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We're closer to finding RI's favorite jingle. Time to vote in Round 2
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (605+ words) Round one is in the books and it was pretty clear that voters have their favorites when it comes to Rhode Island jingles. There's also a good chance you've had one or more of these jingles playing over and over…...
Providence has more major league perfect games than the Boston Red Sox
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (57+ words) The Boston Red Sox have never thrown a perfect game, but two New England teams from 1880 actually achieved the feat. Providence has more major league perfect games than the Boston Red Sox A Providence major league baseball team has more…...
Providence to settle class action suit for patients of former Walla Walla surgeons
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (308+ words) Providence St. Mary Medical Center, 401 W. Poplar St., in Walla Walla. Providence plans to settle a class action lawsuit filed by patients of former Walla Walla neurosurgeons who allegedly performed unnecessary surgeries and committed insurance fraud while working at Providence St....
UMass Dartmouth student accused of fatally stabbing football player in Providence acted in self-defense, attorney says
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (712+ words) PROVIDENCE – A 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student was acting in self defense when he fatally stabbed a football player from the school and wounded another in an altercation in Providence earlier this month, his attorney said Monday. Chukwunonso Uzoma-Eze…...
Providence Therapeutics Announces Formation of Oncology Clinical Advisory Board
21+ hour, 21+ min ago (178+ words) Providence's Clinical Advisory Board will be chaired by the Company's Chief Medical Officer, Leon Rozen, MD. Joining Providence's Clinical Advisory Board are Ezra Cohen, MD; Melinda Merchant, MD, PhD; and John Powderly, MD. Ezra Cohen is currently Chief Medical Officer for Oncology…...
Record high diesel prices are driving Rhode Island public bus system into the red
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (820+ words) A favorable diesel price lock that helped the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) narrow last year's budget gap ended three months ago. But the financial woes facing the statewide bus agency from skyrocketing fuel prices is just beginning with…...
Double digit increases in Rhode Island commercial health insurance premiums coming in 2027
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (571+ words) Monthly health insurance costs are set to rise by double-digit percentages for the second consecutive year, though the sticker shock won't be quite as sharp as last year. Commercial insurance rates for 2027, unveiled by Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Cory…...
What Brett Smiley told Mark Patinkin after Providence mayor race loss
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (96+ words) Earlier than he hoped, Mayor Brett Smiley’s journey of serving Providence, the city he loves, is ending, and so I sat down with him. The mayor is not an overtly emotional man, but there in his office,... What Brett Smiley…...
Nor???easter scenes from around Rhode Island
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (839+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The rare September nor’easter that hit Rhode Island over the weekend brought something the local surfing community has been missing all summer: big waves. “Surfers are going nuts,” said Peter Panagiotis, the 76-year-old Rhode Island surfing legend known…...