Good morning, Providence.

Providence police investigated a reported incident at Hope High School on Sept.

23, and the principal said the school began its own inquiry by notifying students' guardians with further updates to come as allowed by law.

Heavy winds and rain expected this weekend forced cancellation of Saturday's WaterFire lighting for safety; the full lighting with a vendor marketplace is set for Oct.

24, with partial and full events on Oct. 3 and Oct. 17 plus a 'Starts at Sunset' activation on Oct. 29.

Parents and students voiced concerns over planned school mergers at a heated Providence school board meeting on Sept.

23. The board will vote next month on proposals to combine Roger Williams Middle with Young Woods Elementary and merge Carnevale with DelSesto as part of a district plan to consolidate schools by 2030.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court is reviewing a case today in which a woman tripped on a metal cap used to access Pawtucket's water system.

The plaintiff argues the city should not be protected by the public duty doctrine and says a ruling may impact similar injury claims.

A Brown University study recorded nerve signals in a brain computer interface trial as participants watched different hand representations perform actions—researchers found that realistic hands triggered stronger neural responses than robotic or abstract ones, which may lead to improved assistive devices.

Providence Journal invites fans to cast ballots online for Week 2’s top football play — five nominees are featured in video highlights from local games, following last weekend’s winning touchdown pass by North Providence’s Gian Renzi.

High school soccer, tennis, volleyball and field hockey game results from Wednesday were posted across RI and Thursday’s schedule is available, while coaches are reminded to email their scores (6 to 10 p.m.) to [email protected].