NEW: What is the Clery Act? Here's our explainer on the federal law under which the Trump administration is now investigating Brown University www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/m...

Brown’s removal of campus police chief follows a string of criticism, no-confidence votes. A union representative calls Brown’s decision to replace Rodney Chatman on an interim basis with former Providence police chief Hugh Clements “an outstanding choice” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/m...

NEW: More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown, Providence is inching back toward normal, cautiously, and unevenly. Via @bostonglobe.com w/ @chrisgavin.bsky.social @stephmachado.bsky.social et al www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/m...

A flurry of news today on the Brown front - Brown chief on leave, Col. Clements will be interim - US Department of Ed investigating Brown security measures - Brown hires former US Attorney Zachary Cunha - Custodian claims he flagged shooting suspect weeks prior www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...

BREAKING: Brown University president Christina Paxson has placed the campus police chief Rodney Chatman on leave and is hiring former Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements on an interim basis w/ @alexagagosz.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...

A former candidate for mayor of Cranston, R.I., who is now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after she twice asked an officer, “You know who I am, right?” during a traffic stop. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...

The Providence firefighters were treating two wounded students when they suddenly heard gunfire. That's how they realized there was a mass shooter at Brown University -- and that no one was safe. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...

NEW: Brown University custodian Derek Lisi told my colleague Spencer Buell he saw the shooter in the Barus and Holley building multiple times in the weeks before the shooting, and even flagged him to a security guard www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...

A college campus and city shattered by violence: Inside the six days in the manhunt for the gunman in the Brown University and MIT professor shootings Via @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social w/ @samanthajgross.bsky.social and @emmaplatoff.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/20/m...

It was 8:30 p.m. Monday, and a Brown University graduate who told police he is homeless posted a comment on Reddit. Here's how the Redditor, whose first name is John, gave the tip that cracked the case of the Brown University shooter: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/20/m...

NEW: After conducting an autopsy, the medical examiner in New Hampshire estimates the Brown University shooter died *Tuesday*, the day after authorities say he shot and killed an MIT professor. His body was found last night at a storage facility in NH www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/19/m...

Police said Claudio Manuel Neves Valente spent weeks in New England before committing the violence, first opening fire inside a Brown University classroom, killing two and injuring nine, then driving to Brookline to kill an MIT professor. His motivation is unknown www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

"Tonight our Providence neighbors can finally breathe a little easier," Mayor Smiley opens the press conference www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

NEW: Providence Police Major David Lapatin says police used license plate readers to track down a suspect in the Brown shooting. SWAT team is entering a storage unit in Salem, NH www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

Providence police are on a scene in Salem, NH Live updates: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

Fast-moving developments in the search for the person of interest in the Brown University shooting A press conference previously scheduled for 4 p.m. has still not taken place amid the new developments, but we're told we will hear from police tonight www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

@rihouseofreps.bsky.social speaker weighs in on running for governor, getting rid of DOT director. In annual legislative preview, Speaker Shekarchi doesn’t rule out taxing the rich, and says a public records overhaul will pass when a compromise is reached. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

"The idea that he walked right by where I live was just hard to even process." In one corner of Providence’s East Side, cameras help trace the path of the Brown University person of interest W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

A dispatch from @chrisgavin.bsky.social and me as we walked the route the person of interest in the Brown University shooting took on the East Side of Providence: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...

NEW: 100 hours, no suspect: After a blur of screams and shots, a manhunt turns eerily quiet. Our narrative of Saturday from Providence. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/m...

There is now a quarter square mile "area of interest" bordered by Wickenden, Thayer, Waterman and Gano Streets where police want people to check their home or vehicle cameras www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/m...

President of Providence School Board is unhappy that tonight's meeting was cancelled "If our children are expected to attend school ... then the governing body of the school district must also be present and at work."

NEW: A video that was posted on social media and then deleted by the FBI on Tuesday mislabeled one of the streets that the person of interest in the Brown University shooting walked down, the Globe has verified. W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/m...

All of the college and university presidents in Rhode Island (other than Brown) met this morning with Gov. McKee and Postsecondary Commissioner Shannon Gilkey to talk about campus safety moving forward www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

New: Governor McKee tells me he asked the White House today for funds to help cover police overtime as the manhunt continues in the Brown University shooting He has not directly spoken to President Trump since Saturday www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

The person of interest who was detained for 20 hours and then released on Sunday was a Brown University student, police said. He did have weapons but was "completely cleared" after multiple forensic tests came back. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

Providence police are running down leads today after releasing new images last night of a person of interest in the Brown University shooting. Major David Lapatin says "a steady flow of tips" is coming in since the images were released Live updates: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

The sun rose on a frosty morning over the Brown University campus on Tuesday, as the search for the shooter responsible for the attack that killed two students entered its fourth day. The latest: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

Smithfield School Committee accepts superintendent’s resignation, says hazing matter was ‘mishandled’. “Information provided to us does not conclusively reveal whether antisemitic statements were made or not,” the school committee chairman said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...

Governor McKee directed both of his education commissioners tonight to review school safety plans for both K-12 and higher ed www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...

Police finally got images of the face of the person they have been looking for in connection with the mass shooting at Brown and are looking for the public's help to ID "There’s no one that wants to put this individual in handcuffs more than us." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...

Press conference on the Brown University shooting starting now. We will have live updates here www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...

🎙️PVD Mayor Brett Smiley tries to calm fears after ‘setback’ in Brown Univ. shooting investigation. On the #RIReport podcast, Smiley says there's no sign of ‘ongoing threat’ and police presence has been stepped up around the campus with help from outside agencies. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...

With suspect at large, fear grips College Hill in Providence: ‘Everyone is just back on edge’ w/ @alexagagosz.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...

AG Neronha says if they had video evidence that showed the gunman’s face, they would be releasing it for the public to help find him. They don’t have that, he says www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

RI Attorney General Peter Neronha says the evidence has led investigators in a different direction, resulting in the release of the person of interest. “We have not yet solved this case, but I’m confident we’re going to do that” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

BREAKING: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says they are releasing the person of interest who was taken into custody this in the Brown University shooting this morning.

I’m here at Providence PD where we are expecting an update shortly on the Brown University shooting. Police had previously said no more updates tonight Live updates here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

Police can only detain a suspect for 24 hours without filing charges, @fitzprov.bsky.social reports. The person in custody in connection with the Brown University shooting was arrested around 4 a.m. today www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

Father Justin Bolger’s Sunday homily started with three words: “I’m so sorry.” Bolger is the associate chaplain for the Brown University Catholic community, in which one of the two students killed in Saturday’s shooting was very involved, he said in an interview. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

R.I. blood supply was low before Brown mass shooting. Blood donors are “urgently needed,” and the Rhode Island Blood Center will be stepping up blood drives this week www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

NEW: A person of interest is in custody in connection with the Saturday shooting at Brown University in which two people were killed and nine people were injured, officials said Sunday morning. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...

Providence Police just released this video of the person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University today. Call police at 401-652-5767 if you recognize him. Live updates here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/13/m...

Smithfield superintendent is leaving amid probe of how she handled hazing incident. Superintendent Dawn Bartz wrote a letter Thursday thanking students and teachers as she exits but making no mention of reports of antisemitic hazing by football players. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/m...

By @aidanryan.bsky.social: Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes to step down www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/b...

Citing attacks on free speech, immigration enforcement and domestic military action, URI human rights researchers say the US is at risk of committing "mass atrocities" www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/m...

R.I. Senate roiled by prospect of primary challenges by relatives of two Democratic leaders. League of RI Businesses is backing majority whip’s cousin and majority leader’s niece in primary challenges to incumbents who voted against the current leadership team www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/08/m...

A longtime local musician who played in the Grammy-nominated band, Roomful of Blues, died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog in Hopkinton, R.I., on Saturday morning, according to authorities. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/08/m...

The Ocean House in Westerly is pouring cold water on tabloid reports that Taylor Swift paid a couple to take over their wedding date at the venue www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...

NEW: Rhode’s Island’s two embattled safety-net hospitals — Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital — will remain open through at least January with the help of funds from an escrow held by @peterneronha.bsky.social’s office. More: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...