FRIDAY, April 25
Apr 25th, 2008 by wqrinews
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HIGH 60S AND SUNNY IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY… THE COMPLETE WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP.
RHODE ISLAND BRIDGES IN DANGER… THE STATE TURNS ITS FOCUS TO THE SAKONNET RIVER BRIDGE IN TIVERTON AND THE ROUTE 95 BRIDGE OVER THE PAWTUCKET RIVER. THE STATE WANTS TO BAN VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 2 AXLES FROM TRAVELING OVER THOSE DETERIORATING BRIDGES.
THE BARRINGTON POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE DRINKING LAWS IN TOWN…IF IT’S IN YOUR BODY AND YOU’RE STOPPED, YOU GET ARRESTED…RIGHT NOW, POLICE CAN ONLY ARREST UNDERAGE DRINKERS IF THEY’RE HOLDING ALCOHOL, HAVE IT IN A BAG OR AT ARM’S REACH. BARRINGTON IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS SEEN A HIGH NUMBER OF TEEN DRINKING-RELATED DEATHS.
THE HOUSE IS VOTING TODAY ON A SPENDING PLAN TO CLOSE THE STATES $168 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. IT WOULD TRIM ABOUT 12 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CITIES AND TOWNS… THE STATE FACES A 400 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR.
THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE HAS PASSED A BILL THAT WOULD CLOSE POLLING LOCATIONS AN HOUR EARLIER ON ELECTION DAY… FROM 9 TO 8 P.M… THAT WOULD ALLOW ELECTION RESULTS TO BE MADE PUBLIC SOONER. THE BILL NOW GOES TO THE SENATE. THE UN CHIEF CALLS RISING FOOD PRICES A GLOBAL CRISIS TODAY, SAYING IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED.… COSTS HAVE SPARKED PROTESTS AND RIOTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES THIS WEEK… THREE NEW YORK DETECTIVES FOUND NOT GUILTY TODAY IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF SEAN BELL, WHO DIED OUTSIDE A CLUB IN QUEENS BACK IN 2006. MOVIE STAR WESLEY SNIPES SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TAX EVASION. WQRI SPORTS RED SOX LOSE TO LOS ANGELES THURSDAY FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY… 5-7. THEY’RE AT TAMPA BAY TONIGHT AND ALL WEEKEND. PAWSOX LOSE TO THE SYRACUSE CHIEFS, 2-4. THEY PLAY THE CHIEFS AGAIN TONIGHT… RED SOX MVP MIKE LOWELL IS THE DESIGNATED HITTER TONIGHT, ON INJURY REHAB FOR HIS LEFT THUMB. BOSTON CELTICS AT ATLANTA TOMORROW NIGHT FOR GAME 3 OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. ROGER WILLIAMS HAWKS… BASEBALL LOSES TO BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY THURSDAY… 4-8. TODAY… BASEBALL AT UMASS DARTMOUTH, SOFTBALL VERSES GORDON COLLEGE AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE AT GORDON… WQRI FORECAST SUN AND A HIGH 68 MAKE TODAY ANOTHER GORGEOUS DAY… LOOKS GOOD TONIGHT TOO… PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THE LOW NEAR 45. SATURDAY LOOKS PARTLY CLOUDY, TEMPS DOWN AROUND 55. RAIN MOVES IN SUNDAY, DUMPING A FEW SHOWERS ON US… THE HIGH NEAR 50.MORE ON THE HOUR… FOR NOW IN THE WQRI NEWS CENTER, I’M PHIL DEVITT… 883 WQRI.
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