Today's Top Stories: Coincidences bring siblings together for first time; lawsuit seeks to quash school-zone camera speeding tickets; Raimondo says report shows National Grid

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( A relative miracle: Coincidences unite siblings who had never met If not for a man confiding in his daughter-in-law a half-century ago, and if not for some almost-didn't-happen coincidences last summer, South Kingstown nursing home residents Ursula Salerno, 93, and Maryanne Grandolfi, 88, might never have met their three half brothers who were scattered around the country. [READ MORE]( Lawsuit seeks to quash all school-zone camera speeding tickets A lawsuit was filed Friday in Superior Court, Providence, seeking to dismiss in a class action the thousands of speeding tickets issued by school-zone cameras in Providence. [READ MORE]( Raimondo: Report critical of National Grid's response to October storm An investigation into how electric utility National Grid handled last October's violent wind storm, which left tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders without power for several days, will show the company "dropped the ball," Gov. Gina Raimondo said Friday. [READ MORE]( Detective at DePina trial: Daughter's autopsy led to search warrant for fresh evidence PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It was the medical examiner’s findings that prompted Pawtucket detectives to return with a fresh search warrant to the home of 10-year-old Almeida DePina on July 5, 2013. The new evidence police recovered helped lead to first-degree murder charges against her father, Jorge DePina. [READ MORE]( R.I. house sales, prices increased in February Despite a continuing decline in inventory, there were 579 house sales in Rhode Island in February, an increase of 4.5 percent, while the median sales price rose more than 8 percent, to $250,000, according to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. [READ MORE]( Latino Public Radio to cease broadcasting on AM station Rhode Island Public Radio announced Friday that it will sell the station that has carried programming for Latino Public Radio. [READ MORE]( R.I. Senate OKs bill to provide more space for Providence tower Legislation needed to build a 46-story residential tower on the former Route 195 land in downtown Providence has passed the state Senate. [READ MORE]( Hurley introduced as next UConn basketball coach Any apprehension Dan Hurley had about leaving the University of Rhode Island all but vanished the moment he walked into his new home in Storrs, Connecticut. [READ MORE]( Providence College advances in NCAA hockey regionals Providence College is one win away from its second trip in four years to the Frozen Four after a nailbiting 1-0 win over Clarkson on Friday night in the East Regional. [READ MORE]( Editorial: A terrifying bridge collapse The pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University was an awful tragedy. People simply going about their daily business had their lives tragically cut short. The immediate questions are: how could such a thing have happened, and what can be done to prevent another such disaster? [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.