The acting chief and second-in-command of the Providence Police has been named the department’s 38th chief, and Oscar Perez becomes the first Latino in the job.… MORE
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Swan found shot to death on Warwick beach
Rhode Island authorities were conducting a necropsy on a swan found shot to death Wednesday on Gaspee Point Beach in Warwick, and said that if it was found to be an intentional act, the shooting could result in prison time.… MORE
Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, 'SNL' set designer, dies
Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night Live” who won three Tony Awards for his Broadway sets, including the complicated, greenified Emerald City of “Wicked,” has died. He was 83.… MORE
AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans.… MORE
CVS buying spree continues with $10.6B Oak Street deal
CVS Health is plunging deeper into primary care services, buying primary care provider Oak Street Health for approximately $10.6 billion.… MORE
160 patients evacuated after fire at Massachusetts hospital
More than 70 ambulances showed up Tuesday to transfer about 160 patients evacuated from a Massachusetts hospital that lost power after an electrical transformer fire.… MORE
FACT FOCUS: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies
This is part of AP’s effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online… MORE
Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse.… MORE
1 current, 1 former officer face union embezzlement charges
One current and one former Rhode Island police officer are facing charges related to the alleged embezzlement and misuse of police union funds, the state attorney general’s office said.… MORE
Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it's 'for good'
Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa, has announced his retirement.… MORE
