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Khano Smith Leads Rhode Island FC to Victory Over His Former Club
Rhode Island FC extended its unbeaten streak to six matches without a loss as they cruised to an easy 3-1 win over Birmingham Legion FC. The win was led by the efforts of RIFC midfielder Zachary Herivaux, who the club recently acquired from Tampa Bay and who previously played 75 matches with Birmingham, scoring two goals in that time. Also leading RIFC to victory was Head Coach Khano Smith, hired in the offseason from the Birmingham Legion to head Rhode Island’s USL Championship expansion club.
The win marked RIFC’s fifth straight match scoring at least three goals and their fifth win on the season. Also the victory saw RIFC soar into the playoff positions. Ever since their June 22nd victory over Louisville City FC, Rhode Island have looked like a much different and more dangerous team.
Rhode Island winger Noah Fuson displayed that danger immediately in the first half. He received a headed pass from striker Albert “Chico” Dikwa within the box and in front of the Birmingham right goalpost and beat the diving Birmingham goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg with a low shot to the far corner to give Rhode Island a 1-0 lead. Some 54 seconds had elapsed since kick-off.
Chico picked up a yellow card a few moments later, and shortly after that RIFC goalkeeper Koke Vegas bobbled a dangerous shot that almost gave Birmingham an early equalizer. Birmingham had a few more good chances, including one in the 16th minute when Vegas came off his line and offered Birmingham a shot at an open goal, which they thankfully missed just wide to the right. Birmingham and Rhode Island both squandered whatever other chances the first half gave them, and Rhode Island FC took their 1-0 lead into the half.
The second half started with Birmingham getting right back into the game as Birmingham Legion FC striker Prosper Kasim curved a beautiful and unsavable shot well beyond a frozen Vegas into the top-left corner of the goal. There was absolutely nothing the Rhode Island goalkeeper could do in this instance and Birmingham thus leveled the score at 1-1.
From there, Birmingham seemed well in control of the game. Indeed, after Fuson’s opening-minute goal, Birmingham had by far the better chances all game, and only luck and uneven-but-lucky play from Vegas had kept Rhode Island from losing.
The change came when former Birmingham-Legion player Zachary Herivaux came on as a substitute for Rhode Island in the 63rd minute. He made an immediate impact, but it was RIFC striker JJ Williams who enabled him to do so. Williams sprinted to intercept an admittedly lazy sideways pass from Birmingham in their own final third, charged into the Birmingham box, and then backheeled the ball to Herivaux who curled the shot around Spangenberg to give RIFC a 2-1 lead in the 68th minute.
Nine minutes later, RIFC defensive back Stephen Turnbull passed to Herivaux once again, who curled a long shot from beyond the box past Spangenberg – who got a touch to it but only redirected it into the interior netting – to give Rhode Island a 3-1 lead.
In one night, Herivaux earned not only his first-ever career brace, he also matched his goal total from his entire career with Birmingham. From there, Rhode Island FC had total control of the match and closed it out calmly.
Rhode Island FC will next enjoy a well-earned ten days off before they return home to Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island, to play North Carolina FC on Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 pm ET. North Carolina are presently only three points behind RIFC in the playoff race with a game in hand so the match could prove to be very important come October.
Given their recent run of form, Rhode Island FC should play with plenty of confidence and show Smithfield exactly how they’ve turned things around in recent weeks.
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RI Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Jan. 10, 2026
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
05-19-21-28-64, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 3
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
17-24-36-38-43, Lucky Ball: 17
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Winning Numbers numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
Midday: 6-3-1-0
Evening: 3-7-1-4
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Winning Wild Money numbers from Jan. 10 drawing
10-13-27-37-38, Extra: 19
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Lucky for Life top prize of $1,000 a day for life and second prize of $25,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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GoLocalProv | News | Gov. McKee’s Schedule for the First 10 Days of the New Year
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Governor Dan McKee PHOTO: GoLocal
It’s a new year, filled with new challenges. The General Assembly is back in session. Rhode Island’s economy is flat at best, and according to the University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, the state is in a recession. Rhode Island is also in daily legal conflict with the Trump administration.
Add that the state is trying to recover from a mass shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and wounded nine others.
For Governor Dan McKee, it is a critical time.
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He has announced he is running for reelection—the Democratic primary is just nine months away.
McKee’s poll numbers have plummeted to record lows.
A poll released by the University of New Hampshire in November of 2025 found that in the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Rhode Island, 29% of likely Democratic primary voters (N=359) say they would currently vote for former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, 13% would vote for Speaker of the RI House of Representatives Joe Shekarchi, 11% would vote for incumbent Governor Dan McKee, 6% would write in someone else, and 42% are undecided.
Is the 74-year-old McKee criss-crossing the state to reassure Rhode Islanders, listening to residents’ ideas, and sharing his vision for the state in his second term?
GoLocal offers a recap of the McKees’ public schedule for the first ten days of the month.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 & SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
No public events.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026
No public events.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
2:00 PM
Governor McKee will deliver remarks at the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty’s 18th Annual Interfaith Poverty Vigil.
LOCATION:
RI State House Rotunda
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
No public events.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026
No public events.
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
9:30 AM
Governor McKee will deliver remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new community learning center at the Cross’ Mills Public Library.
LOCATION:
Cross’ Mills Public Library
4417 Old Post Road
Charlestown, RI
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 & SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
No public events.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026
11:00 AM
Governor McKee will join members of Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation and local and state leaders for a rally hosted by Climate Action RI, Climate Jobs RI, and the AFL-CIO in support of Revolution Wind and other offshore wind projects.
LOCATION:
CIC Providence
225 Dyer Street
Providence, RI
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026
No public events.
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GoLocalProv | Politics | Providence On Sunday Is One of the Sites for a National Protest Against ICE
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Protest in Providence in June against ICE PHOTO: GoLocal
Organizers in Rhode Island and across the country are mobilizing against ICE after a pair of shootings in the past few days.
Organizers locally said, “Rhode Islanders will gather on Sunday to honor the life lost, make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions, and demand that state and federal leaders reject local contracts with ICE, take every action possible to stop ICE from operating in Rhode Island, and hold ICE agents accountable when they break the law.”
The RI event begins at 2 PM at the State House on Sunday.
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Nationally, it was a announced on Friday that, “A broad national coalition, including Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in America Campaign of the Not Above the Law coalition, and partner organizations across the country, is calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action.
“The mobilization comes in response to the escalation of ICE violence in our communities, the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old wife and mother of three, and the months-long pattern of unchecked violence and abuse in marginalized communities across America. Across the country, communities will gather in nonviolent, lawful, and community-led actions to honor the life lost, demand accountability, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions,” said organizers.
Organizers added, “Good and the Portland victims are part of a broader and deeply alarming pattern of unchecked violence and abuse by federal immigration enforcement agencies. In September, ICE reportedly shot and killed Silverio Villegas González, a father and cook from Mexico living in Chicago. In 2025 alone, more than 30 people have reportedly died in ICE detention.”
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