CNN News Central’s John Berman speaks with Providence City Council President Rachel Miller about the community’s reaction to the renewed manhunt for the Brown University shooter.

PROVIDENCE – A proposed 355-unit apartment building on the banks of the Seekonk River, with public access to a kayak launch and 281 mostly internal parking spaces, could receive preliminary plan approval on Dec. 16.

It was supposed to be a joyful event. But a Christmas tree and menorah lighting scheduled for late Sunday afternoon at Lippitt Memorial Park was turned into a vigil for the victims of Saturday’s shooting at Brown University.

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Smiley says there is no sign of an ‘ongoing threat,’ and police presence has been stepped up around the Brown campus with help from outside agencies.

With the Brown University shooter still at large, several schools in Providence have canceled school on Monday, Dec. 15.

God “draws near to us in our suffering,” local pastor Scott Axtmann preached after Saturday’s deadly attack. Area ministries were active too.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has been thrust into the national spotlight following the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine more.

At the University of Rhode Island (URI), where final exams are supposed to end this Wednesday, Dec. 17, all in-person exams have been canceled for today, Monday, Dec. 15. Online exams will take place as planned, and all in-person exams will be rescheduled, the school said in a campus-wide alert.

The series examines the untold story of Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio — the last mob boss to lead New England’s most notorious crime family. In this week’s Street Stories Unpaved, hosts Johnny Villella and Mike Montecalvo sat down with Target 12 investigators Tim White and Eli Sherman to discuss how the series came to be.

International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed the lineup of films selected across the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions.

Providence, once globally known for Judge Frank Caprio’s compassion, is now in focus after the Brown University shooting that killed two students and raised serious questions over campus security.