After nearly two decades of service in Rhode Island government, Michael O'Keefe has decided to retire.
His title, House fiscal adviser, doesn't fully capture the responsibility and influence of the 65-year-old man known for his bow ties and dry humor. O'Keefe has influenced the state budget process perhaps more than any' [...]
LINCOLN, R.I. -- The police are investigating a knife slashing and robbery of a 19-year-old man outside the McDonald's restaurant Monday evening at the Lincoln Mall.
The police said the alleged robber and the victim had made contact through the online classified service craigslist, and agreed to meet' [...]
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Rachin A. McCoy, the 21-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his six-week old daughter, was ordered held without bail after a lengthy bail hearing in Newport Superior Court.
In the decision, Associate Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg said that McCoy's explainations' [...]
By Tatiana Pina and Kate Bramson
Journal Staff Writers
WARWICK, R.I. -- Hours after a fatal crash in Cranston that killed one of his friends from the University of Rhode Island, the 19-year-old man driving the car was charged with drunk driving.
Sonny Pham, of 22 Hartwell Drive, Foxboro, bowed his head [...]
