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Bodycam video, incident reports from Brown shooting response released
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (620+ words) City officials in Providence released a cache of information related to the recent mass shooting on the campus of Brown University on Monday morning. Sophomore Ella Cook and freshman Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov were killed and nine others were wounded inside…...
New England judge orders Trump to fully fund SNAP in November
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (389+ words) A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump's administration until Friday to make the…...
America’s oldest mobile diner still rolls through Providence, R.I.
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (169+ words) Since the 1890s, Haven Brothers Diner has served late-night eats from its vintage stainless-steel trailer next to Providence City Hall ... Since the 1890s, Haven Brothers Diner has served late-night eats from its vintage stainless-steel trailer next to Providence City Hall Haven Brothers…...
Monday, June 30: Main Streets and Back Roads of Rhode Island’s Narrow River
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) The Narragansett people called it "Pettaquamscutt" " a six-mile river that flows from North Kingstown to Narragansett. Tonight Ted paddles along this tidal estuary, shares the region's natural beauty and history, and meets the people who call this area home. He…...
Rhode Island cardiologist moonlights as a romance novelist
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) I LIKE TO SAY I LIKE TO DEAL IN MATTERS OF THE HEART BY DAY, DOCTOR SHIRLENE OBUOBI MEN'S HEARTS IN THE MOST LITERAL SENSE, WORKING AS A CARDIOLOGIST AT BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH IN RHODE ISLAND. BUT BY ... Shirlene Obuobi…...
Hidden gems for a getaway in Providence
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (169+ words) The Steel Yard is a nonprofit community arts center that focuses on making the industrial fire arts accessible to all. The self-described "non-traditional craft school" offers programs in ... Founded by 16 men and women in 1880, including celebrated African American painter Edward…...