04/30/2004
Judge curbs pretrial comments in Station fire case
Updated 5:50 p.m.
PROVIDENCE
-- The judge overseeing the criminal case stemming from The Station
nightclub fire said today he is ordering lawyers from both sides to
refrain from making further comments about the case so that an
impartial jury can be found for a trial.
Derderian lawyers seek to silence Lynch comments
PROVIDENCE
-- Lawyers representing the owners of The Station, who are facing
involuntary manslaughter charges for the deaths of 100 people who
perished in a fire at their West Warwick nightclub, are asking a judge
to bar Attorney General Patrick C....
Judge to rule if fire records are public
WARWICK
-- Superior Court Judge Mark A. Pfeiffer will privately review state
and town records related to the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub, to
determine if the records can be released under a Providence Journal
public-records lawsuit.
04/29/2004
Derderians seek to block Lynch's comments on their case
Updated 4:54 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, charged in the deaths of
100 people in The Station nightclub fire, are asking a state judge to
bar Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch from commenting on their case,
calling his remarks "inappropriate."
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04/28/2004
Fire panel OKs Ryan Center
PROVIDENCE
-- After several changes and an independent safety review, the
University of Rhode Island's Ryan Center now complies with state fire
codes and is ready to receive a formal certificate of occupancy, the
Rhode Island Fire Safety Code...
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04/18/2004
Series on fire wins award for public service
CONCORD,
N.H. (AP) -- The Providence Journal's coverage of the Station nightclub
fire earned the newspaper the Sevellon Brown Award for public service,
an award given by the New England Associated Press News Executives
Association.
04/06/2004
New fire-code panel aims to educate
PROVIDENCE -- Nightclub.
Journal's Station coverage a Pulitzer finalist
PROVIDENCE
-- The Providence Journal's coverage of The Station nightclub fire in
West Warwick on Feb. 20, 2003, which claimed 100 lives, was one of the
finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in public service, journalism's
highest accolade.
04/03/2004
Panel
to study impact of state's new fire code
WARWICK -- The Westgate Condominiums complex sits
about a mile from the site of the Station fire, so residents are familiar with
the horror of the 100 deaths.
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