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. … MORE
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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.… MORE
State police release names of 3 victims of fiery crash
Rhode Island State Police on Friday released the names of three young men who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in West Warwick earlier this week.… MORE
State to Providence: Stop work on bike lane or pay $4.4M
Providence must stop all work on a bike lane project or may have to reimburse the state and the federal government for the cost of a previous infrastructure project at the same location because of an agreement signed by the city’s former mayor, the state’s transportation department has said.… MORE
PHOTO: Gene Valicenti tracks down Providence’s Columbus Statue
WPRO’s Gene Valicenti has tracked down Providence’s Christopher Columbus statue, in a city-controlled storage facility not far from Atwells Avenue.… MORE
Massachusetts Senate debates bill to expand voting rights
A bill that would permanently write into Massachusetts law early voting options that were temporarily adopted during the height of the pandemic was being debated Wednesday by the Massachusetts Senate. … MORE
Zurier wins Democratic primary for open state Senate seat
Former Providence City Councilman Sam Zurier has won a five-way race in special Democratic primary to fill a vacant seat in the Rhode Island Senate. … MORE
“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… MORE
3 killed in fiery crash on Rhode Island interstate highway
Three people died in a fiery car crash on a Rhode Island highway early Tuesday morning, state police said.… MORE
Sick bald eagle rescued in Smithfield; prognosis unclear
One of a small number of bald eagles in Rhode Island was found sick Saturday and was rescued by officials who say the young male’s eyes are infected.… MORE
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