Isis Biopolymer Inc., a manufacturer of patches that deliver drugs through the skin, has announced plans to move from Warwick to Providence early next year.

A local couple were arrested on charges they swindled more than $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom they had been running errands, the state police said.

Infant hats needed in all sizes: a member of the Ocean Staters group on Ravelry works with a small group of people, making, among our various projects, infant hats, both preemie and regular infant size for our local hospital, Kent County.

Officials confirmed Wednesday that a Grade 7 student at St. Philomena's School in Portsmouth, who died unexpectedly on Monday, had swine flu.

Central Falls, RI-Governor Donald L. Carcieri today joined Warren Simmons, Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Rhode Island Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Deborah Gist, and Board of Regents Chairman Robert Flanders, Jr., at Central Falls High School to release the final report of the ...

When Frerichs Farm, Warren, hosted the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers Annual Weigh-off earlier this month, the "Gerbs" brothers were there to promote pumpkin seeds: Galen Conte, left, Sennen Conte, and Barclay Conte.

Two students from La Salle Academy have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, according to the school.

Blount Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has signed a contract with Wendella Sightseeing Company, Inc., Chicago, to construct an 89 ft x 30 ft steel excursion vessel.

The person found on Metacom Ave in Warren has been identified as Nicholas Nelson, age 24, of Warren.

The police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Warren man who was found having trouble breathing on Metacom Avenue Saturday night and died shortly afterward at Rhode Island Hospital.

One actor, no props and more than 30 characters. That's the task Ed Shea performs in exquisite fashion in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play at 2nd Story Theater through Oct.

Donate a dollar a week to keep someone warm. The WARM Center in Westerly has launched its Dollar Makes a Difference campaign to assist those in need with heating bills.

After accepting her plea, Magistrate Joseph Ippolito Jr. suspended Kathleen Borgia's license for six months.

A cool and wet growing season has been tough on the region's pumpkin crop, but David Frerichs is expecting between 30 and 50 growers to enter tons of pumpkins in the 16th annual Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Championship Saturday.

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- Paul Stockford, the Warwick man accused of asking two teenage girls if they wanted to take his bathing suit off this summer at Scarborough State Beach, was ordered to serve 18 months at the Adult Correctional Institutions for violating the terms of his probation.