Rhode Island Daily Lottery (Boston Globe)

23 July 2008, 5:30 pm

The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Wednesday were: 8-5-9-1... read more

Man sets blood-alcohol record in Rhode Island (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)

23 July 2008, 4:42 pm

RHODE ISLAND (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Rhode Island State Police say that they may have arrested someone with the highest blood-alcohol level ever recorded in the state.... read more

Rhode Island Man So Drunk He Should be Dead (6:28 am) (CBS 6 Richmond)

23 July 2008, 3:33 am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state police say they arrested a man whose blood alcohol level was .491, more than six times the legal limit. They believe it's the highest level ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.... read more

Rhode Island Toughens Social Host Liability and Underage Drinking Laws (Insurance Journal)

22 July 2008, 10:11 pm

Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has signed legislation approved by the General Assembly to strengthen the so-called "social host" law and address a number of other issues regarding underage drinking... read more

Rhode Island man arrested with blood alcohol level of 0.491 percent (Rocky Mountain News)

22 July 2008, 8:10 pm

State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.... read more

Five employees fired in reorganization at Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (The Providence Journal)

22 July 2008, 8:06 pm

The head of Rhode Island’s trash agency yesterday fired five longtime employees in a management reorganization that he said would save taxpayers more than $500,000 a year.... read more