WARWICK, Rhode Island -- Relatives of the 100 people killed in a nightclub fire vented their grief and fury and berated the judge yesterday, but were unable to derail a plea bargain in which one of the club's owners received four years behind bars and the other got no prison time at all.
A major victory for same sex couples in Rhode Island. a judge ruling they can now *legally* marry in Massachusetts. Here's ABC 6 reporter Jennifer Gannon with more.
LOS ANGELES -- For more than three years, anger, grief, lawsuits and haunting memories have swirled around the band Great White since its pyrotechnic display ignited the Rhode Island nightclub fire that left 100 dead and injured many more.
By The Rhode Island International Film Festival runs through Sunday. For today's and tomorrow's schedule, see page E5 or visit www.RIFilmFest.org. Tickets for screenings are $10 each; $7 for Flickers members. Kidseye tickets are $6 for adults; $4 for children.
BOSTON (BP)--A Massachusetts judge ruled Sept. 29 that same-sex couples from Rhode Island can "marry" in the Bay State, handing homosexual activists a significant victory and likely sparking a movement for a law or constitutional amendment in Rhode Island banning "gay marriage."
WARWICK, R.I. -- Two owners of a Rhode Island nightclub, where a fire three years ago killed 100 people, have pleaded no contest to 100 counts each of involuntary manslaughter.
Rhode Island utility regulators are considering prohibiting companies from shutting off utility service on extremely hot days to customers who cannot pay.