Governor's Debate, School Bus Drivers On Strike: Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines from the Rhode Island Patch network:

Candidates For Governor Debate: What to Watch For

Since winning her primary, Gov. Raimondo's strategy has been to paint Mayor Fung as a Republican who will blindly support President Trump.

Warwick Man Found Dead: Suspect In Florida DUI And Death

Police are not sure how and when the suspect made it back to Rhode Island after tehy said he killed a man while driving drunk in Florida.

Coventry Family Asking For Donations After Fire Displaces Them

Joshua Machado grew up in that house. He lived there with his mother, her husband, his grandmother, his baby brother and his son.

School Bus Drivers On Strike In Providence

The strike started Thursday after Wednesday night's negotiations over retirement benefits fell through.

Suez Water Considers Reimbursing Businesses Affected By E Coli

Deb Rizzi, director of corporate communications at Suez said those discussions are still going on and there's no decision at this time.

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