Daily Briefing: Top stories from The Providence Journal

Stay on top of everything happening this weekend. [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Sat Jan 7 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Welcome to The Providence Journal's weekend Daily Briefing. The full weekday Daily Briefing will return Monday. Keep up with all the weekend's [top news here]( and find all the latest happening in [high school and college sports here](. [Read Today's eNewspaper]( [Read Today's eNewspaper]( [Results finally in: Bernie Sanders was RI's favorite 2020 write-in]( [The top 4 write-ins in the Rhode Island 2020 presidential vote were: Bernie Sanders: 204 votes Howie Hawkins: 174 votes Kanye West: 131 Mitt Romney: 109]( Sanders, who came in second in Rhode Island's March 2020 Democratic presidential primary, received 204 write-in votes in the November 2020 general election [READ MORE]( [As the nation marks two years since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in 2021, cases of New Englanders charged are still moving through court, while others have been sentenced for their crimes.]( [Capitol riots: New England cases still moving through court]( More than 20 people have been charged across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. See where their cases stand today. [READ MORE]( [Michael Soares, 37, is led into court Wednesday afternoon. Soares' murder trial began Wednesday morning.]( [Prosecutors, defense agree: Warwick killer delusionial, not culpable]( A Superior Court judge heard closing arguments Friday in the case of a man charged with first-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of a park jogger. [READ MORE]( [PROVIDENCE, RI -- 6/23/2016 Copy of aerial view of ProvPort Facitites on display in a conference room at the ProvPort office building. Johnson & Wales Harborside campus with parking is at lower third of view. A tour of the Port of Providence and activities at ProPort. Why is the state asking voters to approve buying $20 million worth of Allens Avenue land? Providence Journal/Sandor Bodo 1008725583 ri_pvd_port]( [Chemical company to pay $800k over alleged Clean Air Act violations]( Chemical company Univar pays $800,000 to settle safety violations at facilities in Rhode Island, Colorado and Pennsylvania. [READ MORE]( [North Kingstown football hosts Bishop Hendricken. North Kingston Head Coach Fran Dempsey looks on during the 2nd half. ]( [Another big HS football head coach steps down as Dempsey departs NK]( For the second time this week, one of the state's elite high school football programs sees a head coach step down for reasons unrelated to football. [READ MORE]( A Better Daily Briefing We've redesigned your favorite newsletter to have a cleaner look and feel. Let us know what you think about it. [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [Newsletters]( | [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](