fire on Saturday died of smoke inhalation, the state Department of Health has just announced. The Rhode Island State Medical Examiners Office has determined the cause of deaths, according to health department spokeswoman Annemarie Beardsworth.
R.I. Crime Lab probing samples from fatal Warwick fire
Prayer vigil tonight in Greenville for five who died in fire
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow across Rhode Island, from 8 a.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday. The warning replaces the less serious Winter Storm Watch previously in effect.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- During his final year in office, Governor Carcieri has chosen state budget officer Rosemary Booth Gallogly as his new director of administration.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- John M. Cicilline, the brother of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, has been released from a halfway house in Boston, where he served part of his sentence for shaking down drug-dealing clients.
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- School Superintendent Frances Gallo has told the teachers union that she and the Board of Trustees will terminate all 74 teachers at the high school, one of six chronically low performing schools that the state has singled out for substantial intervention.
CRANSTON, R.I. -- Michael Ayer, 49, of 46 Frank Rd. in Stoughton, Mass., a probation officer for juveniles was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say he sold heroin to an undercover officer.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The To Kalon Club, the 140-year old city club in Pawtucket, has been losing members and revenue for years. If a buyer for the club's century-old building isn't found by spring, the club may have to fold.
R.I. Health Dept. closed Wednesday, Thursday after flood
Video: R.I. Health Department cleaning up after burst pipes cause flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. James R. Langevin has named two key deputies to his Rhode Island staff -- longtime spokeswoman Joy Fox and state Rep. Ray Sullivan.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While he is not pulling out of the race to succeed William J. Murphy as House speaker, Rep. Gregory Schadone has acknowledged that he does not have the votes to win if the vote is called, as expected, this week.
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Political scene: Is Fox's ascension to speaker's post on the horizon?
Caprio: 'No chance' he'll run for governor as a Republican
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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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