The police have identified the man who jumped off a highway overpass and was struck by four oncoming cars and killed as a 38-year-old Woonsocket man.

Police are investigating the disappearance of two hard drives from Woonsocket City Hall.

A tractor-trailer loaded with garage doors took the offramp from Interstate 495 south to Route 213 and rolled over, trapping the driver in the cab for about 15 minutes.

Press Release From the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Regarding the Girls' Soccer incident between Woonsocket and Tolman High School Providence, RI The RIIL Principals' Committee on Athletics reviewed and discussed all relevant material regarding the Girls' Soccer incident between Woonsocket and Tolman High School.

Whipping past in the high-speed lane of Route 95 early Monday, David Romano noticed a woman standing in front of a wrecked car in the highway's far-right breakdown lane.

A Rhode Island woman is suing Citibank, claiming the financial giant is trying to squeeze money out of its credit-card customers in advance of changes in federal law due to take place in February 2010.

Woonsocket, R.I. CVS Caremark and Generation Health, a genetic benefit management company, said Tuesday they have forged a partnership to expand pharmacogenomic clinical and testing services for CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management clients to improve care for patients who either are non-responsive or have adverse reactions to their medications.

Though residents have raised concerns about the town's new recycling initiative, called "Waste Not," Recycling Coordinator Donna Kaehler said the state is decreasing the municipal trash caps for cities and towns all over the state, forcing the town to keep plowing through with its "no bin, no barrel" policy.

Rhode Island public health authorities say the state now has enough swine flu vaccine to inoculate every pregnant woman in the state.

In order to protect one of the most vulnerable populations against the H1N1 flu, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island will be holding two public flu clinics to vaccinate pregnant women and recent postpartum patients against the virus.

No. 1 seed Woonsocket will host No. 8 seed Lincoln at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Barry Field in the quarterfinal round of the Division II playoffs.

Leo T. Fontaine won his dream job on election night last week. The catch is he gets it in a nightmare time.

Two medical marijuana growers in Rhode Island are accused of being big-time drug dealers.

Officers from the Woonsocket and Cranston police departments arrested two brothers this week and charged them with drug offenses.

A jubilant Mayor-elect Leo Fontaine said Tuesday night his eyes will be on the financially troubled School Department almost immediately after taking the city's helm on Dec.