FRIDAY, April 11
Apr 11th, 2008 by wqrinews
POLICE STILL INVESTIGATING A CUMBERLAND HOUSE FIRE THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE THURSDAY…AUTHORITIES FOUND AMMUNITION AND PROPANE TANKS AT THE HOUSE. THE FIRE BEGAN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH AN EXPLOSION. A MAN AND A WOMAN WERE PULLED OUT BUT HAVENT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
A MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING A GIRL AT KNIFEPOINT IS BEING HELD FOR VIOLATING BAIL IN A SEPARATE CASE. MIGUEL NAVARRO FACING ARRAIGNMENT YESTERDAY IN PROVIDENCE. HE FACES CHARGES OF KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE CHILD MOLESTATION. ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE’LL GO ON TRIAL SEPT. 1 IN THAT OTHER CASE.
A PROVIDENCE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER FOR STRANGLING A WOMAN AND DUMPING HER BODY IN A VAN NEAR THE STATE HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED BACK IN 2005. VICTOR CORTES WAS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN STATE PRISON.
FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED IN A SCHEME TO STEAL THE IDENTITIES OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS. A FORMER RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL SECURITY GUARD AND THREE FORMER RADIOSHACK WORKERS FACING CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY AND TRAFFICKING. THE TEAM ALLEGEDLY OPENED CREDIT CARDS IN PATIENT NAMES AND ACTIVATED CELL PHONE ACCOUNTS. AUTHORITIES SAY NINE PATIENTS WERE VICTIMS IN THE THEFT.
AMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELLING 570 FLIGHTS TODAY AND 900 THURSDAY TO FIX FAULTY WIRING IN ITS JUMBO JETS… SURELY LEAVING HUNDREDS OF TRAVELERS FRUSTRATED. THIS MARKS THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY OF MAJOR CANCELATIONS FOR AMERICAN.
THE MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING A 20-YEAR-OLD MARINE HAS BEEN CAPTURED… MARINE LANCE CPL. CESAR LAUREAN WAS ARRESTED IN MEXICO… HE WAS BELIEVED TO BE ON THE RUN SINCE JANUARY. AUTHORITIES WANT HIM BACK IN THE US TO FACE MURDER CHARGES.
EIGHT FLORIDA TEENAGERS WHO FILMED THEMSELVES BEATING UP ANOTHER GIRL COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAYS THEY’LL BE TRIED AS ADULTS. THOSE GIRLS ARE CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING… A FIRST DEGREE FELONY AND BATTERY.
QRI SPORTS
RED SOX OVER DETROIT THURSDAY, 12-6.
TONIGHT… THEY FACE THE NEW YORK YANKEES AT FENWAY.
PAWSOX OVER THE IRONPIGS, 5-2.
THE MONTREAL CANADIENS OVER THE BOSTON BRUINS THURSDAY, 1-4.
ROGER WILLIAMS SOFTBALL LOSES TO RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, 1-10.
BASEBALL PLAYS COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE SATURDAY.
SOFTBALL AWAY SATURDAY AT THE WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
QRI FORECAST
RAIN ALL DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT… HIGH 55 WITH TEMPS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE MID 40S AFTER DUSK.
MORE RAIN TOMORROW BUT THE CLOUDS PART SUNDAY, GIVING WAY TO SOME SUN..LOOKS GOOD INTO NEXT WEEK TOO… TEMPERATURES STAY IN THE 50S.
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