Providence News Today — May 08, 2...
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Providence News Today — May 08, 2026

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Providence News Today | 2 Min | The Local Wire by The Local Wire

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Providence's city council faces leadership change as Speaker Shekarchi resigns for the Rhode Island Supreme Court, with Blazejewski taking over, while a fire displaces 28 residents in an apartment building and authorities search for Bryan Rafael Gomez linked to an ICE immigration scandal. A body was found near the Point Street Bridge, sparking a criminal investigation, and New Bedford investigates a homicide following a shooting.