Daily Briefing: Get cooking with a Providence news personality

Also: Full coverage from President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. [Read Today's eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Wed Feb 8 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. For some, it may not be unusual to spend dinner time with WPRI 12's Kim Kalunian. As the co-anchor of 12 News Now at 4 and 5:30 p.m. it's the perfect time for early bird diners. While they may get to enjoy Kim's company, they don't get to enjoy her cooking. Until now, sort of. With Valentine's Day nearing, The Journal's Gail Ciampa recently caught up with Kim to talk about one of her favorite hobbies, cooking. [Valentine Kim Kalunian 5] Kim Kalunian with her Valentine recipes, at her home with husband Ted Nesi and daughter Samantha. David DelPoio Kim, who is married to WPRI's Ted Nesi, shared her Valentine's Day menu, and Gail even scored the recipes so you can make it at home as well. You'll also learn about the love connection between Kim and Ted, where her love of cooking comes from and some of her essentials. [Check out Gail's story and get all the juicy details.]( Want the scoop on Rhode Island's latest food news? [Click here for our current subscription offer.]( WORTH A READ • President Biden's [combative State of the Union address]( Tuesday night signaled more than a new year. [It welcomed a different presidency.]( • [Would you pay $50 for a lottery scratch ticket?]( If so head over to Massachusetts. • ICYMI: Is this the year [Ed Cooley could leave Providence College]( [Today's Weather]( ☼ Partly sunny and mild. Highs in the lower-50s. [Where are all the doctors? Inside RI's primary care shortage]( [Dr. Rebekah Gardner.]( Even doctors themselves can't find primary care doctors in Rhode Island. Here's what's driving the shortage. [READ MORE]( [Frozen embryos are stored in liquid nitrogen.]( [RI couple's lost frozen embryos behind bill to regulate their storage]( Heartbreak, lawsuits and now a bill to try to avert more frozen embryo disasters [READ MORE]( [Alex Entrup, a senior specialist with Northeast Forest and Fire Management, pauses on a hill to assess the progress of a "prescribed burn" recently in the Nicholas Farm Management Area in western Coventry. NFFM, working with state and federal environmental agencies, is setting orchestrated fires in pitch-pine forests to clear out white pines, oaks and other invasive trees that have greatly increased fuel loads and displaced native wildlife in these northeastern forests, called pine "barrens." [The Providence Journal / David DelPoio]]( [More prescribed burns coming to RI state forests this spring]( Hotter, dries summers mean higher wildfire potential in Rhode Island. DEM is leaning on planned, or prescribed, burns, to cut the risk of large fires and restore habitat. [READ MORE]( [Former Hendricken player, Kwity Paye, of the Indianapolis Colts going up against Patriot TE Jonnu Smith in the first half as the New England Patriots hosts the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on Nov 6, 2022.]( [NFL and Hendricken star Kwity Paye guest at State of the Union]( Paye — who was born in a refugee camp in Guinea — recently completed his second NFL season with the Indianapolis Colts. [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 ➔]( 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](