WEDNESDAY, April 30
Apr 30th, 2008 by wqrinews
PLEASE CLICK ON THE UPDATE BELOW THIS TEXT.. THANKS DJS!
THE SUN’S BACK AND IT’S 58 DEGREES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND… THE COMPLETE FORECAST COMING UP. FIRST THE NEWS.
THE MAN POLICE SAY STABBED A PROVIDENCE PLACE SECURITY GUARD LAST WEEK HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN. 19-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY OSORIO WAS ARRAIGNED TUESDAY ON 2 COUNTS OF FELONY ASSAULT. HE’s ACCUSED OF STABBING THE GUARD SPENCER JONES IN THE NECK. IT WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.
RHODE ISLAND CAN NOW GAMBLE LIKE LIONEL RICHIE… ALL NIGHT LONG. THE HOUSE AND SENATE PASS A BILL ALLOWING 24-HOUR GAMING ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AT NEWPORT GRAND AND TWIN RIVER IN LINCOLN. THE VOTE COMES AS THE STATE FACES A $168 MILLION DEFICIT. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE SLOT PARLORS SAY THEY’RE OPPOSED.
ECONOMISTS SAY IT’S OFFICIAL: RHODE ISLAND IS IN A RECESSION. THEY SAY THE STATE’S HIGH UNEPLOYMENT AND FORECLOSURE RATES MAKE IT CLEAR. THAT WOULD MAKE RHODE ISLAND NEW ENGLAND’S ONLY STATE IN RECESSION.
ON A NATIONAL SCALE… PRESIDENT BUSH NOT QUITE SAYING AMERICA IS IN A RECESSION. HE TOLD THE PRESS TUESDAY HE’LL LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERTS TO DEFINE. HE ALSO BLAMES CONGRESS FOR NOT PASSING FORECLOSURE AND GAS BILLS.
THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE SIGNS OFF ON A BILL REQUIRING BUSINESSES TO VERIFY THE LEGAL STATUS OF ALL NEW EMPLOYEES. THE SYSTEM IS CALLED E-VERIFY.
AND PROVIDENCE COLLEGE IS OUT OF THE DARK AFTER A 5-HOUR POWER OUTAGE BROUGHT THE CAMPUS TO A STANDSTILL TUESDAY.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA VERY PUBLICLY DENOUNCING HIS PASTOR, REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, WHO SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB THIS WEEK. THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAID HE WAS OUTRAGED BY WRIGHT’S COMMENTS, CALLING THEM WRONG AND DESTRUCTIVE. OBAMA IS LOOKING AHEAD TO PRIMARIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND INDIANA NEXT WEEK.
AND A TEXAS MAN IMPRISONED 27 YEARS FOR A MURDER HE DIDN’T COMMIT WAS RELEASED TUESDAY… JAMES WOODARD HAS DNA TESTING TO THANK.
WQRI SPORTS
RED SOX OVER TORONTO 1-0.
THEY FACE OFF AGAIN TONIGHT AT 7.
PAWSOX LOSE TO THE REDWINGS 9-3.
BOSTON CELTICS IN GAME 5 OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE AGAINST THE ATLANTA HAWKS TONIGHT AT 8:30.
ROGER WILLIAMS HAWKS…
MEN’S LACROSSE IN THE QUARTERFINALS OVER WENTWORTH 17-4.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, 12-10.
AND BASEBALL’S GAME WITH GORDON COLLEGE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. SOFTBALL AT SALVE REGINA.
WQRI FORECAST
MOSTLY SUNNY AND THE HIGH NEAR 60 TODAY.
CLEAR TONIGHT WITH THE LOW NEAR 35.
MORE OF THE SAME THURSDAY WITH TEMPS AROUND 60.
THINGS LOOK SUNNY AND WARM INTO THE WEEKEND.
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