Rhode Island voters will choose on Tuesday which candidates will face off in this fall’s U.S. Senate election.
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Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence
Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school on Thursday of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.
Former police officer accused of killing pregnant girlfriend and staging it as a suicide
A former Massachusetts police officer has been accused of killing a woman he first sexually exploited when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a suicide.
Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death
The family of the police officer boyfriend Karen Read is accused of killing by hitting him with her vehicle and leaving him to die in the snow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and two bars where they had been drinking that night.
Photos from the 2024 Rhode Island Folk Festival
The Rhode Island Folk Festival celebrated its 10th year Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Crescent Park in East Providence
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“Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson” Delightful Twist on Classic Whodunit at Trinity
By Kimberly Rau Trinity Rep’s second show of the season is Kate Hamill’s “Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B,” a “cheerful desecration” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved characters, performed as only Trinity Rep can. Directed by Laura Kepley, “Holmes and Watson” takes us to present-day London, where a unmoored Dr. Joan Watson…
“The Effect” Opens Gamm Season on Thoughtful Note
“The Effect” runs through Oct. 13, 2024, at The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at gammtheatre.org or by calling 401.723.4266.
“A Beautiful Noise” Kicks Off National Tour, PPAC Season
“A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” runs through Sept. 28, 2024, at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at ppacri.org or by calling 401.421.2787
Shining “POTUS” Opens Trinity Season
“POTUS” runs from Sept. 5–22 and Oct. 10–27, 2024, at the Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington St., Providence. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at trinityrep.com or by calling 401.351.4242.
Photos from the 2024 Rhode Island Folk Festival
The Rhode Island Folk Festival celebrated its 10th year Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Crescent Park in East Providence
