He’s out of federal prison after serving nearly five years for corruption, but he can’t run for Mayor of Providence, RI again until 2012, the next election after his probation is over. So, what’s ...

PROVIDENCE – On the morning of April 28, 1999, FBI agent W. Dennis Aiken arrived at a historic brick carriage house on the East Side and met the owner at the door: Mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci. It ...

A Woonsocket woman who had been in the custody of U.S. Customs since November has been released and reunited with her family.According to her attorney, Todd Pom Over 8,000 flights canceled as major ...

Clocking in with 21 years as an elected official, Cianci was Providence’s longest serving mayor. However, like D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry, his run-ins with the law interfered. Our own Ethan ...

PROVIDENCE – The Providence ice rink's search for a new name will continue, despite a rejected bid to rename the venue after a polarizing figure – the late Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci. However, the ...

Operation Plunder Dome – the April 28, 1999, FBI raid on Providence City Hall that signaled the downfall of Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci (well, the second downfall) – grew to encompass quite a cast of ...

A Cranston man who went viral on TikTok for practicing his Dunkin' iced coffee order following a stroke was surprised by the coffee giant. No definitive cause found for deadly Christmas Day fire in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut short by criminal charges and a ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Former Providence Mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr., who presided over the renaissance of Rhode Island’s capital city but twice was forced from City Hall following felony ...

In a career of scoops, confrontations, and thorough investigations, Jim Hummel’s stroll through Kennedy Plaza with then-mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr. on April 23, 2002, was not exactly the ...

Every so often, you get a glimpse of how the world views Rhode Island. This time, it was an amusing tweet by a New York-based comedian named Josh Gondelman. He used to be a writer on "Last Week ...