A JetBlue flight collided with wildlife on its way to JFK Airport this morning causing the flight to divert.

“Raff was an extraordinary mother, maintaining the social order of her group while raising the beautiful chaos of her many offspring,” @rwpzoo.bsky.social said.

Watch out for these packages of fried rice. The Trader Joe's brand products are among 37 million pounds of Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. being recalled.

🏀 The former Bulls coach has some experience in that event they call the NCAA Tournament.

Rhode Islanders can sign up for alerts from a new real-time dashboard that warns residents when flood levels reach flood stage in flood-prone areas near rivers and overland.

California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election

NFL Pros should actually play a full season of flag football before they try to take spots of Team USA flag football players. Totally different skill sets.

A few Boston councilors and police groups are offering support for Police Officer Nicholas O'Malley after he was charged with manslaughter.

The two hikers told rescuers they had been hiking and camping overnight, but said that, due to the icy conditions, they were unable to move from their location on the trail.

Mayor Brett Smiley said the city has capped all spending for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, and is trying to obtain federal disaster funding.

Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray Norris) performed one of my all time favorite scenes when he fought Bruce Lee in the Coliseum halls during "Way of the Dragon."

Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.

“I truly felt it in my heart and my soul that they’re still with me,” Colin Dorgan, a captain of the Blackstone Valley Co-op hockey team, said after Blackstone clinched a win in quadruple overtime. “They’re still here.”

Exploding transformers and fallen trees were reported from a powerful overnight storm in Rhode Island.

🦁 A little roar as winds up to 60 mph blow through Pawtucket, Rhode Island this morning. Power is out in 22,000+ home across the state. The video was taken at 2:53 AM from Beecher Street.

The powerful winds gusting up to 60 mph have knocked out power to over 12,000 homes in Rhode Island.

“These championship games represent the culmination of the winter sports season that has tested us, united us, and reminded us why high school sports matter so much across our great country,” said Michael Lunney, the league’s executive director.

The river fire's of Providence will be lit again this summer.

There are 556 Rhode Island residents without power as strong winds blow across the state.

A messy March, spring-like storm is bringing scattered showers across Southern New England on Monday, with bands of more steady, windswept rain and potential thunderstorms sweeping in later in the day and evening.

The R.I. Senate pumped the brakes on bills that would offer 30-year tax incentives to lure data centers to the state. Critics say companies would build them anyway. Supporters say without the breaks, Rhode Island can't compete with 42 other states that already offer them.

Miracle moment — and a great call. 🏒

Lightning and heavy rain is moving across the state of Rhode Island and southern New England tonight.

Here's the full podcast from last night's Rhode Map Live! event, which you can listen to anywhere you get your podcasts. Search for the Rhode Island Report podcast.

R.I. Secretary of State @greggamore.bsky.social will launch his reelection campaign at noon today in East Providence.

Terrific discussion at Rhode Map Live! on “Navigating the Small Business Landscape in Rhode Island” with hosts @alexagagosz.bsky.social and Dan McGowan. Listen to the full chat Thursday as part of the Rhode Island Report podcast.

The discussion begins at 5:30 p.m.

An upcoming Rhode Island Revolutionary War scavenger hunt offers a chance to learn some state history and win prizes.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, the state-run media announced.

Columbia Journalism Review: Estefany Rodríguez, a journalist for a Spanish-language outlet, was covering immigration raids. The next day, agents arrested her without a warrant.

President Donald Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department.

Hall of Fame college football coach Lou Holtz has passed away, his family said in a post on his X account.

Longtime editor of the Valley Breeze, Ethan Shorey, steps down.

Chatted with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management about snow dumping in Rhode Island waters. DEM knows of two agencies and a business who used Narragansett Bay for excess snow. The environmental agency OK'd dumping despite the risk of pollutants after last week's epic blizzard.

@peterneronha.bsky.social's report listed the priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with the largest reported number of child victims

Here is the full list of clergy members in Rhode Island with accusations against each, and where they were assigned.

The report by @peterneronha.bsky.social included a map of more than 300 documented victims who reported sexual misconduct by 75 clergy members

🍜 Winter Soup Club writer Joe Yonan is back with a winter stew that's sure to keep you warm and nourished.

What will become of the Providence Place Mall? The massive downtown shopping center’s future is uncertain until a new owner comes in Meanwhile classic mall stores keep leaving — two more closed just while @alexagagosz.bsky.social and I were reporting this story Read our deep dive:

Iranian state media reports the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Rep. @amo.house.gov said, "After months of shifting justifications and misleading statements, Donald Trump has launched a war of choice with more strikes on Iran. There has been neither an explanation to the American people nor a clear and present danger to the US to justify this escalation."

RI Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor said, “For decades, the Iranian regime has engaged in sustained hostility toward the United States and our allies ... The U.S. has both the right and the responsibility to defend its personnel and deter further attacks.”

Iran’s foreign minister says supreme leader and president are alive, ‘as far as I know.’ Follow live updates.

A Rhode Island man said he climbed 40 to 50 feet to save Pixie, a cat that had been stuck up in a tree during Rhode Island’s record snowstorm.

Ghana's Black Stars are making Rhode Island their home base for World Cup. “This is a big deal for our state. We get to showcase all the things that make us special — our food, our amazing Rhode Island summer and our people,” @amo.house.gov said. “It’s going to be a great setting for the World Cup.”

"America’s own citizens are leaving in record numbers, replanting themselves and their families in lands they find more affordable and safe."

The Vermont plows assisting in storm cleanup in Rhode Island have names: Plow "Mc Nugget" is in East Providence, "Mr. Pushy" is on the south side of Providence, and "Snow Destroyer" is in North Providence.

These are Rhode Island's new snow records:

I now understand why there's a Dunkin' on every corner of New England. #blizzardof26

Most of the remaining homes without power are centered in Charlestown, Rhode Island, according to the RI Energy Power Outage map. Here is the breakdown.