East Providence Police (photo by Bruce Morin) 

Gilbert Delestre is on trial for the 2004 murder of Thomas "TJ" Wright, 3. 

Providence Skyline (photo by Bruce Morin) 

Burglary suspect dies during heist

A man wanted in several break-ins is dead. The suspect died Monday morning during a burglary attempt at an East Providence apartment complex.

Accused child killer may take stand

The man accused of killing a three-year-old boy during a drunken rampage is expected take the stand this week in his own defense.

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ASCAP alleges violations at pub

A Providence tavern is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly not paying for songs played at the pub.The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is representing artists who have sued Patrick?s Pub for allegedly violating …

Christmas tree lot in Raynham, MA. 

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appears on a television as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) 

Robbers steal big from Xmas tree lot

Police are searching for bandits who broke in to a garden center and ripped off more than $1500 worth of merchandise.

Financial Meltdown

The government released a quartet of reports Wednesday that paint a bleak picture of the nation's economy: Jobless claims remain at recessionary levels, Americans cut back on their spending

Supermarkets offer low turkey prices

If you haven't bought your turkey for Thursday's feast yet, you may be able to get a pretty good deal!

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford 

President-elect Barack Obama stands with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden, left, in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 

In this photo released by KATV Television on Oct. 20, 2008, news anchor Anne Pressly, 26, is shown in a June 26, 2008, photo in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/KATV Television) 

Feds arrest mayor on bribery charges

The mayor of Alabama's largest city, Larry Langford, was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a multibillion-dollar sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.

Obama announces security team

Monday's announcements rounded out the top tier of the team that will advise the incoming chief executive on foreign and national security issues in an era marked by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and terrorism around the globe.

Questions remain in anchor's killing

The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker.

Children from the Andile School choir sing during World AIDS day, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) 

South Africa emerges from AIDS denial

Church bells tolled and workers put down their tools on Monday as South Africa observed a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial about the epidemic.

Rice: All victims are in this together

The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in connection with investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the civilized world must unite…

Obama expresses sympathy over attack

President-elect Barack Obama expressed sympathy for the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai but declined to say whether the Indian government would be justified in pursuing terrorists in next-door Pakistan.