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Roger Williams University is advising its students and employees of a reported sexual assault Sunday on its main campus in Bristol.On Monday, a student reported they were sexually and physically assaulted Sunday at Cedar Hall, according to the email.The s...

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - Roger Williams University School of Law has named a classroom in honor of the state's first female African American lawyer. Dorothy R. Crockett graduated from Portia Law School, now the New England School of Law in Boston, in 1931...

Roger Williams University School of Law has named a classroom in honor of the state's first female African American lawyer....

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - Roger Williams University School of Law has named a classroom in honor of the state's first female African American lawyer. Dorothy R. Crockett graduated from Portia Law School, now the New England School of Law in Boston, in 1931...

BRISTOL — It's hard to imagine the strength, determination, and courage that made Dorothy R. Crockett tick.In 1932, she joined the Rhode Island bar, despite attending law school amid the Great Depression, despite being a woman, and despite being...

A former president of Roger Williams University, and the first dean of its law school, has died, the university announced Tuesday.Anthony J. Santoro, the university's sixth president, died Monday after a short illness, the university said. He was 77.S...

The nationally acclaimed Jack-O-Lantern spectacular is set to make its annual return to Roger Williams Park Zoo in the fall....

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) — A law school in Rhode Island says it's dedicating a classroom to the state's first black female lawyer. Roger Williams University......

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - A law school in Rhode Island says it's dedicating a classroom to the state's first black female lawyer. Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol says it will honor Dorothy Russell Crockett Bartleson, who was admitted...

JOHNSTON -- A Roger Williams Drive home sat condemned Sunday after being destroyed by a fire overnight.Firefighters were called around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a reported blaze at 51 Roger Williams Drive.WPRI reported that the homeowners were on vacation wh...

Crews responded to Roger Williams Drive around 11:30 Saturday night. Johnston Fire Chief Peter Lamb says flames were shooting up from the roof when they arrived, which will pose a challenge during ......

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WNAC) — Roger Williams University's Immigration Law Clinic Director Deborah Gonzalez joined Dan Yorke to discuss the recent protests at the Wyatt Detention Facility, Pr......

The students at Roger Williams Middle School know what people say about their school, but they want people to know why they're proud....

BRISTOL — Michael J. Yelnosky will step down as dean of the Roger Williams University Law School at the end of the current academic year.Yelnosky has spent 27 years at the law school, the last five as dean. He plans to remain a full-time professor a...

On Wednesday afternoon Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25) paid a visit to Bee Cave Middle School, promoting a bill that could authorize $2 billion toward violence prevention in schools....

In the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas and elsewhere in the country, U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, on Wednesday highlighted a bill he's sponsoring that would create federal grants for school safety improvements.The lawmaker emphasized tha...

stephen_williams_nzme.jpg Stephen Roger Williams, 45, pleaded guilty in the High Court at Wellington this morning to a charge of attempted murder of a 47-year-old fellow inmate. Photo: NZME The man who killed 6-year-old Coral Burrows has pleaded guilty to...

stephen_williams_nzme.jpg Stephen Roger Williams, 45, pleaded guilty in the High Court at Wellington this morning to a charge of attempted murder of a 47-year-old fellow inmate. Photo: NZME The man who killed 6-year-old Coral Burrows has pleaded guilty to...

For decades, the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo has delighted visitors with its creative touch and stunning uniqueness. Have you ever wondered how it got started? Or h......