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Climate + Environment

How did Uruguay transition to a fully renewable electric grid?

This week on Possibly we’re talking to Ramón Mendez Galain, a physicist who helped the small South American country transition its electric grid to renewable energy almost overnight

January 21, 2026

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Megan Hall

Juliana Merullo

January 21, 2026

Oberlin, in Providence, has been nominated for a third year for Outstanding Restaurant in the 2026 James Beard Awards.

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Food + Drink

From Providence to South Kingstown to Newport, Rhode Island earns James Beard semifinalist honors

The prestigious competition lauded 8 local chefs and restaurants, finalists to be named in March

January 21, 2026

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Heide Borgonovo

A memorial outside of Holley & Barus hall, the Brown University building where two students were killed the Dec. 13 shooting.

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Education

A campus still healing

Brown University students return to classes, lean on one another after the Dec. 13 shooting

January 21, 2026

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Isabella Jibilian

Pressroom

Ocean State Media Statement on Proposed Radio Frequency

January 21, 2026

Providence City Councilors Juan Pichardo, left, and Miguel Sanchez, right, helped announce the ordinance at a press conference in the city’s Elmwood neighborhood.

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Housing

Rent control in Providence? Councilors file ordinance capping rent hikes at 4%

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said he would veto the proposal if it passes, but the city council could override him with a supermajority of 10 out of 15 councilors

January 20, 2026

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Ben Berke

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III stands outside Fall River District Court in this February 2024 file photo.

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Politics + Justice

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn says he won’t seek reelection

Quinn said in a written statement that he did not intend to seek a fourth term, but would finish out the remainder of the year

January 20, 2026

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

Ashley Perry, Director of the Overdose Prevention Center in Providence.

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Health

‘You can’t recover if you’re dead’: Ashley Perry on one year of overdose prevention

The director of the Overdose Prevention Center in Providence says the facility has prevented 93 fatal overdoses and helped drive a 33% drop in overdose deaths statewide

January 20, 2026

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Mareva Lindo

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Elections

State Rep. Joseph Solomon Jr. enters crowded race for Rhode Island attorney general

The Warwick Democrat says his experience in the courtroom and State House prepares him to take over when Peter Neronha leaves office

January 20, 2026

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Ian Donnis

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Health

Suicide prevention in jail shows promising results, Brown University study finds

Researchers tested therapy and follow-up support for people behind bars in Rhode Island and Michigan — and saw suicide attempts drop 55% after release

January 20, 2026

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Joe Tasca