Recent news has been grim about the future of medical care in our capital city. Dire finances have essentially endangered two of our local institutions: Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital, threatening the closure of both. It is important to note that this would effectively halve the number of hospitals in Providence for general […]
News broke of an audacious operation on Jan 3 where US forces flew into Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, captured dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and flew them out to stand trial in federal court in New York City. For days, Americans were glued to the news media wondering, “Where the hell is Venezuela?” […]
At Providence, a clipper low Mon night followed by a shortwave Tue night into Wed morning will bring two separate episodes of precipitation, the first beginning as minimal snow possibly changing to freezing rain and the second almost all rain. Snow is likely to begin Mon 7pm and possibly change to freezing rain 9pm before […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 31, 07:00 PM EST until January 1, 01:00 PM EST At Providence, a shortwave interacting with an arctic cold front is expected to bring 1 – 3 inches of snow Thu 12am – 7am. A Winter Weather Advisory is posted for Wed 7pm – Thu 1am. Current probability […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 26, 07:00 PM EST until December 27, 10:00 AM EST At Providence, a clipper system is expected to bring 2 – 4 inches of snow Fri 9pm – Sat 8am. A Winter Weather Advisory Fri 7pm – Sat 10am covers RI south of Providence, including Bristol, Kent, and […]
At Providence, a shortwave trough interacting with a warm front from the southwest is expected to bring up to 1 inch of snow beginning Tue 9am, mixing with rain 11am, changing to all rain by 5pm, then possibly changing back to snow briefly before ending 10pm. Temperatures well above freezing, reaching 36°F in the afternoon, […]
Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, identified by authorities as the suspect in both the Dec 13 mass shooting at Brown University in Providence that killed two and injured nine and the Dec 15 murder of MIT Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro in Brookline, MA, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Dec 18 in a storage […]
At a press conference Mon, Dec 15 at 5:00pm, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, RI Gov. Daniel McKee, Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez, RI Attorney General Peter Neronha, and Boston FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks released additional pictures and videos from area doorbell cameras. The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from December 13, 10:00 PM EST until December 14, 07:00 PM EST At Providence, a weak storm system is expected to bring 3 – 5 inches of snow Sun 1am – 9am. A Winter Weather Advisory Sat 10pm – Sun 7pm covers RI south of Providence, including Bristol, Kent, and […]
Two were killed and another nine were injured in a shooting shortly after 4pm Sat, Dec 13, on the first floor of the seven-story Barus and Holley Building, 184 Hope St, Providence, the engineering and physics department headquarters on the Brown University campus. As of 11pm, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the shooter remains at […]