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The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > local > 04/13/2026 > how-real-housewives-of-rhode-island-is-affecting-ashley-iaconetti-jared-haibon-audreys-coffee-house > 89555014007

Has 'Real Housewives' helped one cast member's RI business? We found out

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (347+ words) We dropped in to see how Audrey's Coffee House & Lounge in South Kingstown is handling its double shot of reality TV fame. Has 'Real Housewives' helped one cast member's RI business? We found out As I walk into Audrey's Coffee…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > local > 04/13/2026 > rhode-island-nonprofit-salaries-how-much-leaders-earn > 89549495007

How much do RI nonprofit leaders make? Here's a look

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1296+ words) How much do the leaders of Rhode Island nonprofits earn? Salaries can vary widely and are a public record because they must be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service every year. Those filings can be viewed through online databases such…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > politics > courts > 04/10/2026 > rhode-island-us-attorney-charles-calenda-interim-new-appointment-trump-showdown > 89535567007

The fight to pick RI's U. S. Attorney is about to get messy. Here's why.

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (146+ words) U. S. Attorneys act as the chief prosecutor and civil litigator in federal court. They coordinate complex inter-agency investigations and defend the government against legal challenges, like the dozens. .. The fight to pick RI's U. S. Attorney is about to get messy. Here's why....

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > crime > 04/08/2026 > guatemala-8-year-long-man-hunt-results-in-arrest-of-john-big-lips-nunez > 89413901007

One of RI's Most Wanted was captured hiding in Guatemala. Here's how.

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (122+ words) John "Big Lips" Nunez is accused of fleeing the U. S. and hiding out in Guatemala as the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force tracked him down. One of RI's Most Wanted was captured hiding in Guatemala. Here's how. John "Big Lips…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > entertainment > television > 04/08/2026 > rhori-introduces-the-world-to-the-ri-accent-heres-what-viewers-think > 89485841007

Which Housewife has the best Rhode Island accent? Here's our assessment.

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (294+ words) Thanks to "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," the rest of the country is discovering the Rhode Island accent. And the commentary on social media suggests that viewers are equally perplexed and amused. "I'm at once annoyed and entertained by…...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
jsonline. com > press-release > story > 172352 > solar-battery-storage-now-available-across-rhode-island-ma

Solar Battery Storage Now Available Across Rhode Island & MA

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (545+ words) Rhode Island Homeowners Gain Energy Independence With Solar Battery Backup Solutions Johnston, United States " April 5, 2026 / Sunfinity Power / Rhode Island and Massachusetts homeowners are increasingly looking for ways to protect their homes from the growing threat of power outages, and Sunfinity…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > politics > government > 04/06/2026 > ri-politicians-call-trump-mentally-unfit-after-iran-truth-social-posts > 89483907007

Profanity-laden Trump post on Easter has RI politicians divided. What they said.

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (695+ words) President Donald Trump's profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post, in which he pressed Iran to "open the [expletive] Strait, you crazy bastards," has some Rhode Island Democrats questioning the president's mental fitness, but Republicans largely mum on the issue. Read…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > crime > 04/06/2026 > murder-suicide-weapon-at-heart-of-east-providence-womans-quest-for-accountability > 89452591007

RI mother's grief sparks quest for 'accountability' in murder-suicide

1+ week, 2+ day 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…...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
jsonline. com > press-release > story > 172354 > rhode-island-homeowners-can-now-get-solar-and-a-new-roof-for-0-down

Rhode Island Homeowners Can Now Get Solar and a New Roof for $0 Down

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (669+ words) Zero Down Solar and Free Roof Replacement Now Available to Rhode Island Homeowners Johnston, United States " April 5, 2026 / Sunfinity Power / Rhode Island homeowners are gaining access to a program that combines two major home upgrades into a single project with no…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline. com > story > news > politics > courts > 04/02/2026 > ri-courts-rely-on-facial-recognition-and-ai-to-track-people-in-courthouses > 89418820007

RI's courts are using facial recognition and AI to monitor people. Should it?

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (101+ words) Courthouses have been using facial recognition technology and databases of "monitored" people to track visitors. RI's courts are using facial recognition and AI to monitor people. Should it? Rhode Island's court system has been using AI-assisted facial recognition tools to…...