10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1656+ words) The television ad begins with a close-up of U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner delivering a speech. Then it zooms out, revealing that he’s talking to a small group of men in suits who are sitting around a table piled with stacks of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (723+ words) Who doesn’t love an amusing misspelling? Well, probably the administration at Johnston High School. Who had to apologize for it. I’m speaking, of course, of this year’s Johnston High School yearbook. Except on the spine, it came out as, “Johnston…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1646+ words) Generations of Rhode Island police officers have maintained a readiness to fire their guns, if necessary, with sufficient control and accuracy. In this, Woonsocket police Officer Domenic Carvalho and a substantial vanguard of other officers in police ranks across the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (735+ words) Exploring an uninhabited island is one of those things that sounds fun in theory. In reality, you're likely to encounter angry birds, poison ivy, toxic military waste and ticks. Many of the 100-plus islands in Rhode Island waters – aside from…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (598+ words) The first image in May 24 episode of "Real Housewives of Rhode Island," even before the recap of previous episodes, is the Beavertail Lighthouse as the sun is about to set in Jamestown, a strong entry in the Bravo reality show's…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (721+ words) Amid a wave of mobilizations related to the war in Iran, the U.S. military has called up two groups of Rhode Island National Guard troops, but the local forces have not been asked to participate in Operation Epic Fury, according to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (251+ words) Rhode Island is experiencing a severe shortage of registered nurses. At the end of 2025 there were more than 1,600 open nursing jobs in the state, an increase of over 25% at the beginning of the year. The reasons for the shortage are…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (253+ words) Looking for a new museum to visit in Rhode Island? As one of the 13 original Colonies, the state is home to many historical museums dedicated to preserving the state's crucial role in the history of the United States. In fact,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1535+ words) The woods behind Fidelity Investments' Smithfield campus are home to the scattered remains of an abandoned 18th century farming colony, and a first-in-Rhode Island political fight over state-of-the-art data centers. A team of local developers want to build a data center…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1204+ words) It was a strong sharp feeling, a yearning for accountability. It grabbed Christine Marino almost as unexpectedly as the walloping news that someone had just shot and killed her 24-year-old daughter. But no one would ever arrest the guy or…...