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Christmas morning fire in Providence kills man
23+ hour, 42+ min ago (155+ words) One person has died and three others were taken to Rhode Island Hospital because of a house fire on Princeton Avenue early Christmas morning, according to Providence Fire Chief Derek Silva. The Fire Department was called at 4:44 a.m. for a fire…...
Fire at 100 Princeton Ave., Providence, R.I., on Dec. 25, 2025
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (38+ words) One man was killed and three other people were injured in a house fire in the Elmwood neighborhood of Providence early Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2025. Fire at 100 Princeton Ave., Providence, R.I., on Dec. 25, 2025...
Rhode Island Capitol Police recruit's death under investigation
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (62+ words) Snow moves into Southern New England tonight, producing a few inches of snow and slick travel at times. A Rhode Island Capitol Police recruit has died, according to Rhode Island State Police Lieutenant Col. Robert Creamer. Officials have not shared…...
Homeless man rescued after Providence mill building collapses
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (241+ words) PROVIDENCE " Providence firefighters rescued a man on Christmas Day after part of a vacant mill in Olneyville collapsed and trapped him inside. The 36-year-old man told the firefighters that he had been living inside the old brick mill building at…...
Providence Place Drums marks holidays, announces January activities
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (267+ words) What's happening at Providence Place Drums? December saw our residents enjoying the second annual tree-lighting ceremony, complete with hot cocoa and activities for the kids, taking a ride to see the beautiful Christmas lights in the Beech Mountain Lakes community,…...
Providence begins internal 'after-action debrief' of Brown shooting
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (262+ words) As Brown University conducts an external "after-action" review of the Dec. 13 campus shooting that killed two students, Providence has begun work on an internal analysis of its response to the incident. "The City will be conducting a thorough, multi-department after-action…...
A rescue effort has been launched after pelican visiting RI gets sick
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (309+ words) At least one of the three pelicans that made a visit to Rhode Island last week has run into trouble. Congress of the Birds was contacted Tuesday, Dec. 23, and told that the bird appeared to be ill. Sheida Soleimani, founder and…...
RI, 18 other states file lawsuit against gender-affirming care declaration
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (62+ words) Rhode Island's Attorney General joined a coalition of 18 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit challenging what they call "a federal attack on gender-affirming care." ... Rhode Island's Attorney General joined a coalition of 18 other states and…...
Prominent Rhode Island Democrat tells police officer, 'You know who I am?' during traffic stop
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (76+ words) Maria Bucci, the chairwoman of the Democratic committee in Cranston, is heard engaging with a East Greenwich Police Department officer during a Dec. 18 traffic stop, asking him "you know who I am?" (Credit: East Greenwich Police Department) Maria Bucci, the…...
RI Hospital doctors recall efforts to care for Brown shooting victims
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (118+ words) Stephanie Lueckel, chief of trauma surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, was decorating her Christmas tree when word came of a shooting at Brown ... RI Hospital doctors recall efforts to care for Brown shooting victims "People just dropped everything to come…...