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Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 6 Guns And Suspected Coke, Meth, Fentanyl Seized In North Providence Search: Cops (patch.com) — North Providence police say they seized six guns, including a ghost rifle and a converted fully automatic pistol, plus suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl during a search of a Charles Street home. A 35-year-old resident was arrested on multiple gun and drug charges and ordered held without bail, highlighting an ongoing local focus on illegal weapons and narcotics.
2. ACLU Says Rhode Island Flock Camera Portals Leave Key Data Missing as Statewide License Plate Reader Rules Remain Uneven Across 39 Municipalities (centralrecorder.com) — North Providence is among several Rhode Island communities where ACLU reviewers say Flock license plate camera portals fail to clearly show which agencies receive shared data, raising transparency concerns for local drivers. With statewide standards still pending and the governor pausing new state installations, residents may want to watch how North Providence updates its policies and public disclosures.
3. A soggy start for many high school teams on Tuesday. Here's who won (newportri.com) — North Providence athletes are in action today, with the girls soccer team visiting Narragansett at 5 p.m. and the girls volleyball team playing at Juanita Sanchez at 6:30 p.m. The roundup also recaps Tuesday's soggy but busy slate of Rhode Island high school games, from soccer and volleyball to field hockey and tennis.
4. NBC 10 PM Flash Briefing: August 31, 2026 (turnto10.com) — A North Providence resident has been arrested on drug and firearms charges following a months-long investigation, a development local readers may want to follow as more details emerge. The same roundup also notes a state representative's resignation after moving away, a tense police standoff near Newport, and mixed Rhode Island reactions to President Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario.
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