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A person walks their dogs through blowing snow in downtown Providence on Monday as blizzard conditions reduced visibility and snowfall totals climbed past 30 inches in parts of Rhode Island.

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Climate + Environment

Historic blizzard sets new snowfall record in Rhode Island

With 32.8 inches at the state’s primary airport and multiple towns topping 30 inches, this storm has officially surpassed the Blizzard of ’78 benchmark

February 23, 2026

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Heide Borgonovo

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Politics + Justice

McKee faces steep re-election climb in new AFL-CIO poll

Survey shows governor underwater with independents as Washington Bridge tops voters’ concerns

February 23, 2026

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Ian Donnis

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Education

Snowed in? Your blizzard survival guide for kids

With schools closed and record snowfall piling up, Ocean State Media’s Community & Education team shares snow-day videos, learning resources, and easy indoor activities to keep kids playing — and parents sane

February 23, 2026

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Colleen Kenyon

Snow blankets vehicles in Smithfield, RI on Monday morning during blizzard.

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Climate + Environment

Powerful blizzard batters Rhode Island, causing power outages

The governors of Rhode Island and Massachusetts declared states of emergency

February 23, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence

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Health

Roger Williams Medical Center, Fatima Hospital face a pivotal week. So do 2,400 workers

The deadline to sell two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island is this Friday. There’s a lot on the line, in terms of jobs and health care

February 23, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Curt Columbus was hired as artistic director at the Trinity Repertory Company in 2006.

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Arts + Entertainment

‘I want a third act': Curt Columbus stepping down from Trinity Rep

The longtime artistic director reflects on building community, surviving industry shifts and why it’s time to pass the baton

February 23, 2026

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James Baumgartner

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News + Culture

Blizzard warning issued for Rhode Island and the Southcoast

Prepare for 1-2 feet of snow, low visibility and wind gusts up to 60 mph from Sunday into Tuesday

February 21, 2026

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Jeremy Bernfeld

Flowers were placed by mourners of the victims who were shot at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket on Monday.

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Politics + Justice

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Feb. 20, 2026

Trying to make sense of another senseless act, this time in Pawtucket

February 20, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Police seized firearms from a storage unit they say was owned by the suspect in the Pawtucket mass shooting.

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Politics + Justice

Police investigating Pawtucket shooting seize weapons and ammunition from Maine storage locker

The suspected shooter worked at a shipyard in Bath, Maine, but often traveled to Rhode Island

February 19, 2026

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Jeremy Bernfeld

In this image taken from video, Michael Black, a Rhode Island man who helped stop a shooter at a high school hockey game on Monday, holds up his injured hand during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Politics + Justice

When Rhode Island shooter started firing, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage

Michael Black describes lunging at the gunman inside Pawtucket’s Dennis M. Lynch Arena, helping jam the weapon and subdue the shooter as other bystanders rushed in — actions police say “undoubtedly prevented further injury” in a tragedy that left three dead and three critically wounded

February 19, 2026

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Michael Casey