Boston Globe reporter covering Rhode Island
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Christopher Gavin
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Police are investigating after an 18-year-old Rhode Island high school student was found dead – a death authorities have described as suspicious.
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How 92-year-old esteemed historian Gordon S. Wood was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island supermarket parking lot on Sunday remained under investigation on Tuesday, police said.
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More than 70 percent of registered voters in the US believe the nation is in a constitutional crisis, including the vast majority of Democrats and nearly half of Republicans, according to a new national survey by The Pell Center at Salve Regina University.
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Police are investigating after a motorcyclist drove through Providence’s Federal Hill during an outdoor event on Saturday night and fell off, sending the vehicle careening down the street lined with pedestrians.
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Condolences and tributes poured in on Monday for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood after the revered expert on the American Revolution was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island parking lot on Sunday.
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A Newport man is facing federal charges after he allegedly repeatedly touched a 16-year-old girl during a flight from Florida to Rhode Island last year, court filings show.
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The driver bypassed a barricade and drove down Atwells Avenue before losing control of the vehicle, police said.
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Wood died after being hit by a car in a parking lot in East Providence on Sunday. “You had the feeling that you were in the presence of an Olympian,” said fellow historian Ted Widmer.
NEW: Construction has officially begun on the brand new Washington Bridge, with construction workers starting to put the foundation in the Seekonk River today
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R.I. State Police: A coach at a private Christian school gave lingerie & requested explicit photos from an underage girl.
The girl said Sean Cassidy claimed he was training her to help the FBI save child sex trafficking victims. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/09/m...
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“It was a significant win for the state of Rhode Island, certainly the city of Providence, and honestly for the entire country,” said Providence Mayor Brett Smiley.
‘I want you to be proud’: Gentlemen’s Academy aims to ‘rewrite the narrative’ for young Black and Latino men. Rich Norris, asst principal at PVD’s Mount Pleasant High School, has written a new book about the leadership group and its message for young men of color.
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The start of construction underneath the water comes as the lawsuit heats up over the failure of the Washington Bridge.
Rich Norris, assistant principal at Providence’s Mount Pleasant High School, has written a new book about the leadership group and its message for young men of color.
