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RI's newest state Senator sworn in to Ruggerio's former seat. What to know.

PROVIDENCE – Stefano Famiglietti has been sworn in as Rhode Island's newest state senator, after winning the Senate District ...

New J.J. Abrams movie to film in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new J.J. Abrams movie will be filming in the city of Providence, NBC 10 has learned. "Ghostwriter," starring Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Samuel L. Jackson, will be using ...

"Star Wars" director J.J. Abrams preparing to film in Providence as crews transform shop

Film crews were seen redecorating a tattoo parlor as a cell-phone store Aug. 14 as police restricted parking new Wickenden and Hope Streets.

Spotted lanternflies are spreading in RI. Why they may not be as bad as once thought.

Spotted lanternflies are spreading in parts of Rhode Island around Providence, but natural checks on their population are an encouraging development.
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Matched with Rhode Island’s top employers, local students take first steps toward future careers

Since 2018, Brown University has hosted dozens of interns through PrepareRI, a statewide initiative that helps high schoolers ...

Former state lawmaker hopes RI fugitive ‘gets what’s coming to him’

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Former state Rep. Brian Coogan always thought Nicholas Alahverdian was destined for greatness. Coogan first met Alahverdian at the Rhode Island State House nearly two decades ...