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.

Politics + Justice

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn says he won’t seek reelection

Quinn said in a written statement that he did not intend to seek a fourth term, but would finish out the remainder of the year

January 20, 2026

Paul C. Kelly Campos

Health

‘You can’t recover if you’re dead’: Ashley Perry on one year of overdose prevention

The director of the Overdose Prevention Center in Providence says the facility has prevented 93 fatal overdoses and helped drive a 33% drop in overdose deaths statewide

January 20, 2026

Mareva Lindo

Elections

State Rep. Joseph Solomon Jr. enters crowded race for Rhode Island attorney general

The Warwick Democrat says his experience in the courtroom and State House prepares him to take over when Peter Neronha leaves office

January 20, 2026

Ian Donnis

Health

Suicide prevention in jail shows promising results, Brown University study finds

Researchers tested therapy and follow-up support for people behind bars in Rhode Island and Michigan — and saw suicide attempts drop 55% after release

January 20, 2026

Joe Tasca

Sports

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

The Patriots will take on the Broncos in Denver next Sunday, with the winner advancing to the NFL’s title game in three weeks

January 19, 2026

Kyle Hightower

Climate + Environment

Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker

‘We found there is a corrosion effect on sharks’ teeth, their whole ecological success in the ocean as the rulers of other populations could be in danger’

January 19, 2026

Patrick Whittle