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Rhode Island builds hope with stronger mental health care. Here's how.
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (520+ words) Ever since the Brown University shooting at the end of 2025, mental health has been top of mind for me " both in thinking about the welfare of our society, but frankly also worrying about my own staff and how they deal…...
2 RI National Guard groups are headed overseas. What they'll be doing
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (126+ words) One group is heading to an assignment under U. S. Central Command in the Middle East, and the other will join a Horn of Africa task force. 2 RI National Guard groups are headed overseas. What they'll be doing Amid a wave of…...
This edgy drama broke gender taboos in 1928. Now it's a ballet in RI
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (82+ words) "Machinal," based on a play about a woman pushed to the breaking point, makes its world premiere in May with performances in Providence and at URI. This edgy drama broke gender taboos in 1928. Now it's a ballet in RI As…...
A trio of Providence dining experiences take you on a journey
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1071+ words) Want to be transported out of Providence for a few hours? There is a trio of places that will do just that. One is a James Beard-nominated bar with a Latin accent that will delight with unique cocktails. One is…...
Star-studded lineup: Here's who's speaking at RI graduations in 2026
2+ week, 3+ day ago (864+ words) A renowned actor, sports figure from the playing field and boardroom and tech executives behind some of the Internet advances we have grown to take for granted are among the luminaries who will give commencement speeches and receive honorary degrees…...
ICE detention cases are overwhelming RI's federal courts. What's being done?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (119+ words) A Rhode Island federal court has temporarily allowed out-of-state lawyers to represent immigration detainees. The court's decision comes in response to a significant surge in habeas corpus petitions. .. ICE detention cases are overwhelming RI's federal courts. What's being done? A…...
Here's where ex-Providence basketball coach Kim English is going
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (487+ words) Kim English has his next men's college basketball home." ESPN reported Monday"afternoon the former Providence College head coach will be hired as part of"Michael Malone's first"staff at North Carolina." English"spent the last three seasons with the…...
Cannabis dispensary owners' hopes of opening in RI are going up in smoke
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (1034+ words) PROVIDENCE " After a federal judge halted Rhode Island's long, drawn out effort to award new recreational cannabis licenses and, ultimately, open new dispensaries, cannabis cultivators and would-be business owners are calling on state officials to quickly find a solution. The…...
'It's getting worse': RI had a roadmap to end homelessness. What happened?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1725+ words) Fourteen years after the state created a roadmap to end homelessness in Rhode Island, the problem has worsened, with no strategic plan and questions from advocates for the homeless community about how more than $100 million in taxpayer money has been…...
Her son died by suicide at a RI gun range. Now, she wants the law changed.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (113+ words) In an "impulsive moment," her son punctured two tires on his roommate's car. He turned himself in and was remorseful, but was expelled, faced legal consequences, and was "flagged" by the state of. .. Her son died by suicide at a…...