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Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes (15) signals to the crowd as he heads to the dugout on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978 in Los Angeles after hitting his second two-run home in the first game of the World Series. Youngster at right is Reggie Smith Jr.

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Sports

Davey Lopes: The best baseball player from Rhode Island in the last 75 years

A Dodgers standout, and South Providence native, he combined elite base stealing with power and helped anchor one of MLB’s most durable infields

May 4, 2026

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Mike Szostak

The Tartan Army in Milan, Italy in 2007.

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Transportation

Scottish soccer fans aim to skirt World Cup train costs by hiring fleet of school buses

Priced out of trains and shuttles, Scotland fans in Providence are rolling to Foxboro in a fleet of yellow school buses

May 4, 2026

Jeremy Siegel

May 4, 2026

FILE - A pair of North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface of Cape Cod Bay, March 27, 2023, in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371)

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Climate + Environment

Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan

With only about 380 North Atlantic right whales left, scientists warn human-caused deaths remain the biggest threat

May 4, 2026

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Patrick Whittle

Ocean State Media’s Pamela Watts speaks with people at Sunset Cove in Portsmouth, R.I. on April 29, 2026.

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Community

Mount Hope Bridge headaches, free speech fight: What we heard in Portsmouth

A major bridge project, a clash over community standards and a memorable Jimmy Buffett appearance are fueling conversation in Portsmouth

May 4, 2026

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Luis Hernandez

Speaker Joe Shekarchi conferring last year with House Fiscal Adviser Sharon Reynolds Ferland

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Politics + Justice

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for May 1, 2026

Speaker Shekarchi’s looming decision on the RI Supreme Court

May 1, 2026

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Ian Donnis

The big event in May at the Coventry Public Library is a town-wide student art show featuring work by youth grades K-12.

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Library Spotlight

What’s happening at Coventry Public Library: art shows, book clubs and more

A K-12 art showcase, archive transcription workshop and summer reading kickoff highlight a busy May schedule

May 1, 2026

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Mareva Lindo

Unleaded gas is $4.09 per gallon at the Marathon station on Point Street in Providence on April 30, 2026. That’s 9 cents cheaper than the state’s average, according to a new online dashboard created by researchers at Brown University.

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Economy

How much is the Iran War costing Rhode Island drivers? Brown University researchers are tracking it

May 1, 2026

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Christopher Shea

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Pressroom

Ocean State Media now available at 103.7 FM

New signal allows for strong statewide broadcast

May 1, 2026

You can now listen to Ocean State Media on 103.7 FM anywhere in Rhode Island.

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News + Culture

Public radio in Rhode Island moves to single statewide frequency: 103.7 FM

Ocean State Media plans to move a patchwork system of five stations into a unified broadcast network by June 30

May 1, 2026

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Ian Donnis