Police have released the name of the man shot and killed while apparently trying to fight off an armed robber inside a Providence laundromat.
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Police ID man killed inside Providence laundromat
Injured bald eagle, found to be blind, euthanized
An injured bald eagle found in Smithfield earlier this month had to be euthanized despite determined efforts to save the raptor, wildlife experts said.
Police: Man trying to fight off robber killed at laundromat
A man apparently trying to fight off an armed robber inside a Providence laundromat has been shot and killed, police said.
Providence wants to spend up to $1.6M on violence prevention
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to spend up to $1.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to establish nonviolence training and youth mentorship programs to address an increase in violence in the city.
Rally planned at statue of early Rhode Island settler
Protesters are planning to gather near the newly-erected statue of one of Rhode Island’s earliest English settlers on Monday to demand that it be taken down.
Arts + Lifestyle
Pretty Woman Starts National Tour at PPAC
By Kimberly Rau for WPRO The Providence Performing Arts Center returned to live theater this month by kicking off the national tour of Pretty Woman, a musical take on the 1990 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. In this stage adaptation, Tony Award-winner Adam Pascal plays rich businessman Edward Lewis, who ends up…
“A Lie Agreed Upon” Throws Current Events in Sharp Relief
A Lie Agreed Upon runs through Oct. 24, 2021, at The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI. All theater goers must wear masks in the theater and provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at gammtheatre.org or by calling 401.723.4266
Michael Renzi, former ‘Sesame Street’ musical director, dies
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Michael Renzi, who during a storied musical career worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Lena Horne and some of the other biggest names in jazz and pop, and who for years was also the musical director of “Sesame Street,” has died. He was 80. Renzi died Wednesday at Newport Hospital in…
PHOTOS: Alice Cooper rocks Leader Bank Pavilion
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper brings his tour to Boston at the Leader Bank Pavilion. Check out photos from Cumulus Media’s Doug MacGunnigle.
State cultural, arts organizations share $1M in funding
More than 100 cultural, humanities and arts nonprofits in Rhode Island are sharing nearly $1 million in federal funds to help them survive and recover from the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Monday.
