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Byline: Jennifer Levitz ALLENTOWN, Pa._Two van loads of survivors of the Rhode Island nightclub fire descended on Allentown two nights ago to face Jack Russell, whose band Great White set […]

Byline: Jennifer Levitz ALLENTOWN, Pa. _ She found him 277 miles from Rhode Island, in a barroom between a bus terminal and a homeless shelter. She recognized the strings of […]

Byline: Jennifer Levitz PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ On a humid June night, at a church hall in Providence, R.I., Boy Scout Troop 28 welcomes a distinguished guest to its Eagle Court […]

Byline: Jennifer Levitz WEST WARWICK, R.I. _ A fireworks display exploded into flames at a small town nightclub killing at least 96 people, injuring another 180, and turning a simple […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Charles Ward was charged more than two years ago with robbery. The police said he had held up convenience stores. He was booked into the state prison's […]

PAWTUCKET, R.I. _ Once, during a family cookout in the back yard of his Pawtucket ranch, Robert Benetti joked with his father about taking a swim in the pool. His […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ While Roman Catholic Bishop Robert E. Mulvee prepares for a national bishops' conference aimed at contrition and future sexual-abuse policies, lawyers for 38 people suing the Diocese […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Easter lilies and varnish scent the sanctuary of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, polished for the springtime bloom of baptisms and First Communions. Silence fills the […]

BOSTON _ The theme of the church service rings of patriotism, but it is a message tailored to parishioners who wear tiny pins in the shape of wings, pray amid […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Beth Perfetto started having nightmares the week before her company was going to send her on a business trip to Las Vegas. Her heart raced; her emotions […]

Last week Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared that his country had become an aggressive international partner in the war on terrorism, and announced a $250-million plan to "disable and […]

MONTREAL _ Three days after terrorists attacked the United States, Canada held its first National Day of Mourning since 1967, an honor traditionally reserved for reigning monarchs. Flowers lined a […]

The hatred of America is not just a sentiment; it's a passion. And it's a business. It thrives in a netherworld of Web sites, "anti-imperialist" rallies, anti-U.S. leaflets, and lectures […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy. I love you so. But maybe after Mass. The Catholic community in Rhode Island is in the midst of a debate […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Black and Latino males hear it early on, from rappers to preachers in a culture where masculinity is king. Homosexuality is a white man's world. It is […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ The night is young. It's younger than it should be as teenagers step into the bar scene with the time machine that fits in your wallet: a […]

TORONTO _ It was one country over, but a world of difference. A young man put on the crisp khaki shirt with the maple-leaf insignia and tiny Scouts Canada patch […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ A father who lost his family to fire walked a familiar cadence Saturday. For the second time in two weeks, the Rev. Morris Griffin spoke to his […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Isis is the Egyptian goddess known for her veiled beauty and her power. She molded a serpent from soil. She raised her husband from the dead. Now […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Boy Scout Troop 28 sleeps outdoors in winter and hikes Mount Washington in sleet. But it might be facing its roughest venture yet: Bucking a Boy Scouts […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ For a mostly ivory tower that's looking to become more diverse, the photo in the Providence College recruitment catalog was a prize: a young black man relaxing […]

PAWTUCKET, R.I. _ It is 5:18 a.m. in a dark parking lot just off the highway and a tall, gaunt man dressed in black is looking for his fix: endorphins. […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Relatives of passengers on a TWA jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean four years ago can find reason in an airplane hangar in Calverton, N.Y. It […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ He collected wisdom in the 29 years that he rose from a night security guard at the Community College of Rhode Island to one of the most […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ There's a lot of money riding on the question. What should the Rhode Island commemorative quarter look like? Gov. Lincoln Almond is asking residents to decide with […]