A year of record‑low violence in Providence ended in tragedy

In early December, as a suicidal killer secretly plotted mass violence at Brown University, Providence had experienced just two homicides during the 2025 calendar year. Those who dared were tempted to ...

Kenosha, hit hard by factory shutdowns, is reinventing itself. But questions of affordability loom large.

I’ve always said we’re a blue-collar, shot-and-beer kind of town, but we’re becoming more of a white wine and spritzer town,” ...