By The Associated Press news@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net Twitter: @ABC6 CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) _ Rhode Island prison officials say the U.S. Justice Department has told the state Department of Corrections it intends to sue
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net The founder of the Moderate Party is no longer going to be a Moderate. Ken Block who ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 2010 as a Moderate and officially got the Mode
The Boston Celtics and RE/MAX of New England gave the Ricci family of North Providence, RI, a home basketball court renovation today as the winners of the RE/MAX of New England Home Court Program
The Rhode Island GOP is working on rebranding and regrouping after a tumultuous election for a new party chair. At a meeting on Thursday night the party tried to get back to business introducing sever
The Republican Party of Rhode Island will remain without a platform after over 100 voting delegates rejected
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net It was a surprising night for the RI GOP who met Thursday to choose a new leader. After almost two hours of counting votes, the current GOP Chairman Mark Zaccaria ann
Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.
Former Patriots greats Drew Bledsoe, Ben Coates, and Stanley Morgan nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net.
The fortunes of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff took a detour Tuesday through Cleveland, where ace Josh Beckett and closer Andrew Bailey were both having second opinions on thumb injuries.
PROVIDENCE, RI-- Wednesday night Rhode Island welcomed more than two dozen, new U.S. citizens. The flags were raised and with hands over hearts they took their oath. A controversial meeting is sche
The New England Patriots announced today that center Jon Morris has been selected to the Patriots Hall of Fame by a 10-person senior selection committee. The selection was made on Friday, March 2
Big East will expand football membership PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Big East conference has unanimouslyagreed to expand the number of football-playing schools to 10. TheBig East made the announcement after Tuesday's board of directorsmeeting in Philadelphia. Commissioner John Marinatto says…
As we count down the hours until the primary polls open on Tuesday morning, political candidates are launching a full-court press in a last-ditch attempt to drive voters to the voting booths.A wave of last-minute TV ads has been unleashed…
From Thursday, July 29th Dennigan Denounces Incumbent's War VotesElizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan, Democratic candidate in Rhode Island's Second Congressional District, today voiced strong opposition to additional spending for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Rep. James Langevin, the ten-year incumbent,…
General Treasurer Frank Caprio has launched his campaign for Governor, by promising to offer tax incentives to small businesses in an effort to create jobs. Caprio will face Attorney General Patrick Lynch in the Democratic primary. The gubernatorial candidates will…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Hornets have met with Boston Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau and former NBA player Mark Jackson about the club's head coaching vacancy. Team spokesman Harold Kaufman says general manager Jeff Bower and team president…
Just in case any one was doubtful. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras is planning to run for governor. In an email to supporters Monday, Taveras said, "Last week, we shared some encouraging news with you
