Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, about 9 miles west of the capital.… MORE
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Once defaced, Christopher Columbus statue finds a new home
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A statue of Christopher Columbus that became the subject of contention in Providence has a new home on an island in Johnston, where surveillance cameras will be used to protect it from vandalism. Cleaned of the red paint that covered the statue twice in recent years, the statue was hoisted…… MORE
Mayor expects after-school tensions in Kennedy Plaza will ease
Providence is taking steps to curb the after-school fighting at the Kennedy Plaza bus terminal earlier this week, while Mayor Brett Smiley expects “some of the pent-up energy from the summer” will ease as the school year continues.… MORE
Man shot by police dies following car chase in Rhode Island, teen daughter wounded
Police officers in Rhode Island fatally shot a driver in Providence after chasing him over 20 miles in an attempt to arrest him. His teenage daughter, a passenger, was shot in the leg, police said.… MORE
New England braces for more rain after hourslong downpour left communities flooded and dams at risk
More heavy rain was in the forecast Wednesday in New England, where residents were cleaning up after downpours dropped nearly 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain in six hours and flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.… MORE
City details a weekend filled with PVDFest activities
The arts, culture and food festival PVDFest makes a return to Providence this weekend, with three days of activities at new dates and in a new location.… MORE
Four private colleges to boost payments to Providence in lieu of taxes
Providence and four private colleges announced an agreement on Tuesday that will see the four increase their “payment in lieu of taxes” to the city by 138% over the next 20 years.… MORE
Drug sweep nets 19 arrests in downtown Providence
Undercover police officers conducted drug “buys” over a three-month period in downtown Providence, in what officials called “Operation Kennedy Plaza Sweep”.… MORE
Three charged in Providence bank heist
Three people have been charged in connection to the June 29 heist at a Federal Hill bank that netted thieves close to a half million dollars.… MORE
Most residents leave homeless encampment, move to nearby site
Most residents of a controversial homeless encampment in Providence left the site on Monday, some moving less than a mile away to a site in woods off a nearby highway.… MORE
