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Snow Likely Fri Night – Sat Morning: Accumulation 2 – 4 inches expected

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 […]

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Snow Likely Tue: Accumulation up to 1 inch before washed away by rain

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, […]

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Suspect Dead in Brown Mass Shooting and MIT Professor Murder: Authorities say crimes committed by single suspect

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 […]

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Brown Mass Shooting: Police release new video, murderer still at large

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 […]

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First Snow of Season in RI Likely Early Sun: Accumulation 3 – 5 inches expected

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 […]

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Two Killed, Eight Injured in Shooting at Brown University: “Person of interest” released from custody

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 […]

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A handmade’s tale: Crafting for Christmas at Now or Never

With the holiday season in full swing, sales and discounted items attract shoppers with the temptation of gifts at their fingertips. But for those seeking something different, something more personal, a local crafty nook may be just the place to go.  Recently opened, Now or Never PVD is serving this state’s crafty and curious community […]

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RI’s Book Ban History: The AABB RI

There are books I’m sure everyone is familiar with — horror, fantasy, thriller, etc. However, a new genre has emerged this year for discussion among the library community: “Banned Books.” Books whose content is considered inappropriate, offensive, or graphic, thus why they’re being removed from libraries. I was surprised to discover some examples of banned […]

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ecoRI News Roundup

Sen. Whitehouse One of Few US Representatives at Climate Conference PROVIDENCE — It’s not every day a Rhode Island politician can claim to be the only representative of the US federal government.  For the opening weekend of this year’s 30th U.N. Conference of the Parties (COP) — the largest and most important venue for world […]

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Predictions for 2026 Include Increasing Crises: US pushing the envelope of political and economic instability

I am not optimistic in the short term, but I am in the long term. I’ve watched the country go through terrible upheavals, back to the Vietnam War and the election of Richard Nixon as president, which in combination normalized cynicism about whether society is trying to help or hurt ordinary people. The leaked Pentagon […]

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