Good thing they put the wipers up.

It’s going to take a minute to dig out this morning.

🔑 Pro tip for frozen car locks: Heat your key with a lighter for about 10 seconds before using it in the frozen lock. This should unthaw it. Don’t tug on the handle or it will break (ask me how I know)

10 inches of snow in Pawtucket at 6 PM Sunday.

The overwhelming majority of today’s departures and arrivals at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport have been cancelled.

Winter storm, moving in fast, already blocking the view of the Providence River.

In Pawtucket, we’re getting steady, finally grained snow and due to the cold air we can expect to see higher snow ratios. More on snow ratios: www.weather.gov/arx/why_snow...

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara urged people to remain peaceful and not to destroy the city after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis.

Sweater weather back home.

@alexagagosz.bsky.social let me write today’s Food Club; if you’re not subscribed to this weekly newsletter, you’re missing out www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/m...

R.I.P. Anthony DeLuca. In 2015 he showed up for a 5K race to help Providence Journal reporter Bill Malinowski, who had ALS, and Tony ran the race in a tweed jacket (like Claiborne Pell). I think he was 78 years old then. One of a kind.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

It’s a winter wonderland in Rhode Island. ⛄️

Originally from Wisconsin, I needed this lesson. 🤌🏼

This Twinkie has outlasted Hostess, at least once.

A 2013 law allowed the state’s public colleges to arm their officers, but only the University of Rhode Island has chosen to do so.

NEW: RI Dems chair says she had asked Bucci to step down as chair from the Cranston Democratic Committee, "However, ultimately the decision as to whether she continues to serve in her current role will be decided by the Cranston Democratic City Committee.”

Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office. Follow live updates.

After Claudio Neves Valente was accused of killing two Brown students and a M.I.T. professor, former classmates recalled how he yearned to go to M.I.T. himself and failed, adding to his growing list of resentments.

What a painful loss.

In the videos, Brown University shooter Claudio Neves Valente “exposed his true nature when he blamed innocent, unarmed children for their deaths at his hand” and “grumbled about the self-inflicted injury he suffered when he shot the MIT professor at close range,” US Attorney Leah Foley said.

Looks like a baby version of Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose.

REGENT Craft has been on Narragansett Bay field-testing its all-electric seagliders that were designed with the help of America's Cup engineers.

The @rihouseofreps.bsky.social and @risenate.bsky.social begin the 2026 legislative session at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

How's your Dry January going?

Woke up this morning and made the trek to M Street Beach in South Boston where I watched a few enthusiastic people jump dash onto a snow swept beach for summertime-like splash in the ocean.

Reports of shootings around Providence this morning. Began shortly after midnight.

2026 is coming in like a lion. 🦁 If you're out tonight plan ahead, take a cab/uber. Drink in moderation. Have a good time with family and friends!

NYT's best nonalcoholic drinks of 2025.

Interstate 95 south near exit 39B is closed until “further notice.”

SCOOP: In a Dec. 23 order, US Atty General Pamela Bondi appointed Charles "Chas" Calenda to serve as the state’s top federal prosecutor for 120 days, “or until a presidential appointee qualifies.” The appointment is effective Monday. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/27/m...

It wasn’t until Christmas morning, when another man who’d been also living in the mill heard the man calling for help, Providence Fire Chief Derek Silva said.

Merry Christmas, Providence! 🎄

Heading to Walgreens this morning and noticed Providence Fire working with a ladder at the Albert C. Rider House, 100 Princeton Ave., which appears to be lost. Unknown if anyone was injured in this Christmas Day fire. 😕

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...

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...

“I have to say he was incredibly articulate. And his testimony, if we had needed it, would not only have been credible, it would have been persuasive. … I don’t know if he’ll get the award or not, but if I had a vote he would,” said RI AG Peter Neronha. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/19/n...

Providence vs. Everybody.

Just this year, based on Google Academics, MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro has authored or co-authored at least 11 papers on physics with thousands of citations. scholar.google.com/citations?hl...

Rhode Island feels like going through a car wash today. 🧼 🚙

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says all six survivors are in stable condition. One victim was recently upgraded. #BrownShooting

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Claudia Neves Valente's name was known yesterday. #BrownShooting

Brown President Christina Paxson: "We learned his name very recently. We haven't had a chance to look at his records." #BrownShooting

According to authorities, the suspect came into the US on a student visa. #BrownShooting

Rhode Island Attorney General Neronha: This guy was changing plates. He knew what he was doing. He was changing plates. ... We had a Maine plate and a Florida plate on the same care in New Hampshire." #BrownShooting

Attorney General Neronha: "I don't know if (the citizen) is going to get the reward, but if I had a vote, he would have." #BrownShooting

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez: "It (citizen) was a person that was very helpful and cooperated with the investigation. He assisted us with getting us to this point." #BrownShooting

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez: "He did fly into Providence earlier in October." #BrownShooting

FBI SAIC Docks: We didn't see a connection at that time. I spoke to the Col. and right now that case is being presided over by US Attorney Leah Foley. #BrownShooting

Attorney General Peter Neronha: "Our citizen followed him out (of the bathroom). As he explained to us, 'This guy did not belong there.' Thats why he followed him out." #Brownshooting