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‘Hopefully once in a lifetime’: R.I. digs out after a historic blizzard, but plows struggle to handle the load - The Boston Globe Officials warned recovery could take days, asking other states for help and heavy-duty equipment. “The snow is very, very heavy and very deep, and the pickup trucks, they’re just ineffective,” Warwick...

Rhode Island began digging out after a historic blizzard, but plows have struggled to handle the load.

“The snow is very, very heavy and very deep, and the pickup trucks, they’re just ineffective,” Warwick Mayor Frank Piccozzi told me.

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Salve Regina University student dies of carbon monoxide poisoning after charging cellphone in snow-covered car - The Boston Globe Newport Police said the incident in a Bellevue Avenue parking lot was accidental.

A Salve Regina University student died from carbon monoxide poisoning after charging his cellphone in a vehicle that was covered in snow amid Monday’s blizzard in Newport, R.I., authorities said.
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Breaking: Rhode Island travel ban to end at 12 p.m. today, Gov. Dan McKee says.

New England digs out after historic blizzard dumps feet of snow across region. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe More than 250,000 customers in Massachusetts remained without power Tuesday morning.

In Warwick, where the blizzard dumped a record 37.9 inches of snow, city officials have contracted private companies to get more heavy equipment on the roads after plows on smaller vehicles struggled to cut through the snow.

“Pickup trucks are ineffective."

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New state 24-hr snow total record for #RhodeIsland. Warwick reached 31.5", passing Woonsocket's 30" total from the Blizzard of '78! Wild. One or two local totals can reach 3 feet in Rhode Island/Southeast Mass. Wow.

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Inbox: RIPTA suspending service as of 9 p.m. tonight.

“It’s just snow falling from the sky. We’re Rhode Islanders!” - overheard at a crowded Stop and Shop

Do grandparents have a legal right to visit their grandchildren? - The Boston Globe A high-profile Family Court trial in Rhode Island is shining a spotlight on a growing legal debate taking place across the nation.

What allows grandparents the legal right to see their grandchildren — and what allows parents to stop them? This is the debate now in RI family court, where a dad accuses his in-laws of contributing to the death of his wife & making his daughter sick. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/22/m...

This is very true.

Definitely seeing more horrendously bad potholes around Rhode Island the last few days as the snow melts. More than I remember in past winters, at least. Anyone else?

After the Pawtucket shooting shattered ‘Senior Night,’ a hockey coach and his team pick up the pieces together - The Boston Globe While the coach made sure the players were safe, three men, including a dad of one of the hockey players, leapt into action to subdue the gunman. Then the coach returned to the scene to help the victi...

The head coach of the hockey team whose senior night was shattered by gunfire tells @chrisgavin.bsky.social the shooter’s son, whose mom and brother were killed, plans to finish out the season on the ice.

Our latest on the tragedy in Pawtucket:

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After the Pawtucket shooting shattered ‘Senior Night,’ a hockey coach and his team pick up the pieces together - The Boston Globe While the coach made sure the players were safe, three men, including a dad of one of the hockey players, leapt into action to subdue the gunman. Then the coach returned to the scene to help the victi...

New: After the Pawtucket shooting shattered ‘Senior Night,’ a hockey coach and his team pick up the pieces together

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A devoted mom, a hero son: Rhonda and Aidan Dorgan remembered after Pawtucket rink shooting - The Boston Globe “The Dorgan family represented the best of our community in so many ways,” said North Providence Superintendent Joseph Goho, a former principal at North Providence High School.

A devoted mom, a hero son: Rhonda and Aidan Dorgan remembered by their loved ones after the tragic Pawtucket rink shooting

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Providence funeral home allegedly buried the wrong body after R.I. hospital provided incorrect remains, lawsuit alleges - The Boston Globe The alleged error only came to light when another funeral home sought to pick up the already-buried body, according to the complaint.

The family of a 75-year-old woman who died after she was injured in a Christmas Day fire has filed a lawsuit alleging Rhode Island Hospital provided the wrong body to a Providence funeral home that then buried the incorrect remains.
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11 seconds of chaos, and then a final gunshot: What happened inside the Pawtucket rink during the mass shooting - The Boston Globe “I was there for a reason, and something took over,” said Michael Black, a father of three from North Smithfield who tried to stop the suspect.

A Rhode Island father lunged at the suspected shooter in Pawtucket – and jammed the gun with his bare hand.

What happened during the 11 seconds of chaos inside Dennis M. Lynch Arena:

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Ex-wife, son of suspect killed in Pawtucket ice rink shooting, family member says - The Boston Globe A daughter of the suspect said her grandparents and a friend were injured and remain hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect also died at the scene.

New: Rhonda Dorgan and Aidan Dorgan, the ex-wife and son of Robert Dorgan, were killed when Robert Dorgan opened fire during a hockey game at a Pawtucket ice rink on Monday, according to a family member.

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Update: Three dead (including the shooter), and three others injured in Pawtucket.

A city spokesperson described the incident as a “targeted family dispute.”

Shooting reported at Pawtucket, R.I., ice rink - The Boston Globe A shooting was reported during a high school hockey game at a local arena.

Shooting reported at Pawtucket, R.I., ice rink
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The two people found dead in car outside a Providence hospital were homeless - The Boston Globe A mother and her son were found in a vehicle outside The Miriam Hospital two weeks after a man was found dead on a sidewalk in downtown Providence amid severe cold weather.

The two people found dead in car outside a Providence hospital were homeless. A mother and her son were found in a vehicle outside The Miriam Hospital two weeks after a man was found dead on a sidewalk in downtown Providence amid severe cold weather.
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R.I. entrepreneur sentenced to federal prison for laundering fentanyl money made by Providence police chief’s nephew - The Boston Globe Carolina Correa, a former nonprofit fundraiser, pleaded guilty last year to laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars through a Massachusetts marijuana dispensary for her drug-dealing ex-boyfriend.

A Rhode Island entrepreneur and former nonprofit fundraiser who laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars made by her drug-dealing ex-boyfriend – the nephew of the Providence Police chief – has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.
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Newport principal placed on leave after investigation into assault of special needs student - The Boston Globe Rogers High School Principal Jared Vance has been placed on leave for the remainder of the school year. Four teens were arrested in connection with the alleged attack last year.

The principal of a Newport high school where four teenagers allegedly assaulted a special needs student last year has been placed on leave following an independent investigation.
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Two people found dead in vehicle at Providence hospital, police say - The Boston Globe “Detectives are actively working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” a police spokesperson said.

Two people were found dead inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Miriam Hospital on Wednesday night, authorities said.
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Historic Merchants Bank building in downtown Providence hits the market - The Boston Globe The narrow, trapezoid-shaped brownstone hits the market while downtown is in a moment of transition.

NEW: The historic Merchants Bank building in downtown Providence has hit the market.

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R.I. Assembly votes for $18 million public backstop to save two hospitals - The Boston Globe The House and Senate voted unanimously to provide a state loan guarantee to help a nonprofit close on the purchase of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center.

“ Rich people borrow money from other rich people using our public hospitals as collateral, and now need us to bail them out with public money so that we can convert the private hospital back to a nonprofit," Sen. Jonathon Acosta said. "That is wild.”
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R.I. man found dead in the cold - The Boston Globe R.I. State Council of Churches calls for better coordination to provide people with shelter in this winter’s frigid weather. “We need to become better prepared as a state,” Harrison Tuttle said.

R.I. man found dead in the cold. RI State Council of Churches calls for better coordination to provide people with shelter in this winter’s frigid weather. “We need to become better prepared as a state,” Harrison Tuttle said.
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Florida prosecutors charge R.I. man, alleging he exploited a young girl he met on Fortnite - The Boston Globe Justin Adkins, 29, allegedly coerced the girl into “creating and sending hundreds of pornographic pictures and videos,” prosecutors said.

A Rhode Island man is facing charges in Florida, where prosecutors allege he exploited a young girl he met on the online video game Fortnite, and coerced her into “creating and sending hundreds of pornographic pictures and videos.”
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Fire at Newport’s historic Castle Hill ruled accidental, R.I. fire marshal says - The Boston Globe The blaze was “related to the use of a wood burning fireplace,” State Fire Marshal Timothy P. McLaughlin said.

A two-alarm fire that ripped through the historic Castle Hill Inn in Newport last week has been ruled accidental by the Rhode Island State Fire Marshal.
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In R.I., Secretary Hegseth calls for greater competitiveness and speed from defense contractors - The Boston Globe US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth toured Quonset Point, and delivered the oath of enlistment to new recruits.

In R.I., Secretary Hegseth calls for greater competitiveness and speed from defense contractors

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Video: Police release body camera footage from Brown University shooting - The Boston Globe The heavily redacted video begins at 4:16 p.m. on Dec. 13, about 10 minutes after the first call came in. The 20 minutes that follow show police rushing to clear the building and get victims out.

UPDATE in Brown University shooting investigation:

FBI is "still trying to see if they can extract some social media" from the shooter "but they haven’t really come up with anything solid,” Providence Police Chief Perez told my colleague @chrisgavin.bsky.social.

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Video: Police release body camera footage from Brown University shooting - The Boston Globe The heavily redacted video begins at 4:16 p.m. on Dec. 13, about 10 minutes after the shooting took place. The 20 minutes that follow show police rushing to clear the building and get victims out.

NEW: Providence has released body camera footage and other public records from Brown University shooting, nearly two months later.
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