Dolly Parton Remembered Amid Storm Names and Legal Updates | Providence News

Providence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at 80 after a short battle with cancer, sparking an outpouring of tributes from fans and stars — including a memorable 2019 Newport Folk Festival performance. Coincidentally, the next Atlantic tropical storm will be named Dolly — a purely alphabetical naming quirk with no connection to the legend. In legal news, the Lindsay Clancy murder trial nears its end as prosecutors present final witness testimony challenging whether Clancy heard a voice. Locally, a Middleborough man faces federal charges for allegedly stealing 15 guns in a July break-in, while…