Despite Denver Foreclosures, Home Values and Prices Rose

Denver foreclosures are still high compared to other metro areas, but home values, home prices and sales of homes from builders have been improving. Denver was third in a list of cities with the highest increase in home values for the period from January to November. " Denver...

Tim Hortons Supports Anti-Gay Group Rally

To the dismay of many Tim Hortons fans, Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee giant, is supporting an anti-gay rally on August 16 in Rhode Island, which has been organized by the National Organization for Marriage. ...

Victory Day: Rhode Island Still Celebrates World War II End

Rhode Island celebrates Victory Day today, August 10, 2009. Rhode Island is the only state that still celebrates Victory Day (or V-day as it is known for short) which commemorates the anniversary of the end of World War II. Victory Day takes place on the second Monday of...

Strip club in Rhode Island hosts a job fair

The economy in Rhode Island is struggling, so owners of the Foxy Lady strip club are holding a job fair today to find 30 new people, including strippers, waitresses and bartenders. ""I need more managers, I need...

Former Rhode Island State Senator Pell Dies at Age 90

Former Rhode Island State Senator Claiborne deBorda Pell has died at his home in NewPort today, just shortly after midnight; he was 90 years old. He served as senator in Rhode Island from 1961 to 1997, and he...

California, Schwarzenegger to increase tax on car repair, avoiding state Bail...

Youtube Video :Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday proposed a temporary 1.5 percent sales tax increase to deal with California's worsening fiscal crisis, which has created an $11.2 billion deficit in this...

San Fransisco to decriminalize prostitution, Proposition K on November ballot

When voters in San Fransisco cast their ballots next month, they won't just be choosing a president, they could decriminalize prostitution as well.  Proposition K, an intiative that will not...

He Nearly Made an Ash of Himself !!!

"What a show: Cigarette sets off fireworks in car The Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - A Rhode...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

Obama: I've decided on my running mate

"CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. ...

Son Arrested After Missing Rhode Island Couple Found in Septic Tank

  " Police have arrested the 24-year-old son of a Warren couple found buried in their back yard cesspool and plan to charge him with their murders. The Rhode Island Attorney General's office said that...

Facebook Blocks SCRABULOUS

It has today been revealed that FACEBOOK have removed the SCRABULOUS application from the account of some users.  It comes in the wake of legal action by Hambros who claim to hold the copyright to SCRABBLE...

iPhone 3G: Sold out in 21 states

"Shoppers hunting for iPhone 3Gs can still find them — if they’re willing to get up early and, in some cases, drive long distances. As of 6:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, all three models (8GB black, 16 GB black or white) of the hot-selling device were sold out in 21 states,...

The Gas Prices We Deserve

Here's a great column from George Will. "Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was...

TV news photographer keeps camera rolling during scuffle with police officer

"An Eyewitness News 4 photographer was cuffed and cited Thursday morning for disobeying a police officer. It was a situation where the photographer was trying to do his job. And now the Albuquerque Police...

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