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AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes.At 11 p.m. on Jan. 7, U.S. Lt. Col. Antoinette Chase gave the order for American troops at Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq to go on lockdown. Military movements froze as her team, responsible for [...]

Proposed ordinance grows from frustration over similar bills dying in R.I. House for four straight years.

The Rhode Island judiciary began working with Windwalker Professional Pet Assisted Therapy to bring therapy dogs into the McGrath Judicial Complex in South Kingstown at the urging of Family Court Magistrate Paul T. Jones Jr. and his wife, Linda, both of whom sit on the Windwalker advisory board. Now the program is expanding.

Ashley Barno was in a boarding area at San Diego International Airport, awaiting a Chicago-bound flight, when a message from an unfamiliar number flashed across her phone, saying hello and asking how she was doing. The person then added, "Btw I must tell you that you are gorgeous!" Barno thanked the sender for the flattery and asked again for his name. How had he gotten her number, she asked, and why was he texting her? "You guess!!" [...]

PROVIDENCE -- After last weekend's temperature touched 70 degrees and broke records, this weekend could bring a snow storm to Southern New England."There is potential for significant accumulating snowfall across southern New England," the National Weather Service says in its forecast discussion. "If folks have outdoor plans orare traveling they will want to stay tuned to the forecast."The storm is expected to hit late Saturday into Sunday, the Weather Service says. [...]

PROVIDENCE - A Providence musician and founder of Community MusicWorks, a music education and performance organization, will be awarded $500,000 through a new philanthropic prize aimed at supporting music programs around the country.Sebastian Ruth, a Brown University graduate who founded Community MusicWorks in 1997, was named Tuesday as one of the winners of the prize, which will be awarded through the Lewis Prize for [...]

EAST GREENWICH -- She was a teenager when they met soon after he returned from serving in the Navy during World War II."Their love story spanned 74 years," says the obituary for the two East Greenwich natives in Tuesday's Providence Journal.William Everett Lundberg, 96, died Jan. 6. His wife of 68 years, Margaret Lundberg, 91, "kissed him for a final goodbye, she suffered an aneurysm and her spirit passed within minutes," their obituary says.Margaret died three [...]

WOONSOCKET — A 14-year-old boy, with a 13-year-old girl in the car, led the Woonsocket police on a chase in a stolen car early Tuesday morning, according to the police.It started at about 1:20 a.m. when officer Logan Courtemarche spotted a blue Infinity, later found to be stolen, speeding on Second Avenue and neglecting to stop at a stop sign, according to Woonsocket Deputy Chief Michael Lemoine.Courtemarche turned on his emergency lights and tried [...]

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EAST PROVIDENCE — An East Providence woman claims that the police violated her rights and caused her emotional distress when it allowed a reality TV show to film her at home wearing only a towel.The complaint, filed in November by her lawyer, Richard A. Sinapi, says that the East Providence police allowed "Live PD" to film her fresh from the shower, despite her protests.Desiree Spitaleri says she was at home on the night of July 12 when two patrolmen rang her doorbell. [...]