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The Providence man charged in the kidnapping and death of 23-year-old Jassy Correia appeared in federal court Monday afternoon Delaware, the first step in a process that will see him brought back to Massachusetts.Federal prosecutors in Boston said Louis D. Coleman III appeared before Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon in Wilmington. He waived his right to a detention hearing and a preliminary hearing in that court, prosecutors said. He will eventually be transferred to Boston, [...]

Rhode Island State Police responded to 10 crashes overnight Sunday into Monday. Nobody was seriously injured, spokeswoman Laura Meade Kirk said. The state police also responded to several disabled cars, including cars that had gone off the roads and into snowbanks, Kirk said. The storm dropped more than a foot [...]

PROVIDENCE - The city is providing free meals for kids 18 years old and younger at four recreation centers across the city this afternoon, according to the mayor’s office.The Emergency Food for Providence Youth Program is designed to provide meals during school closures to students who rely on free and reduced lunches at Providence Public Schools.Providence Public Schools are closed today and a parking ban was in effect until 2 p.m.Meals will be distributed [...]

PROVIDENCE — After 27 years leading Delta Dental of Rhode Island, president and CEO Joseph A. Nagle announced that he will retire July 1.“I am privileged to have been at the helm of Rhode Island’s leading dental benefits provider during a time of unprecedented growth, financial success and strategic diversification," Nagle said in a press release. “The future for Delta Dental of Rhode Island has never been brighter. There are exciting new and disruptive [...]

The husband and stepdaughter of a Providence native who was fatally stabbed last year in Baltimore were arraigned Monday in Cameron County, Texas.Jacquelyn Smith’s death in December was originally blamed on a panhandler, but on Sunday, the District Court of Maryland issued arrest warrants for her husband, Keith Tyrone Smith; and his daughter, Valeria Shavon Smith, on multiple charges including murder in the first degree. Texas State Police arrested Keith Smith, 52, [...]

PROVIDENCE — A federal judge has sentenced a Massachusetts man to seven years in prison for transporting, distributing and possessing child pornography, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman. Fetahe Makonnen, 35, of Malden, pleaded guilty to the charges in April, six months after he his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police. Authorities said he provided an undercover detective with two computer thumb drives containing about 1,300 images and videos [...]

While R.I. shoveled, raises were pushed through on Smith Hill

But wild cards are in play, and some lawmakers on Monday said they were still undecided.

The snow fell at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour for about six hours overnight before moving out to sea Monday morning, according to the weather service.

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