Senate OKs Bill to create URI medical school, moving it to the House
The Rhode Island Senate has approved legislation to create a public medical school at URI, providing initial funding to address the state's ph...
May 30, 2026Open source
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No one in Mass. has heard of the snack that Rhode Islanders and ‘Real Housewives’ are obsessed with
It was the pizza chip heard ‘round the world — or, at least ‘round the Bravoverse — when “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” bre...
May 28, 2026Open source
Elderly man found slain at RI hotel by police sent there because of second death
An elderly man was found dead in a Newport, Rhode Island, hotel room Monday by police sent there as part of another death investigation, offic...
May 19, 2026Open source
Amtrak service to Boston impacted after parts of bridge fall onto train tracks in RI
Parts of a bridge fell onto train tracks Friday night in Cranston, Rhode Island, and the ongoing repair work continues to impact Amtrak servic...
May 19, 2026Open source
Veto override vote fails on Providence City Council’s rent stabilization ordinance
The Providence City Council's effort to cap annual rent increases at 4% failed to overcome Mayor Brett Smiley's veto at a special meeting Frid...
May 16, 2026Open source
Truck driver dies days after crash on North Attleborough highway
Julio Flores from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died on Monday evening six days after being involved in a North Attleborough crash.
May 13, 2026Open source
Wake to be held for Massachusetts State Police Trooper killed in wrong-way crash
A wake will be held on Tuesday for the Massachusetts State Trooper killed in a wrong way crash.Friends and family of Trooper Kevin Trainor wil...
May 12, 2026Open source
URI-DEM partnership will reopen W. Alton Jones campus in September
Work to revitalize the University of Rhode Island's W. Alton Jones campus in West Greenwich aims to reestablish the site as a premier environm...
May 11, 2026Open source
Another year, another midterm leadership shuffle at the Rhode Island State House
Providence Democratic Rep. Christopher Blazejewski was elected as speaker of the house by his colleagues Thursday, with East Providence Democr...
May 7, 2026Open source
City of Central Falls receives first payment from Wyatt since 2021
For the first time since 2021, the corporation that oversees the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has made a $250,000 payment to the city of...
May 7, 2026Open source
Rhode Island federal court selects a new magistrate judge
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Tuesday announced the selection of longtime public defender Rebecca Aitchison to a...
May 30, 2026Open source
Rhode Island Senate appoints five to CRMC
Five of Gov. Dan McKee’s six nominees for the downsized Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council easily won confirmation from the R...
May 30, 2026Open source
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