WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27
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The man who lit the pyrotechnics that started the 2003 Station nightclub fire will be released from prison next month. Daniel Biechele has been in prison since May 2006 for his role in the West Warwick fire that killed 100 people and injured twice that many.
Former president Bill Clinton set to visit Bryant University in Smithfield Thursday. He’ll campaign for his wife, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at 3:15, just ahead of Rhode Island’s March 4 primary.
A firey debate in Cleveland Tuesday night between Hillary Clinton and the other democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama. Clinton accused Obama’s camp of distorting her record on health care, calling it disturbing. Obama claimed Clinton has used the same tactics against him, he just hasn’t whined about it.
A fire at an electrical substation triggers a power outage for nearly one million people in Florida Tuesday. Hospitals were forced to work off of generators for several hours while authorities tried to fix the problem.
And news that could deliver a major blow to the pharmaceutical industry–antidepressants don’t help. That’s the word from British researchers who say the drugs work no better than placebos in many patients, with the exception of those who are severely depressed.
WQRI SPORTS
Men’s basketball 62-59 over Colby Sawyer College Tuesday night, onto the quarterfinals.
Not so good for women’s basketball, which ended the season Tuesday with a loss to Endicott College, 67-46.
WQRI FORECAST
Cloudy early, sunny skies as the day goes on, high 42.
Temperature down to about 20 tonight.
Partly cloudy and 30 on Thursday.
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