🌱 News Reporter Assaulted + Rhode Island Air Show Canceled

Happy Sunday, Providence! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Winter is back! Today will be much colder with snow, 1-2 inches. High: 32 Low: 19.

Here are the top five stories in Providence today:

1. A standoff that occurred early Thursday morning, which resulted in the death of 61-year-old Scott McLean who barricaded himself inside his home on Denison Street and then opened fire on officers, bled over to an incident on Friday afternoon. McLean's 30-year-old son, Joshua MacLean, reportedly pushed WJAR NBC10 reporter Joanna Bouras into a concrete wall, while she was filming outside the Denison Street property. Joshua was arrested and now faces assault charges. (GoLocalProv)
2. Following the assault of a 16-year-old student by a school resource officer at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence earlier this month, 21 organizations sent a collective letter to Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Angélica Infante-Green, demanding justice and the immediate removal of SROs from all schools. (Uprise RI)
3. The Rhode Island National Guard has announced that it has canceled the air show because of a number of “operational challenges." This is the fourth year in a row that the popular event has been canceled. (U.S. News & World Report).
4. The Rev. Dr. Justin Lester of Congdon Street Baptist Church in Providence is working hard to bring young Black people back to church. (WAMC)
5. Lowering barriers to health care by providing culturally congruent LGBTQ+-focused care, Open Door Health, is improving access and health care for all LGBTQ+ patients. (Brown University)

Today in Providence:

• February 13 Opening Receptions (12:00 PM)
• Chopin Club Musicale - Music Mansion (2:00 PM)
• Planetarium Show - Providence City Hall (2:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day at the Dean Hotel (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Rhode Island Historical Society: "Did you know that in 1928, the Providence Steam Roller football team won the NFL World Championship? Organized in 1916, the team played a schedule of games mostly against New England independent teams before joining the NFL in 1925. " (Facebook)
• The Providence Flea: "The Valentine Double-Header weekend wraps up today with a 70-plus vendor market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. With more fantastic food trucks and bakeshops to choose from, visitors are in store for some satisfying snacking!" (Instagram)
• RISD Museum: "A weekend mystery for you. Take a look at this microscopic image of a textile at the RISD Museum and tell us what you think it is — and what it may have been used for. We'll reveal the answer and more fascinating details about it on Monday" (Facebook)
• Rhode Island State Police: "Stay up to date on your COVID-19 vaccine. Find a vaccination site near you at C19VaccineRI.org #AlwaysThere" (Instagram)

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— Karena Garrity

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