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Rhode Island’s congressional delegation — U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo — shown left to right, have asked to have their paychecks withheld during the federal government shutdown.

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Politics & Justice

Rhode Island’s congressional delegation asks to forgo pay during shutdown

Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner and Amo say they’ll withhold their salaries until the government reopens, joining a growing bipartisan call for “no work, no pay” during shutdowns

October 23, 2025

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Janine L. Weisman

A U.S. marshal walks under scaffolding surrounding the entrance to the Federal Building and Courthouse on Exchange Terrace in Providence.

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Politics & Justice

Government shutdown forces Rhode Island’s U.S. District Court to scale back operations

October 23, 2025

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Christopher Shea

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Weekend 401

Weekend 401: Halloween Flea market, David Lynch’s short films, and Liz Collins’ ‘Motherlode’ at RISD Museum

Plus: ‘Witch, Please’ drag show at United Theatre and the Western Stars at the Parlour

October 23, 2025

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James Baumgartner

The Massachusetts District Court in Fall River

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Politics & Justice

Suspect in the stabbing of former Fall River Mayor arraigned on assault charges

The man police say stabbed former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan was in court Tuesday afternoon

October 22, 2025

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

Pine View Apartments in Exeter is pictured here. Women’s Development Corporation completed construction of the 40-unit development in 2022. Pine View houses people living on 30 to 60% of the area median income.

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Housing

5 takeaways from a new report on Rhode Island’s housing crisis

Rhode Island’s housing crisis has reached a new low point, according to a report released from HousingWorks RI

October 22, 2025

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Justin Kenny

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Immigration

Refugee Dream Center founder Dr. Omar Bah helps Rhode Island’s immigrants navigate fear under Trump policies

A decade after founding Providence’s Refugee Dream Center, Bah says refugees and asylum seekers face renewed anxiety amid ICE raids and policy shifts — but community partnerships continue to provide hope and stability

October 22, 2025

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G. Wayne Miller

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History

Filmmaker Ken Burns on the legacy of the American Revolution — and Rhode Island’s role in it

In his new PBS documentary The American Revolution, Burns revisits the fight for independence through a fresh lens — highlighting Rhode Island’s pivotal contributions and what history still teaches us today

October 22, 2025

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Ian Donnis

Young Mike Szostak of the Woonsocket Call and young Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe interview Rico Petrocelli in the Red Sox clubhouse.

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Sports

50 years ago, October 22, 1975: The greatest game ever at Fenway Park. I was there

The young sports editor for the Woonsocket Call witnessed Carlton Fisk’s epic 12th-inning home run that ended 4 hours and 1 minute of Game 6 World Series drama

October 22, 2025

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Mike Szostak

Classical High School, founded in 1843, is offering its entrance exam in Spanish for the first time in the public high school’s history.

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Education

Classical High, Providence’s top public school, offers entrance exam in Spanish for first time

The school enrolls a smaller proportion of Hispanic students than the district at large, which is 68% Hispanic

October 22, 2025

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Ben Berke

Roughly 70 people lived at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River before a fire broke out on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

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News + Culture

Fall River fire report: Quick action by firefighters saved lives in Gabriel House blaze that killed 10

An after-action report calls the July fire one of the most complex in city history, credits first responders for their decisive efforts, and urges stricter fire codes for other high-risk facilities across Massachusetts

October 21, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld