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The Snow Day Decision

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:15 GMT

School superintendents make tough decisions all the time, and as we found out, deciding whether to cancel class because of bad weather is one of the most difficult.

RIEMA preparing for major winter storm

Darren Soens — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:10 GMT

The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is using extreme caution in dealing with Wednesday's expected winter storm.

Dept. of Administration Dir. revealed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:02:33 GMT

Rhode Island's budget officer has been named director of the Department of Administration and Department of Revenue.

Lots of local teachers get pink slips

Darren Soens — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:36 GMT

At least three Rhode Island school districts handed out pink slips to more than one hundred teachers this week. 101 Bristol-Warren teachers received layoff notices, as well as 105 teachers in East Providence, and a whopping 211 teachers in Lincoln. But not all those teachers will lose their jobs.

Security detail ordered at Park Theater

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:55 GMT

Off-duty police officers will work security detail at the Park Theater in Cranston.

Toyota announces Prius recall

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:09:17 GMT

Toyota announced another major recall today – this one involving the Prius.

RIDOT receives national recognition

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:59:47 GMT

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is receiving national recognition for its use of federal stimulus funding.

Schools closed, city prepares for storm

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:59:34 GMT

Providence city officials have closed all public schools, and have issued a parking ban in the capital city, in preparation for the major winter storm expected to roll into our area Wednesday morning.

Old 195 bridge overnight work concludes

Bill Tomison — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:24:11 GMT

Good news: RIDOT says they've finally finished overnight work on tearing down the old Wickenden Street Bridge section of I-195. However, the job that was supposed to take a week still isn't finished.

Healey again running for lt. governor

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:01:42 GMT

A Rhode Island lawyer seeking to become lieutenant governor says he's running for office again -- and has an unusual plan for the position.

DMV extends Wednesday closings

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:59:49 GMT

The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles announced the agency will remain closed each week on Wednesday through March 17, 2010. The closings are a result of a vast overhaul of the DMV's computer systems.

Mass. drivers urged to plan for storm

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:09:15 GMT

Southern New England is bracing for another winter storm, which is expected to create a winter wonderland in our area.

Free H1N1 flu clinic on Saturday

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:45:05 GMT

Providence residents will have another chance to get free H1N1 shots on Saturday.

Fire victims cause of death released

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:42:01 GMT

The medical examiner's office has released a cause of death for five people, incuding a seven-month-old baby, killed in a Warwick house fire on Saturday.

RI Democrats plan for new House speaker

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:41:51 GMT

Democratic lawmakers are planning for the election of a successor to House Speaker William Murphy, who has promised to step down when the current session ends early next year.

Flights cancelled, delayed at TF Green

Nancy Krause — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:24:50 GMT

The impending snow storm is still nearly a day away, but it's impact was already being felt at T.F.Green Airport in Warwick Tuesday.

DPW crews prepare for RI snow storm

Nancy Krause — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:55 GMT

Though snow isn't expected to start falling sometime Wednesday, Department of Public Works crews across the state spent most of Tuesday getting ready for what could be the biggest snow storm to hit Southern New England this year.

CF mayor ethics complaint moves forward

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:48:55 GMT

Just as Rhode Island State Police are expanding their probe into alleged corruption at Central Falls city hall, an ethics complaint against Mayor Charles Moreau will move forward.

Teens sentenced for Prov. Place assault

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:16:38 GMT

Three juveniles have been sentenced in Family Court for their roles in an unprovoked attack on a Massachusetts family at Providence Place mall.

Warwick fire victim remembered at game

Tim O'Coin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:07:58 GMT

A 20-year-old man who was one of five people killed in a house fire in Warwick was honored Monday night by his former high school basketball team.

Airlines at TF Green prepare for storm

Tim O'Coin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:02:46 GMT

With a major winter storm expected to impact Rhode Island by mid week, airlines are taking steps to help travelers stay ahead of the weather.

West Warwick School Closed Tuesday

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:59 GMT

Students get the day off from school for boiler maintenance.

Fired workers reinstated, mayor furious

Tim White — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:43:30 GMT

A year ago, public outrage from the Target 12 Investigation "Down the Drain" led to two workers losing their jobs and their supervisor resigning. Now, we've learned the two workers are back because the city lost in arbitration.

Mayor Cicilline on 'Down the Drain'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:26:42 GMT

Extended interview with Providence Mayor David Cicilline, who reacts to the news that two of the DPW workers he fired in the wake of our Down the Drain Investigation are back to work and once again collecting a city paycheck.

Union rep responds to 'Down the Drain'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:26:36 GMT

Extended interview with local Union official Donald Iannazzi, who fought successfully on behalf of two of the DPW workers, caught wasting taxpayer money in our Down the Drain investigation.

Prov. mayor's brother is released

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:44:26 GMT

Disgraced attorney John M. Cicilline has been released from a halfway house in Boston after a two month stint at the facility.

Scam targeting elderly hits Middletown

Melissa Sardelli — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:09 GMT

Middletown police are investigating a phone scam targeting the elderly that has recently hit the area.

Gordon Fox chooses leadership team

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:25:49 GMT

Rhode Island's House Majority Leader Gordon Fox has selected a leadership team as he campaigns to succeed House Speaker William Murphy, who plans to step down when his term ends in January.

Online Nightly Newscast 2/8

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:16 GMT

Warwick's fire chief and the state fire marshal released new information Monday afternoon about a house fire that killed five people , including a seven-month-old baby, over the weekend.

Tim White previews story on Rhode Show

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:13 GMT

The Target 12 Investigators are at it again. And fair warning, this one could raise your blood pressure. There's shocking new developments in their major investigation, "Down the Drain."