Johnston News

JOHNSTON, R.I.a 'Police are investigating an accident involving two tractor-trailers on Plainfield Pike in Johnston.

The police expect preliminary autopsy results this afternoon after a 57-year-old man died when the Pontiac Grand Am he was working on fell on top of him.

Anthony Melo, address unknown, and Doreen Melo, Cochran Street. They were married Sept.

The Grand Prize winner in Rhode Island's Million Dollar Raffle has come forward.

The winners of Rhode Island Lottery's Million Dollar Raffle Game , Anthony and Rebecca Broccoli of Johnston, are claiming their prize this morning at the lottery's headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston.

Johnston Sheriff Steve Bizzell says many taxpayers bristle when they learn what it costs to provide health care to inmates in the county jail.

A local man is accused of attacking another man at a popular, local pub. Police say he stabbed the victim at least five times.

The silver lining has vanished for local companies, leaving behind a roiling, dark cloud over Rhode Island's business landscape.

The foreclosure epidemic and declining business environment are combining to create yet another economic burden - rising sewer rates.

Samuel S. Sinel, of Pawtucket, has fond memories from the great heyday of the recycling business; it was only 10 months ago.

State police have arrested 10 people in a sweep targeting an alleged illegal gambling ring.

A recent audit of the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation cites "a clear pattern of gross mismanagement" and confirms that the agency has lost $13.7 million on the development of its industrial park.

Police departments are working together to find effective ways to combat underage drinking.

A carbon monoxide detector alerted occupants of a West Kingston house to oil fumes in the basement from a leaking outdoor oil tank, South Kingstown's building official said yesterday.

There is no word yet on what caused a fire in Johnston. Two families were forced out into the cold when the fire started at about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning in the house on Waterman Avenue.

By next July, the Johnston County schools and Johnston Community College will have new leaders.

A state veterinarian says a duck shot by a hunter in Johnston last month has tested positive for avian flu.

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a late-night fire that caused serious damage to a mobile home in Johnston.

The start of school in Johnston was delayed for one hour this morning because of a fire at a cottage on the Oak Swamp Reservoir near the bus depot, according to the school department.

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Johnston on Hartford Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.