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UMass Dartmouth student accused of fatally stabbing football player in Providence acted in self-defense, attorney says
22+ hour, 18+ min 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
4+ hour, 54+ 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
19+ hour, 28+ min 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
10+ 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
19+ hour, 25+ min 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, 2+ 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…...
Providence Will Vote on a First-Of-Its-Kind Divestment Initiative in November
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (663+ words) The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation. Marianne Dhenin September 28, 2026 Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, are set to become the first in the nation to decide on…...
Guckian proposes bigger tax credits to lure movies and TV to RI
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (72+ words) Republican gubernatorial nominee Aaron Guckian plans to increase support for the Rhode Island film industry if elected. Guckian proposes eliminating the state's cap on film-tax credits to better... Guckian proposes bigger tax credits to lure movies and TV to RI…...
Rhode Island study links sustained arts education — especially music — to lower chronic absenteeism
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1183+ words) The students in Danielle Trial Lucini's concert band class were charging through the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" during first period on a Thursday morning at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence. Lucini let them finish before offering her review:…...
Kyndal Ray Edwards reached Rhode Island after 11,670 miles of hope
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (94+ words) After prison, addiction and two suicide attempts, a man walking across America reaches Rhode Island with a message of hope and recovery. Kyndal Ray Edwards reached Rhode Island after 11,670 miles of hope I heard that Kyndal Ray Edwards had made…...