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Providence Police identify victim in stabbing homicide
A man was killed in a stabbing on Bailey Court on Jan. 20, 2025. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The providence Police Department released the name of the victim in a stabbing homicide that occurred on Jan.
Police ID man killed in Providence stabbing
Police have identified the man who was stabbed to death in Providence earlier this week. Charles Chike Okafor, 36, died Monday night after officers found him suffering from a stab wound to the torso inside a Bailey Court apartment.
Suspect faces murder charge in Providence homicide arrest
This marks the city's first homicide of 2025. 12 News Reporter Hannah Cotter has more. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump,
Providence man charged with murder after Martin Luther King Day stabbing
A Providence man is facing a murder charge in the death of another man Monday, the Providence police said Tuesday. Junior Medina Agosto, 30, is scheduled for arraignment in court this afternoon, according to Lindsay Lague,
Police charge man with murder in a deadly stabbing in Providence
The Providence Police Department have identified the suspect connected to a deadly stabbing, and charged him with murder.Police arrested 30-year-old Junior Med
Man killed in Providence stabbing; suspect arrested
An investigation is underway into Providence's first homicide of the year.
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Three suspects indicted in 2024 murder of Providence man on his 18th birthday
The Providence grand jury has indicted three men in relation to the August 2024 shooting murder of Darmani Balbuena, killed ...
Providence stands firm on immigration policy amid federal pressure
Despite federal threats to hold public officials accountable for opposing the Trump administration's immigration policies.
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Providence reshuffles leadership team
Providence said Thursday it has reshuffled and streamlined its leadership team. Providence President and CEO Erik Wexler, who assumed his role Jan. 1, said in a news release that the updated structure ...
A former Providence mayor has a vision to beautify the city’s downtown. Here’s how it would look.
Developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. is looking to garner support for a plan to transform key corridors in the heart of the city.
How does Providence decide which homeless encampments to remove? Here's what we found.
There are no laws preventing people from sleeping outside on public property, but city police can get involved if there's a ...
Providence’s next Renaissance? Paolino unveils plan to beautify capital city
“The plan we’ve developed is potentially transformative for downtown Providence,” Traverse Landscape Architects’ Ashley ...
These are Providence’s ‘most endangered’ properties for 2025
Every year, the Providence Preservation Society picks specific properties to “bring attention to vulnerable places and ...
Presenting the 2024 Providence Journal All-State Field Hockey Team
No one covered more high school sports this fall than The Providence Journal, which allowed us to see all of Rhode Island’s ...
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Providence councilor defends social media post criticizing ICE
Providence City Councilor Miguel Sanchez doubled down on a social media post he made criticizing U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), as agents across the country begin enforcing President ...