Here are some of The Providence Journal’s most-read stories for the week of Jan. 28, supported by your subscriptions.
- When two Swiss skiers were trapped in the heavy snow of an avalanche on a mountainside in Albania on Jan. 21, an aircrew from the Rhode Island Army National Guard flew to their aid from their base in Kosovo. Read the details of their aerial rescue and check out the dramatic video footage.
- Columnist Mark Patinkin continues to file vivid dispatches from Israel: interviewing wounded soldiers at Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Center; hearing a Gaza hospital administrator describe the airstrike that killed most of his family, leaving him to raise his two orphaned grandchildren; and after many false starts, finally witnessing the apocalyptic devastation inside Gaza as an embed with the Israeli army. On Sunday, he’ll sum up his reporting from Israel, finding seeds of hope amid the bitter conflict.
- The Journal launches a feature this week to recognize academic achievement among the state’s high school students. Readers cast their votes for Student of the Week, and we have our first winner.
- The Patriots aren’t in it this year, but Rhode Island does have some rooting interest in Super Bowl LVIII (and of course, it involves Taylor Swift). For that, and coverage of college and high school sports, go to providencejournal.com/sports.
- Start your engines: The Northeast International Auto Show returns to Providence this weekend, with one particular vehicle getting a lot of buzz.