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He lost the instrument he loved. Then a Providence officer stepped in
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (561+ 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…...
Get to know Colin Hogan, The Journal's Providence metro reporter
9+ hour, 50+ min 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…...
What a Providence cop saw at Ground Zero still stays with him
1+ day, 9+ 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…...
Magaziner brings Capitol police to RI to criticize 'proud J6er' Mellor
1+ day, 9+ 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
12+ hour, 10+ min 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
2+ day, 11+ 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
1+ day, 23+ 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/...
R.I. primary upsets: Watch Globe Rhode Island reporters discuss the races for governor and Providence mayor
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (177+ words) PROVIDENCE — There was very little doubt that Helena Buonanno Foulkes was going to defeat incumbent Governor Dan McKee, but how did Foulkes sweep the state, beating incumbent Governor Dan McKee in every single Rhode Island city and town? Watch Globe…...
New political leaders emerge in Rhode Island as old guard falls in primary upsets
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (514+ words) PROVIDENCE — Helena Foulkes won every city and town in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary for governor Wednesday night, including incumbent Governor Dan McKee’s hometown of Cumberland, in a stunning wipeout that heralds a seismic shift in Rhode Island politics. A former…...
Rhode Island man grows thousands of pounds of native fruit
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (48+ words) Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Nino pattern grows stro... A Rhode Island man, dubbed "King of the PawPaws," is…...