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Country music icon Dolly Parton has died at age 80, just days after hinting at serious health struggles. Her nephew confirmed the passing, and while a private family service is planned, tributes are pouring in from fans and artists worldwide. A Grammy-winning legend with 55 nominations and 10 wins, she also left an indelible mark through philanthropy—especially in Tennessee—and sparked renewed calls to rename Nashville International Airport in her honor. Her final hospitalization came just four days before her death, underscoring the suddenness of her loss. Amid the mourning, other headlines include a murder trial’s closing witnesses, a heroic teen saving an elderly man, a Silver Alert for a missing person, fire debris frustrating neighbors, a dump truck rollover, NCAA practices resuming at Brown University, students returning to Providence schools, a young girl honoring first responders after an accident, and a garage fire that hospitalized a firefighter.

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