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Delays, cancellations, and more due to major IT outage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Due to a major power outage at Microsoft Office, there are currently 21,000 delays and over 1,000 cancellations at airports across the United States. A ground delay has now been put into effect until further notice. CNN has reported that industry experts have said the...
Man Who Shot Providence Police Officer and Killed Park Ranger Granted Parole
Demetrius Jackson — who shot and killed Roger Williams Park Ranger William Abrahamson and shot and seriously injured Providence Police Patrolman Brian Quirk in 1995 — has been granted parole, GoLocal has learned. Jackson had been sentenced to prison for 100 years in 1997. "I can remember not...
Police say armed robbery in East Providence involved Facebook Marketplace meetup
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — East Providence police said the armed robbery and shooting on Tuesday morning occurred during a Facebook Marketplace meetup. Officials said a seller of an expensive jewelry piece on Facebook Marketplace arranged to meet a buyer behind a bank near James Street. When both parties...
Providence FD responds to fire on Atwells Avenue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence Fire Department said they were called to a fire last night on Atwells Avenue. According to officials, the fire originated in a bedroom light fixture. The third-floor tenant reported smelling a strange odor throughout the day and thought it could be the air...
NBC 10 I-Team: Providence sees surge of illegal apartments amid housing crisis
(WJAR) — The housing crisis has come to a tipping point in Providence with dozens of illegal apartments popping up across the city. Records obtained by the NBC 10 I-Team show over the past two years, Providence inspectors have cited roughly 100 homes for illegal apartment units, or places people are sleeping in without the proper exits in case of an emergency.
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on...
Tensions rise at ENC's migrant shelter in Quincy as homeless families are asked to leave
QUINCY ‒ As the migrant crisis stretches the state’s network of emergency shelters to capacity, the temporary shelter and family welcome center at Eastern Nazarene College has been depositing homeless families, some against their will, at the Wollaston MBTA station, according to city officials and police. Quincy Police...
Jennifer Rosales Named SVP for Community and Campus Life
In an email to students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, President Sian Leah Beilock reaffirmed “the central role community plays in our teaching and research mission” and announced a number of personnel and organizational changes aimed at cultivating the foundation of Dartmouth’s vibrant, healthy, and engaged academic community.
Man faces slew of charges for breaking and entering into commercial vehicles
Massachusetts police charged a man in connection with a string of commercial vehicle break-ins and thefts. Daniel Pedro, 47, has been arrested and accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and air compressors during a string of commercial vehicle break-ins in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In each case, the windows of the commercial vehicles were broken out late at night or early in the morning.
New Bedford Fire Department awarded $189,547 to enhance skills, knowledge, safety
“Fire Chief Scott Kruger and Deputy Fire Chief Brian Medeiros are pleased to announce the New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $189,547 in funding through FEMA’s FY23 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to facilitate NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications...
Police investigating reported morning armed carjacking in Fall River
Fall River Police are investigating after a reported Thursday morning carjacking. According to Det. Sergeant Moses Pereira, at just after 4:45 a.m. units responded to an address on Meadow Street where a male reported that he was approached by three unknown individuals who stole his vehicle and fled the area.
ATP Newport Day 4 Predictions Including Reilly Opelka vs Mackenzie McDonald
The ATP Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island is unique for many reasons. One of them is that they split their quarterfinal matches over two days. Thursday will see two all-American battles, as Alex Michelsen takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic while the returning Reilly Opelka battles Mackenzie McDonald. Who do you think will move on to the semifinals?
Mega Millions winner: Roger Williams University president wins $1 million
The president of a New England university discovered he won a $1 million lottery prize last week from a Mega Millions ticket that’d been forgotten and sitting in a drawer since February, The Providence Journal reported. Ioannis Miaoulis, the president of Roger Williams University, had bought a Mega Millions...
Omni Hotel workers announce August strike vote
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Employees at the Omni Hotel who are members of UNITE HERE Local 26 announced they would be holding a strike vote on Aug. 7. The announcement came during a rally outside the hotel attended by City Council President Rachel Miller and Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo.
Track and Field Teams, Nine Student-Athletes Earn All-Academic Honors
NEW ORLEANS – The Brown men's and women's track and field teams have both been recognized as All-Academic teams by the USTFCCCA. In order to receive the recognition, a team must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or greater. Brown, along with each of the other seven Ivies on both the men's and women's sides, all earned the honor for the 2023-24 season.
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