2 MA Men Plead Guilty To RI Shooting + Tick-Bourne Virus

Happy Wednesday, Woonsocket! Let's get you started on this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today. In today's Daily, we share information about a 2019 shooting in Providence, a case of a rare tick-borne illness identified in Rhode Island, a protest outside Chase Bank, a blue-green algae bloom, and three gun bills set to be heard by the General Assembly.

First, today's weather: Rain in the evening and overnight. High: 95, low: 72.

Here are the top stories in Woonsocket today:

1. Two Massachusetts men will serve a combined 31 years in prison for a 2019 shooting in Providence. Dajour Hutchins, 23, and Robert Sudue, 27, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a shooting at Club Flow that seriously injured one person. (Patch)

2. Rhode Island Health Officials say a case of the rare tick-borne virus Powassan has been identified in Rhode Island. Only four cases have been identified in the state in the past decade. (Patch)

3. Climate Action Road Island gathered outside the new Chase Bank location in Smithfield Monday to protest the company's role in funding fossil fuels. The protest involved activists holding up signs and delivering a book on climate change to the branch manager. (Patch)

4. Health officials are warning residents of a blue-green algae bloom at Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield and say similar blooms could be affecting other bodies of water in Rhode Island. All recreational activities should be avoided at Georgiaville Pond until further notice. (Patch)

5. Three gun bills will be heard by the Rhode Island House and Senate today. The first would prohibit anyone from having a gun on school grounds except for police or security, the second would ban anyone from buying and transferring a gun to someone who can't legally own one, and the third would require the attorney general's office to report the number of cases involving guns. (NBC 10 News)

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About me: I grew up in Central Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard University. I have lived, worked, and studied in Boston for the last five years and cover stories in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. I am passionate about music and the arts, creative writing and literature, and topics of social and political justice.