Today's Top Stories: Just got your power back? Another storm is brewing; Courtroom road rage in Providence; RISD denies claim its Picasso was looted

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( As power outages drop, another storm brews Thousands of Rhode Islanders on Monday spent another day without power as a result of Friday's nor'easter, as the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for a storm that could bring 6 to 12 inches of wet snow to the region Wednesday into Thursday. [READ MORE]( Speed cameras spur courtroom road rage in Providence With 2,700 alleged speeders on the docket, Providence Municipal Court Chief Judge Frank Caprio had a “record-breaking” day in his courtroom Monday, as disgruntled drivers tried to fight tickets from the city’s new school-zone speeding cameras. [READ MORE]( RISD denies Picasso painting had been looted by Nazis The estate of a prominent Jewish art collector has renewed its claim that Picasso's "Seated Woman with a Book" was looted from his mansion in occupied France in 1940. But RISD says the evidence doesn't support that claim. [READ MORE]( Legal fights mire Hope Mill development in Scituate The R.I. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from one developer who says his efforts to redevelop the historic Scituate site date to 2002. [READ MORE]( R.I. couple sues doctor, maker of powerful pain management spray A Rhode Island couple is suing the North Providence doctor who admitted taking $188,000 in kickbacks in exchange for prescribing large doses of the powerful painkiller Fentanyl. [READ MORE]( Ex-R.I. Rep. Palumbo sentenced for misusing $31K in campaign funds Former Democratic state Rep. Peter Palumbo received a three-year suspended sentence with probation on Monday after pleading no contest to unlawful appropriation of more than $31,150.54 from his campaign account for his own use. [READ MORE]( Poll shows most Rhode Islanders favor assault-weapons ban A WPRI 12/Roger Williams University poll found that 60 percent of those surveyed favor a ban on sale or possession of semi-automatic rifles, such as the AR-15, that have been used in recent mass shootings, 35 percent oppose a ban and 5 percent said they were unsure. [READ MORE]( Poll: Raimondo and Fung neck and neck in R.I. governor's race Democratic incumbent Gov. Gina Raimondo is in a statistical dead heat with the man she narrowly beat in 2014 — Cranston Republican Mayor Allan Fung, according to a newly released poll commissioned by WPRI-TV and Roger Williams University. [READ MORE]( Friars sit on the bubble; Rams look to improve stock For the second straight season both the University of Rhode Island and Providence College are in the NCAA mix, yet with differing issues to resolve. [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: China embraces one-man rule Barring unforeseen developments, it will be harder and harder for the United States and the rest of the world to constrain China as it flexes its military, economic and political power. This places the world in greater peril, writes the Editorial Board in The Journal's Opinion Section. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 The Providence Journal. All rights reserved.