LIVESTREAM: Frank Caprio’s Funeral Service

August 29, 2025

The Funeral Mass of beloved Judge Frank Caprio, celebrated by Archbishop Richard G. Henning, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.

News + Culture

Judge Frank Caprio Honored With Rhode Island’s Version of a State Funeral

Thousands paid tribute to the beloved “nicest judge in the world” as Archbishop Richard Henning led his funeral Mass, followed by a procession through Atwells Avenue and final burial in Cranston

August 29, 2025 08:21 AM

David Wright

Economy

SNAP shutdown leaves 145,000 Rhode Islanders facing food insecurity as Nov. 1 deadline looms

USDA says it will not send out food stamp money in November due to the federal shutdown. Now, Rhode Islanders are grappling with how to make ends meet

October 29, 2025

Isabella Jibilian

Health

How federal Medicaid cuts could impact Rhode Island residents and the state’s health care system

Federal cuts to Medicaid could leave up to 50,000 Rhode Islanders without health insurance, straining the state’s already limited primary care system and putting communities like Central Falls - where half the population relies on Medicaid - at particular risk, according to Dr. Michael Fine

October 29, 2025

Luis Hernandez

News + Culture

Rhode Island declares state of emergency as federal SNAP food aid halts amid government shutdown

Gov. Dan McKee says the state will shift $6 million from other federal programs to help feed Rhode Islanders as SNAP benefits run out — while Attorney General Peter Neronha joins a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration to restore funding

October 28, 2025

David Wright

Climate & Environment

The oldest research vessel in the country was just retired. What does it mean for Rhode Island scientists?

The R/V Endeavor, which spent the last 49 years operating out of URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, was retired last month. Possibly took a tour of the vessel before it’s decommissioned

October 28, 2025

Nat Hardy