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RI lawmaker pushes to arm campus officers after CCRI lockdown
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (52+ words) Rep. William O'Brien is renewing his push to arm officers on college campuses after the Community College of Rhode Island was forced into lockdown Tuesday morning. Rep. William O'Brien is renewing his push to arm officers on college campuses after…...
Providence artists gather for panel after debate over unfinished mural
24+ min ago (336+ words) A Providence nonprofit brought artists together in the capital city Tuesday after an unfinished mural depicting a murdered Ukrainian refugee ignited debate online. The mural was funded in part by Elon Musk. AS220 and The Avenue Concept invited artists from a…...
The best pizza in RI? Voting wraps with Cranston pizzeria on top
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (425+ words) After nearly six weeks of voting in five rounds, Providence Journal readers have had their say. The new kid on the block knocked off all the others in voting for the best pizza in Rhode Island. Pizza Mamma bested all…...
Providence to set up climate initiative fund
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (50+ words) The so-called "Green Revolving Fund" will support investments in efficient cleaner energy and green choices like solar and wind, and improving the city infrastructure. The so-called "Green Revolving Fund" will support investments in efficient cleaner energy and green choices like…...
Providence man wins $50,000 Powerball prize
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (92+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) " A Providence man claimed the $50,000 Powerball prize from the March 18 drawing on Monday. The Rhode Island Lottery said the lucky winner bought his ticket at the Geko gas station on Smith Street in Providence. The man said he…...
New museum in Providence tells untold stories of local African American communities
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (397+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) " There's a brand-new space open for people to visit on Broad Street in Providence telling the untold stories of African American communities. The African American Museum of Rhode Island opened on Easter weekend, the first in the area....
Rhode Island fans question lack of direct MBTA train to World Cup games
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (330+ words) by NICOLE MOEDER, NBC 10 NEWS PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) " With less than 10 weeks until the first World Cup match at Gillette Stadium, transportation plans are raising questions for Rhode Island fans. The MBTA announced it will run express trains only from South…...
Fenway Park to host ‘Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ cast at Red Sox ‘Bravo Night’
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (260+ words) Rhode Island, in the words of one Ocean State resident, is the smallest state with the biggest attitude. Big enough, it seems, for Fenway Park. To mark Bravo's latest (and local) reality series, the Boston Red Sox will host the…...
'This madness needs to stop': RI congressmen respond to Trump's Iran threat
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (1127+ words) President Donald Trump's profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post, in which he pressed Iran to "open the [expletive] Strait, you crazy bastards," and his threat on Tuesday to wipe out a "whole civilization" has some Rhode Island Democrats questioning the…...
RI bill that would let clergy abuse victims sue heads for a vote
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (100+ words) Rhode Island lawmakers will vote on a bill allowing clergy abuse victims to sue the Catholic Diocese, reviving old claims. RI bill that would let clergy abuse victims sue heads for a vote Rhode Island lawmakers will vote Tuesday, April…...