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

Politics + Justice

Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse slam interim U.S. Attorney pick as partisan move

Rhode Island’s senators say the Trump Justice Department bypassed a bipartisan process in appointing Charles ‘Chas’ Calenda, calling him unqualified for the top federal prosecutor role

December 29, 2025

Jeremy Bernfeld

Health

As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families

‘I don’t have an additional $900 lying around in my family budget to pay for this’

December 29, 2025

Lynn Arditi

Education

As budgets shrink, Rhode Island library workers struggle to ‘do more with less’

Research from Salve Regina University shows many libraries across southern New England are dealing with employee burnout and high rates of turnover as they try to adapt to modern-day patron needs

December 29, 2025

Luis Hernandez

Weekend 401

What to do New Year’s Eve and beyond – from Waterfire to a ‘Moby-Dick’ marathon | Weekend 401

For this year’s final episode of the Weekend 401, we have some New Year’s tips — from Deer Tick at the Uptown Theater, to the last Waterfire of the year, to the 30th annual ‘Moby-Dick’ marathon at the Whaling Museum. Plus: kick off the new year with an ice-cold splash at First Beach

December 26, 2025

Mareva Lindo