The Westerly Sun - May 06, 2025

State gives $6 million to planned Westerly housing

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films

Reopening Alcatraz: difficult and costly

Thousands of machinists’ union members strike at Pratt & Whitney

AAA: R.I. pump prices up slightly on higher demand, tightening inventories

Police Logs

Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Stonington, health district says

Fed likely to defy Trump, keep rates unchanged this week

Community Information and Resources

Sunday’s Lotteries

‘This time,’ the U.S. should stop a genocide

The bacteria fighter that lives in your fridge

Democrats need to wake up to the truth

Fellman has every right to inject politics

Contact R.I. State Legislators

Alcatraz

Movies

Housing

Yvonne Marie O'Clair

Westerly Junior First Responder Program to host open house May 7

Input session on Multimodal Pathway Project in Stonington is tonight

Local deaths

The Last Word in Astrology

Family rocked when only one twin accepted to dream school

Readers respond to writer who refuses to dye (her hair)

This reader loves his Chevrolets

Today in History

Crochet avoids injury

Stonington crew teams perform well in Guilford

RIFC plays to scoreless deadlock

Washington will host 2027 Draft

The road to join Williams at hitting .400 is daunting

Logano flips the script for Penske with OT victory

Golden State bound for Minnesota led by Curry and ‘Buddy Buckets’

Winnipeg pulls off miraculous comeback in 2 OT

MLB

Roundup

Michigan will suspend Moore for two games

Crochet

Haliburton sparks closing run as Pacers stun Cavs

Jets

RIFC

12 TV shows influenced by the Vietnam War

Tuesday highlights

Israel plans to seize Gaza

EPA announces broad reorganization

India, Pakistan face off over Kashmir attack

Trump admin: we’ll pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to leave

UN’s top court dismisses Sudan’s genocide case

Former Abercrombie CEO is ruled unfit for trial, judge finds

Tourist boats capsize in storm in southwest China, 10 dead