Archive for rhode-island

Father-Daughter, Mother-Son events banned after ACLU complaint

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

  A Rhode Island school district has put an end to all father-daughter, mother-son events after a parent filed a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In the complaint, the parent siad that the events made her daughter feel left out because she does not have a father figure in her life. The ... read more »

Gun found inside stuffed toys

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

A father and son were traveling through the T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, on their way to Detroit, when security noticed something a little strange. The three stuffed animals the boy was carrying contained parts for a loaded handgun. A TSA officer saw a carry-on bag containing a stuffed teddy bear, a ... read more »

Teen gets driver’s license revoked for life

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Lyle Topa won’t be behind the wheel of a car any time soon. After wrecking his car into a tree last October, the 17-year-old Rhode Island native was sentenced to the most severe driving penalty his state could impose: a lifetime ban from having a driver’s license. The ruling came down from Chief Magistrate William ... read more »

School defends prayer banner as ‘secular, historic’

Friday, January 13th, 2012

A Rhode Island high school has lost the fight to keep a prayer banner hanging at the school, which a lawyer for the school district called “a neutral, secular, historic display.” U.S. District Judge Ronald Lagueux flat out disagreed with that assertion, and ruled that it constituted state-sponsored prayer in public schools and was unconstitutional, ... read more »

Attention Providence teachers: You’re fired

Friday, February 25th, 2011

The Providence School Board in Rhode Island has taken a drastic measure to try to fix their education system — by firing all of its teachers. After debating for two hours on Thursday and hearing from some of the over 700 teachers that had shown up for the board meeting, the school board decided to ... read more »

Teen accused of rape to be tried as adult

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

The 17-year-old being accused of raping his girlfriend’s toddler is going to be tried as an adult. Police say John Price beat, bit and sexually assaulted the little girl while he babysat her in a home in Woonsocket. The girl’s mother says when she got home, she noticed her daughter had been abused. Price is ... read more »

Teen charged with raping 2-year-old

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

There is just so much wrong with this story, we don’t even know where to start. Authorities in Woonsocket say a 17-year-old boy beat, bit and raped a 2-year-old girl he was baby-sitting. Police say the alleged incident occurred on Sunday and the boy was arrested early Monday morning after the child’s mother called 911. ... read more »