Today’s Top Stories: R.I. regulators OK utility rate changes; workers put final touches on Tiverton casino before Sept. 1 opening; landowners near new casino see property values skyrocket

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( R.I regulators OK changes to electricity, gas rates Changes will affect gas and electricity bills and will take place over the next three years. [READ MORE]( Tiverton casino getting finishing touches before Sept. 1 opening More than 100 workers are completing the to-do lists on the new Twin River-Tiverton casino and hotel that will open to the public Saturday, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m. [READ MORE]( Landowners near new Tiverton casino see property values skyrocket Restaurateur: It doesn t get any better than this. It s prime, prime, prime. [READ MORE]( R.I. government responds to trucking industry lawsuit Rhode Island is trying to get the trucking industry s toll lawsuit thrown out of federal court by arguing state courts should decide the constitutionality of charging big rigs for using Ocean State highways. [READ MORE]( New R.I. Hospital center to focus on opioid epidemic in state, nation An $11.8-million federal grant will allow Rhode Island Hospital to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence to address the state s and the nation s opioid epidemic. [READ MORE]( Coventry: 6 hurt in accident on Johnson's Pond Six people were transported to area hospitals Friday afternoon following a boating accident on Johnson s Pond, police said. [READ MORE]( Panthers 25, Patriots 14: Brady, offense not firing on all cylinders If Tom Brady wasn t happy with his preseason debut, he probably wasn t thrilled about the offense s performance on Friday night. [READ MORE]( Rays 10, Red Sox 3: Beeks beats Boston again ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Willy Adames homered, Michael Perez drove in four runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox, 10-3, Friday night for their sixth straight win. [READ MORE]( Editorial: A nightmare for R.I. commuters Thousands of motorists sat frozen and fuming in traffic on Route 195 east of Providence last week. The great minds at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation had closed off two of the five lanes on the Washington Bridge. [READ MORE]( 5 R.I. things to do this weekend Old-time music at the South County Museum, explore life during the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, spend the day at Slater Mill s Sam s Mill Fest, enjoy the Providence Folk Festival and the New England Quahog Festival. [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.