A special look back at stories featured on Rhode Island PBS Weekly marking four years on the air.

‘Rhode Island PBS Weekly’ Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Take a look back at some of the program’s most memorable moments

November 11, 2024

“Rhode Island PBS Weekly” turns four years old today.

In honor of this milestone, the show’s team mined the program’s archives to produce this short retrospective video.

Since its launch, “Rhode Island PBS Weekly” has earned 21 Emmy nominations and two wins. Over the last two years, the show has earned more Emmy nominations than any other program produced in Rhode Island. The show also has been nominated for four National Education Telecommunications Association (NETA) wards and has won three.

Justin Kenny Justin Kenny is a national Emmy and Peabody-winning journalist and Senior Producer of Rhode Island PBS Weekly. Kenny previously worked as a North American Producer and Editor at Reuters Television in Washington and was the PBS NewsHour’s Foreign Affairs Editor and Senior Producer from 2012-2015. He owns Small Footprint Films, a news and documentary production company focusing on international humanitarian issues. He was born and raised in West Warwick, Rhode Island and attended Bishop Hendricken High School, Marymount University and the University of Missouri.

One on One with Ian Donnis

‘That’s not America’: Sen. Jack Reed slams ICE conduct, eyes another term

Three decades after being elected to Congress, Rhode Island’s senior U.S. senator is running again, in part to oppose President Trump

February 18, 2026

Ian Donnis

Economy

Foxborough board won’t issue World Cup licenses until security costs are covered

With a March 17 deadline looming, officials say the town cannot absorb what amounts to nearly 10% of its annual budget

February 18, 2026

Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez

Community

Mass shootings are now background noise — until they’re not

Gunfire at a Pawtucket high school hockey game forces a painful reckoning about violence, division and responsibility

February 18, 2026

Mike Szostak

Politics + Justice

Shooter killed ex-wife and son at Pawtucket ice rink, police say

The shooter had a flareup of domestic disputes with their family in 2020, but investigators say they are still searching for a ‘trigger event’ closer to the shooting six years later

February 17, 2026

Ben Berke

Health

Mental Health Resources in Rhode Island

February 17, 2026

Ocean State Media Staff

Climate + Environment

Where do microplastics come from?

Microplastics are all around us, even if we can’t see them. This week, the Possibly team investigates where they come from and why sometimes, they’re even made on purpose

February 17, 2026

Megan Hall