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The Boston Red Sox today acquired infielder Jonathan Herrera from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales and minor league right-handed pitcher Chris Martin.

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – It's that time of year with a political hodgepodge going on.  I thought it might be fun, too, to take a loo

By News Staffnews@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netThe Associated Press The government claims more than 50,000 people can log on to its troubled health care website and more than 800,000 people will be able to shop for insur

By: Chelsea Priestcpriest@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netThe crowd at URI cheered this morning for the largest independent donation ever made to the University. Former CVS Caremark CEO and URI grad, Tom Ryan, along with hi

The Moderate Party is dead to begin with. With Ken Block registering as a Republican and Governor Lincoln Chafee registering as a Democrat, what we already know has been proven: there is no viable thi

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Providence Mayor Angel Taveras is calling on Democratic candidates for Governor to sign the "People's Pledge" and promise not to accept money from Super PAC's and oth

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – I always tell my students, and classes where I guest lecture, "In politics, math is as important as ideolo

By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netIt's a new approach to dealing with Rhode Island's stagnant economy. Cash mobs crowding into businesses with money to spend. Instead of flash mobs, cash mobs are

By Associated Press News@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Twitter: @ABC6 WASHINGTON (AP) The financially struggling Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter and that would raise the price

By Associated Press News@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Twitter: @ABC6 WASHINGTON (AP) _ The financially struggling Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter _ and that would raise the pri

Nicole Gerber ngerber@wvii.com @nicolegerber JOHNSTON - Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena made the announcement late this afternoon... Broadrock gas services will reopen the plant at the landfill, despit

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net There were a lot of handshakes and thank you's for Governor Chafee outside the DMV headquarters in Cranston, after he stunned the Rhode I

Governor Lincoln Chafee has announced that he will not seek re-election. Chafee made the announcement at a press conference

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net  (Providence, Rhode Island) – We're under a terror alert, there are political sex scandals galore, and a few more states allowed gay mar

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – Wow!!! A lot is going on this week. Look for a key vote on immigration reform in the U.S. Senate on Monday;

As a new found Democrat, Governor Lincoln Chafee is now rallying with the Democrats. According to the Governor's schedule on Tuesday Governor Chafee will spend 11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at a rally with

by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis  mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net (Providence, Rhode Island) – Happy Birthday! This column is two years old today! I get a lot of comments and feedback from around the

by Mark Curtis ABC6 Chief Political Reporter  mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net "The Sunday Political Brunch" -- June 2, 2013 (Providence, Rhode Island) – It's that weird political season – post-Memorial Day; pre-La

Governor Lincoln Chafee is going to be a Democrat… now what? Chafee's decision to abandon his role as Rhode Island's Independent Governor and join the ranks of partisans promises to shake up what was

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee will become a Democrat for his bid for re-election. The Associated Press is reporting that the former Republican turned independent will change his party registrat

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Moderate Party Chairman Ken Block announced Tuesday that he will make a second bid for Governor in 2014. In 2010 Block put the Moderate Party on the Rhode Island poli

By: Melissa Toupin mtoupin@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net A fresh start for UMass Dartmouth. The school is in the midst of renovations while students and faculty try to come to terms with the disruptive events caused by t