Gym owners arson case goes to trial
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Gary Gaudreau, who is charged with first degree arson, rejected a plea deal with prosecutors in Providence Superior Court on ...
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E.P. police chief on placed on leave
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - East Providence Police Chief, Joseph Tavares, has been put on administrative leave until further notice. According to the city manager, this is a personnel matter and he would not elaborate any further. Major Christopher Parella is currently running day-to-day ...
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Police warn of phone hoax scheme
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R.I. (WPRI) -- Warwick Police and Pawtucket Police are warning residents about a nationwide phone hoax scheme. According to past incidents, victims are contacted by phone and the caller informs them a relative has been in an accident and needs help, or is being held hostage until payment for repairs is made immediately. The caller further states that if payment is not received or if the police ...
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Boston Marathon suspect?s widow to allow family to reclaim Tamerlan Tsarnaev?s body
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The widow of suspected marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev said Tuesday she would let other family members claim his body, which has been kept at the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for more than a week. Under Islamic law, Muslims are customarily buried shortly after they die, normally within a day. But Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow, Katherine Russell, has not claimed the body ...
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Dispute lingers over citys waterfront
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PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - It is a stretch of bayside land that's been the target of 3 under-developed plans, involving blending Providence's working waterfront with shops, cafes, condos and hotels but what might've looked good on paper has yet to translate into progress. "I've renamed Allens Avenue the 'scrapalachian' trail," Pat Conley said, referring to the ...
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APNewsBreak Lawyer Tsarnaevs widow to cooperate
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -; A new lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (TAM'-ehr-luhn tsahr-NY'-ehv) says his client will continue to cooperate with ...
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Summer job in jeopardy for teens
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Since the beginning of the recession in late 2007, Rhode Island has maintained one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Many out of work adults have taken on seasonal and low-skill jobs to make ends meet, putting the summer job in jeopardy for the state's youth. "I would not want to be a teenager trying to find a summer job in Rhode Island ...
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4 rescues out of service in Woonsocket
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) -- All four of Woonsocket's rescue vehicles were out of service on Memorial Day weekend, but the fire chief said the public's safety was never at risk. Woonsocket's Fire Chief said the issue of having all three of its rescues and a back-up rescue go out of service is acute and unusual, while North Smithfield's Fire Chief called it catastrophic and ...
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