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RI's primary victors must now face independent Ken Block for governor | Exclusive
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (1745+ words) Ken Block was hoping to make a big splash by running the first TV ad of his third try for governor during the NFL season opener between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. But there are no guarantees…...
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown awarded $2M for behavioral research
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (397+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have split nearly $2 million in grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, an empirical research nonprofit out of Los Angeles, to study emotional regulation and habit change in middle schoolers and college students....
Emergency communications back to normal in Providence after radio outage
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (24+ words) Emergency services to Providence residents were not impacted during the temporary outage. Emergency services to Providence residents were not impacted during the temporary outage....
He lost the instrument he loved. Then a Providence officer stepped in
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (541+ words) Driving her dog Ranger to the veterinarian on Thursday, Sept. 10, Jodi Elizabeth was pulling up to a red light in Providence when she saw an exchange between a police officer and an "elderly gentleman" that caught her eye. Elizabeth, a…...
What a Providence cop saw at Ground Zero still stays with him
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (997+ words) Tom Verdi will tell you it feels like it just happened, arriving as a cop at Ground Zero, the wreck of the towers still smoldering. Twenty-five years ago. Verdi was a Providence lieutenant then. He rose to deputy chief and…...
Get to know Colin Hogan, The Journal's Providence metro reporter
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (317+ words) Colin Hogan joined The Providence Journal in August, coming from the New Bedford Light, with plans to cover the city of Providence and surrounding communities. With the primary election less than a month away, Colin was able to jump right…...
Magaziner brings Capitol police to RI to criticize 'proud J6er' Mellor
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (465+ words) Vic Mellor, who won the Republican primary in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, describes marching to the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, as one of the top moments of his life. Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol that…...
With Morales???s win, rent control is on the table again in Providence
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...
Democratic Socialist Unseats Providence Mayor in Latest Primary Win for the Left
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (851+ words) State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence on Sept. 9, ending the incumbent’s bid for a second term in Rhode Island’s largest city....
11 people in Providence displaced after Steuben Street fire
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (42+ words) Firefighters were called to the house on Steuben Street just before 2:30 a.m. where they were met with heavy smoke and flames on the third floor. The fire was knocked down within minutes. Read more: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/fire-damages-providence-home-displaces-11/...