Providence Journal - Fri Nov 27
Do you still have stray Newport Pell Bridge tokens rattling around in your car? If so, the obsolete circular tokens can still be of use.
Man pleads guilty to robbing banks in Providence, NewportProvidence Journal - Sun Nov 22
Dennis Tasker, 38, of Providence, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing banks in Providence and Newport in July by using threatening notes, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha .
Daughter wants jury to hear of David Swain's troubled pastProvidence Journal - Sat Nov 21
Thirty-three years before he would hear his own jury convict him of murder, David Swain sat still in a courtroom gallery in Minnesota as a jury foreman declared his brother Richard guilty of bludgeoning to death a woman on an Easter night.
License revoked in cycle fatalityProvidence Journal - Fri Nov 20
A motorcyclist who crashed in June, killing his passenger, was ordered to give up his driver's license during his arraignment in Newport County Superior Court Thursday morning.
Newport murder defendant says he tossed and failed to catch babyProvidence Journal - Fri Nov 20
In the days after his daughter was rushed to the hospital, Rachin McCoy told at least two people - a cousin and a police detective - that he was standing on a couch in his Newport living room, throwing the infant in the air playfully and catching her when he missed and dropped the six-week-old child on the floor.
R.I. Supreme Court upholds kidnapper's sentenceProvidence Journal - Thu Nov 19
The state Supreme Court has refused to grant post-conviction relief to a former golf pro who was found guilty on a variety of charges stemming from the armed abduction and kidnapping of three teenagers 30 years ago.
Grand jury indicts Tiverton motorcyclist in deathProvidence Journal - Tue Nov 17
The Newport County Grand Jury on Friday indicted Joseph Beirola, 48, of 43 Pocasset Ave., Tiverton, on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving to endanger, death resulting.
Newport footballer denies attackThis is Gwent - Tue Nov 17
Ashley Williams, a former Newport County striker, denies inflicting grievous bodily harm on Joel Smith during a seven-a-side match at Newport International Sports Village on July 15, 2007.
Family vow to give ill Newport tot 'best Christmas ever'South Wales Argus - Mon Nov 16
THE family of a Newport tot fighting for his life in end-stage kidney failure is preparing to make what could be his last Christmas a memorable one.
husband gets 25 years' jailThe Sydney Morning Herald - Tue Nov 10
A former dive shop owner convicted of killing his wife on a Caribbean scuba outing in 1999 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors called a near-perfect crime motivated by his desire to pursue another woman.
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