Catwalk to Campground, a fashion show fundraiser on Oct. 10, brought in $13,200 for the Autism Project of Rhode Island's camp scholarship program. More than 250 guests attended the charity event at the Providence Marriott.

PROVIDENCE - Verizon announced five local winners last night in its "Be Famous with Verizon FiOS" campaign who will appear in promotional campaigns later this year for the telecommunications company.

By Talia Buford; Journal Staff Writer Rhode Island is getting a head start on Earth Day observances Saturday with a number of cleanups around the state.

By TOM MEADE; Journal Sports Writer The beauty queen from North Providence may be the only contestant in Friday's Miss USA contest who keeps fishing rods at the ready in her car.

Will it be the forklift driver or the physician? The dairy farmer's daughter or a Harvard graduate? How about someone named Jessica Lynch? The Miss America pageant got under way Saturday night, quickly narrowing the field of contestants from 51 to 15.