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PROVIDENCE -- A La Salle Academy graduate was killed in a car crash Sunday.Amber Pelletier, 20, graduated from the Providence Catholic school in 2016.“Our hearts are heavy at La Salle Academy as we remember the wonderful life of Amber Pelletier, Class of 2016,” principal Don Kavanagh said in an email. “Amber was a caring and socially conscious young woman who made a difference at La Salle and in her community by volunteering with ‘Lasallian Youth. [...]

PROVIDENCE — A reputed Chad Brown gang member was arrested with a shotgun Saturday amid a feud with a rival gang member that police warn could have escalated into bloodshed.Tyrone Robinson, 19, was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana and possession of a firearm while in possession of marijuana, according to Cmdr. Thomas Verdi.Police say he has been involved in a feud with an East Side gang member, “which has resulted in numerous calls of shots [...]

PROVIDENCE — How can Rhode Island better serve individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities?Peer mentor specialist Kelly Donovan’s answer is simple:“I want people to have a wide range of options.”Thus did Donovan begin her comments Monday at the latest hearing of the General Assembly’s Project Sustainability Commission, chaired by Sen. Louis P. DiPalma and charged with reform of a system that serves some 4,000 [...]

FALL RIVER — Police officers were justified in using force to subdue a 17-year-old high school student in a May 2 incident that was captured in a viral cellphone video, police and school officials said after a joint investigation of the incident."To be clear, I believe that we are all upset with what occurred on [...]

WASHINGTON — Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.The 45-year-old Chappelle shot to international stardom through his Comedy Central program, "Chappelle's Show," which gleefully skewered racial stereotypes and hot-button societal issues. He later made headlines for walking away from a lucrative contract over creative differences.Chappelle attended Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts, [...]

Among the allegations made in the motion are that Alex Spiro and William Burck lied during questioning of Jupiter, Florida, police officer Scott Kimbark and that Spiro should be held in contempt for “threatening, extorting, and tampering” with Kimbark in the hallway outside the courtroom where a hearing was taking place.

PROVIDENCE — Leaders of the General Assembly have proposed a sweeping series of changes designed to empower principals, move toward a more uniform curriculum, create a fast track to certify teachers in needed subjects and allow the state education commissioner to appoint receivers to run chronically low-performing school districts.The legislation is a joint effort of the Rhode Island House and Senate and was presented to leaders during a press conference at the State House [...]

Says he has "codified" the process to eliminate ambiguity. The changes follow months of public debate about the ways his predecessor, Mayor Scott Avedisian, handled contracts and provided benefits to firefighters.

The company that runs the Dunkin' Donuts Center, where in 2014 eight acrobats plummeted to the floor when a piece of equipment broke, says the bill could expose them, and potentially the quasi-state R.I. Convention Center, which is also a defendant in the case, to additional liability and potential taxpayer expense.

A California man accused of paying $400,000 to help his son secure entry to Georgetown University as a purported tennis recruit pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud conspiracy in the admissions bribery scandal, prosecutors announced.