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Your Stories from the Bridge

Your Stories from the Bridge: Megan Disanto

Meg Disanto, 42-year-old Providence resident, says the bridge traffic got so bad that she decided to have her kids change schools

August 4, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

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Religion

Pawtucket’s ‘Miracle Baby:' Vatican Recognizes Rhode Island Baby’s Survival as a Miracle

Pope recognizes first miracle of his papacy, crediting prayers to a 19th-century Spanish priest for reviving an infant at a Pawtucket hospital

August 4, 2025

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David Wright

A technician works among a fleet of desktop genomic sequencing machines at the Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, part of the National Cancer Institute.

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News + Culture

Whistleblower Who Said Biotech Manufacturer Defrauded Federal Agencies Settles Lawsuit

Illumina genomic sequencers were used widely by federal agencies and grantees, including URI researchers

August 4, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Providence City Councilor Helen Anthony, who chairs the council’s finance committee, announced she will step down from her post Sept. 1.

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Politics & Justice

Providence City Councilor Helen Anthony to Step Down Sept. 1

August 4, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Sen. Pam Lauria, a nurse practitioner for Brown University Health in East Greenwich, is a vocal advocate for stronger state gun safety laws, including an assault weapons ban.

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Politics & Justice

The Rising Stature of Sen. Pam Lauria

The East Bay senator missed the mark when she took a shot at preserving a controversial assault weapons ban bill. But she hit on something else

August 4, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

FILE: A RIPTA bus waits at the Kennedy Plaza bus hub in Providence on Feb. 13, 2025.

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Transportation

RIPTA Efficiency Study Indicates Service Cuts Are Inevitable

The report, requested by House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, provides a series of cost-saving recommendations, including fare increases and route reductions.

August 4, 2025

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Joe Tasca

Lincoln Woods in "Rhode Island State Parks"

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Arts & Entertainment

What to Watch: August 2025

Whether it’s national, local, new or an encore, here’s what to watch this August on Rhode Island PBS

August 4, 2025

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Faythann Fallon

Jake Blount performs at Big Nice Studio for Ocean State Sessions, a series of performances on Rhode Island PBS.

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Arts & Entertainment

Ocean State Session: For Jake Blount, Folk Music is Always Evolving

“Growth and innovation is the shape of the tradition that I’m a part of, and it asks that of me constantly”

August 1, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

Logan Tullai will lead a workshop where participants will print images to a seven-foot-tall ribbon of silk.

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Community

What’s On In August at the Community Libraries of Providence

We highlight a few of the many events happening across the Community Libraries of Providence – from a bilingual theater workshop to your chance to make a giant cyanotype image from vintage Apollo mission moon photographs. Plus: the Smith Hill block party

August 1, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, feeds on human blood. This mosquito is a known West Nile Virus carrier.

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Health

West Nile Virus Detected in Rhode Island for First Time in 2025

Health officials say an East Providence mosquito tested positive for West Nile Virus, urging residents to use repellent and eliminate standing water as mosquito season ramps up.

August 1, 2025

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Alexander Castro