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Documents that could shed light on the troubled-plagued UHIP and the state's investment in the private equity firm Point Judith Capital remain off limits, despite repeated requests from The Providence Journal for access.

More than 80 people participated in this year’s walk and run, “Be 5K,” which began in the URI Quad, where dozens of volunteers manned sign-in and informational booths. Proceeds will benefit the Heather Fund, established by Josephine and Roger Vennewald on behalf of their daughter, Heather, a URI student who lost her life to suicide.

William Kewer has spent the bulk of his law enforcement career with the Connecticut State Police, but he also knows a thing or two about serving a small community.

Linda Heng says she is using the money from the Open Society Foundation to create networks that will focus on providing support to young people dealing with issues surrounding deportation.

WOONSOCKET -- A Woonsocket man who served time in prison for fatally stabbing his brother was arrested and charged with stabbing his roommate late Tuesday, police said.Thomas G. Lamoureux, 58, was charged with felony domestic assault after the incident at an apartment at 735 Bernon St.When police arrived at the apartment just after midnight Wednesday, they found Lamoureux on the front porch bleeding from the face. Police described him as “highly [...]

DENVER — Legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and related businesses has passed a U.S. House committee.On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee voted 45-15 to advance the proposed bill after amending it to include provisions to provide a safe harbor for insurance companies and improve access of financial services to minority- and women-owned cannabis businesses."This is a historic [...]

You'll find no shortage of great places to eat in Providence. Here are a few suggestions.

MILFORD, Mass. — Authorities say a former Bellingham teacher and coach accused of filming a middle school student inside a school bathroom now faces a total of 61 related charges involving more than 20 victims.Scott McDonald, 38, who was a teacher and baseball coach at Bellingham Middle School, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday in Milford District Court. He was arrested in November after police say he filmed a middle school student in the school bathroom. [...]

Dr. Helen Ouyang, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and emergency-room specialist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, talks with "Story in the Public Square" about the opioid crisis, access to health care, and broader philosophical questions such as: What exactly constitutes a life?

PROVIDENCE -- A man was stabbed in the wrist after a fight between 12-year-old boys escalated into a brawl here Thursday evening.Providence police said Hector Heredia, 46, was treated at Rhode Island Hospital for injuries that aren’t considered life threatening. No arrests have been made, Commander Thomas Verdi said.The incident started with a fight between two 12-year-old boys earlier in the day. The mother of one of the boys confronted the mother of the other, [...]