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Yesterday

The New York TimesYesterday

Providence, R.I., Mayoral Election 2026: Latest Polls

WPRI.comYesterday

Providence to elect new mayor, vote on two local ballot questions

The Business JournalsYesterday

Sen. Whitehouse, RI business and labor leaders push bill to speed energy projects

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The Providence JournalYesterday

Is Election Day a holiday in Rhode Island? Can you get time off work?

PatchYesterday

Providence Woman Charged With DUI: Cops

YahooYesterday

No Wonder They Call It the Creative Capital: Floating Bonfires, Dazzling Art, and Acclaimed Dining in Providence, R.I.

WPRI.comYesterday

How to find your polling place, sample ballot for Election Day

PatchYesterday

Stabbing Outside Providence Pizza Place: Police

The Providence JournalYesterday

Matthew A. Fagan Obituary

Insurance JournalYesterday

Everspan to Sell Providence Washington Shell to RI’s Falvey Group

The Providence JournalYesterday

Joanne Mary Walz Obituary

WJARYesterday

30 people arrested following Halloween weekend gatherings by Providence College

Sunday, November 1

AOL.comNov 1

RI Lottery Numbers Midday, Numbers Evening winning numbers for Nov. 1, 2026

NBC BostonNov 1

Assault reported, dozens of arrests over Halloween weekend in Providence

Go Local ProvNov 1

EXCLUSIVE: Graduate (Biltmore) Hotel Up for Auction

WJARNov 1

Stabbing outside local Providence pizza shop

Legacy | ObituaryNov 1

Rodney Clifton Obituary (1937 - 2026) - East Providence, RI - East Bay RI

Legacy | ObituaryNov 1

Rodney J. Clifton Obituary (2026) - East Providence, RI - Smith-Mason Funeral Home - Riverside

Saturday, October 31

WJAROct 31

Halloween night in Providence shifts from kids’ costumes to college partying

WPRI.comOct 31

Crews put out fire at North Providence home

WPRI.comOct 31

Man hospitalized after stabbing at Providence restaurant

Uprise RIOct 31

Teamsters File for Union Vote at Rhode Island Blood Center

WJAROct 31

Police respond to Halloween stabbing on Gay Street in Providence

Friday, October 30

Rhode Island Department of Transportation (.gov)Oct 30

The I-95 15

Nardolillo Funeral HomeOct 30

Aram G. Garabedian Obituary Oct 30, 2026

Thursday, October 29

Rhode Island MonthlyOct 29

Diner’s Update

Wednesday, October 28

BritannicaOct 28

Rhode Island - Manufacturing, Textiles, Jewelry

Sunday, October 25

WJAROct 25

Rhode Island educators celebrated at WaterFire Providence

Saturday, October 24

WJAROct 24

Providence celebrates 3rd annual Rhode Island Palestine Day

Wednesday, October 21

Boston.comOct 21

Video shows masked ICE agents attempting to detain father as his children cling to him in Providence

Tuesday, October 20

Atlas ObscuraOct 20

82 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Rhode Island

Thursday, October 15

University of Akron AthleticsOct 15

Zips to Make First-Ever Trip to Rhode Island Against Providence

SteveAhlquist.newsOct 15

The vote on Question 7 in Providence has begun

Wednesday, October 14

WaterFire ProvidenceOct 14

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Tuesday, October 13

NewEngland.comOct 13

5 Best Things to Do in Providence, Rhode Island, in the Fall

League of Women VotersOct 13

East Providence Senate District 14 and School Committee Wards 3 and 4

Rhode Island CurrentOct 13

‘No Kings’ events return to Rhode Island Saturday with a new focus: Early voting

Monday, October 12

WPRI.comOct 12

GoFundMe raising money for 2-year-old stabbed in Providence

Friday, October 9

ABC7 ChicagoOct 9

Mother, 2-year-old daughter recovering after random stabbing at school bus stop

PatchOct 9

Providence Man Charged With Driving On Suspended License: Cops

Thursday, October 8

CBS NewsOct 8

Mother and 2-year-old stabbed in unprovoked attack in Providence, Rhode Island

NBC BostonOct 8

2-year-old stabbed in stroller in ‘horrific' attack on mother and child in Providence

WHDHOct 8

Man accused of stabbing woman, 2-year-old in Providence, RI appears in court

WPRI.comOct 8

Man accused of stabbing 2-year-old and mother deemed not a public threat in July

Wednesday, October 7

WCVBOct 7

Man charged in Providence stabbing of woman, toddler

WHDHOct 7

Man charged with stabbing mother, 2-year-old child in Providence, RI arraigned

WPRI.comOct 7

Man charged after mother, 2-year-old stabbed in Providence

WPRI.comOct 7

Tattoo shop owner injured in East Providence crash

Monday, October 5

Rhode Island CurrentOct 5

Sanchez says he has votes to become next Providence City Council president

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