The Westerly Sun - August 23, 2025

WICKED WISDOM

‘Getting the story right, getting the music right’

R.I. PBS offer buyouts, warn of layoffs due to federal defunding

Trump’s death penalty push faces setbacks

Wall Street: Dow soars to 900 points

West Nile virus detected in Westerly and two other Rhode Island towns

Groups urge U.S. colleges to end campus surveillance

Trump sends soldiers to do police officers’ jobs

Here’s the soapbox, blow off the dust!

Embrace your call to serve

Penalty

FBI searches home and office of exTrump national security advisor

PBS

United

Canada drops retaliatory tariffs

Alligator Alcatraz expansion halted

Gaza famine is likely to spread until ceasefire

Russia’s chief diplomat says no Putin-Zelenskyy meet planned

Immigrants from Central Asia find hostility in Russia

Former Sri Lankan president accused of misusing state funds

Today in History

Anthony shines for the Sox

Chariho made some noise in reaching D1 finals

Golas, Graham helped lead Chariho

Red Sox promote Garcia from Triple-A

Sun make it back-to-back for first time this season

Dart clears concussion protocol for Giants in battle of reserves with Pats

RIIL addresses its mission ahead of fall season

SEC approves 9-game league schedule in 2026

Chargers

Thomas providing the engine for new-look Mercury

Alcaraz, Djokovic will face tests in the first round

Roan Doyle

How to make moving, new school more manageable

Queen Anne’s Lace

Drought abatement and Monarch butterfly enhancement

Sudoku Answer

The Last Word in Astrology

Promotion causes rift in co-workers’ friendship

Messages are misfiring for married couple

Offset, John Cena, John Grisham and legal fights by Jussie Smollett and Amanda Knox

Police investigation continues into death of Hulk Hogan

Earth

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