Who is Providence Mayor Brett Smiley? 5 things to know

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has been thrust into the national spotlight following the mass shooting at Brown University ...

Mayor Brett Smiley says no credible threats to Providence, Brown campus

The person of interest detained early Sunday in connection with Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University is being ...

Who is Providence Mayor Brett Smiley? What to know

The mass shooting at Brown University has shoved Providence Mayor Brett Smiley into the national spotlight, causing some ...

Providence prepared for this kind of tragedy. Mayor Smiley responded with steadiness.

The city’s preparation did not prevent the violence, and no amount of planning can blunt the horror of it. But in the chaotic hours that followed, it did matter.