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NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

NBC 10 has compiled a list of food pantries and meal sites across Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts. SNAP benefits may be suspended Saturday.

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List: NBC 10 food pantry resources

A list of food pantries and meal sites in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 8h

#Breaking: The Thorr Bjorn era in Kingston is coming to a close. Sports Team 10 confirms he will be going to UMass.

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University of Rhode Island athletic director Thorr Bjorn will leave for UMass

Thorr Bjorn will leave the University of Rhode Island and become senior deputy athletic director at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 12h

The government shutdown reaches a new milestone. Plus, Tuesday’s elections netted surprising results. More on TurnTo10.com.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 1d

Three are dead after a fatal shooting in Woonsocket. Plus, voters in Bristol County, Massachusetts, head to the polls. More on TurnTo10.com.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 2d

Diane Ladd, who appeared on film and television and was the mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89.

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Diane Ladd, 'Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore' star and mother of Laura Dern, dead at 89

Diane Ladd, iconic Hollywood actress and mother of Laura Dern, has died at age 89.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 2d

Doorbell video shows a huge crowd that gathered Halloween night in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Providence. A car was vandalized during the chaotic scene.

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NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 2d

President Donald Trump's administration says it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges' rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.

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Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges' rulings

It's not clear how much beneficiaries will receive, nor how quickly beneficiaries will see value show up on the debit cards they use to buy groceries.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 2d

Health Check 10 reporter Barbara Morse takes a closer look at ultraprocessed foods, Monday on NBC 10 News.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 2d

SNAP uncertainty continues around the nation. Plus, a man in Providence is facing charges after throwing fireworks at a crowd of people over the weekend. More on TurnTo10.com.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 4d

Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei is coming back to Rhode Island Comic Con.

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Countdown to Rhode Island Comic Con 2025: Marisa Tomei?! Oh, my!

Rhode Island Comic Con is about a week away, and organizers just dropped one of the biggest guest announcements of the show.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 4d

State police say an early morning crash on Route 140 in New Bedford left two people dead.

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2 people killed, 2 injured in crash on Route 140 in New Bedford

The crash happened on Route 140 at about 2 a.m.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 4d

Judges ordered the Trump administration to continue to fund SNAP benefits, but the delay in loading debit cars will likely leave millions of people short on their grocery bills.

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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as shutdown fight reaches crisis point

The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

Changes to SNAP eligibility are not related to the federal government shutdown but the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Thousands in New England to lose SNAP eligibility as new federal requirements take effect

The changes are not related to the federal government shutdown but the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

Prospect Medical Holdings claims the delay of a proposed sale of Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals is costing millions of dollars per month.

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Owner of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals seeks closure or state takeover

Prospect Medical Holdings claims the delay of a proposed sale of the hospitals is costing millions of dollars per month.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

Federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts rule that the Trump administration must to continue to fund SNAP. Appeals are likely, and it's unclear how quickly benefit cards can be reloaded.

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Judges order Trump administration to continue to fund SNAP benefits amid shutdown

Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use SNAP’s contingency funds during the government shutdown.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

#Breaking: AP reports that judges order federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

Story upcoming on turnto10.com, NBC 10 News starting at 4 p.m.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

Three utility workers were hurt in an unspecified incident in New Bedford.

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Eversource says three workers hurt in New Bedford

Caution tape surrounded a piece of electrical equipment in New Bedford on Friday morning.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

NBC 10 has compiled a list of food pantries and meal sites across Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts. SNAP benefits may be suspended Saturday.

https://bit.ly/47QR1u4

List: NBC 10 food pantry resources

A list of food pantries and meal sites in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 5d

A truck ended up jackknifed in the middle of Bald Hill Road.

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Truck jackknifes on Bald Hill Road in Warwick

A truck jackknifed Friday morning on Bald Hill Road in Warwick.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

What began as a viral wastewater testing tool during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a powerful way to track drug use.

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NBC 10 I-Team: What Block Island's sewers reveal about its drug use

The program tests wastewater for fentanyl, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, methadone and naloxone.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

These ghosts and goblins are really cats and dogs. 🎃 👻

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Gallery: Pets in Halloween costumes

Guinness pup as a ghost (Liz/Chime in){p}{/p}

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

#Breaking: King Charles will strip the title "prince" from his brother Andrew.

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King Charles will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles, evict him from royal residence

King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evict him from his royal residence, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

Smithfield's school superintendent releases a statement, but doesn't answer our central question, about the investigation into allegations of antisemitic hazing at the high school.

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Smithfield superintendent says district followed policy in hazing investigation

The superintendent of Smithfield public schools breaks her silence after backlash over the district's handling of an alleged antisemitic hazing incident.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

With stormy weather on the way, the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo will be closed Thursday night.

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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, Block Island Ferry canceled over weather

Roger Williams Park Zoo canceled the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular for Thursday because of bad weather in the forecast.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

Stonington High School went into lockdown Thursday over a report of a gun on campus.

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Stonington High School student taken into custody after report of gun on campus

Stonington police said Thursday that they took a sudent into custody after a report of a gun on the high school campus.

NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford @nbc10wjar.bsky.social · 6d

The Paris prosecutor says one of the new detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in broad daylight.

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5 more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist as investigation deepens

The separate, late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis bring the total arrests to seven.