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Tina McDonald, a nurse who provides foot care to homebound patients, had to stop seeing patients in Rhode Island in 2023 after state regulators told her state law excludes nurses from providing such care. She now serves patients exclusively in Massachusetts, including Josephine Calhoun of Seekonk, Mass.
Article
Health
Health
Homebound Rhode Island Seniors Can’t Get Basic Foot Care They Desperately Need. Blame State Law
While the 49 other states let nurses provide home foot care, Rhode Island remains an outlier after 2025 legislation stalls in the Senate
August 13, 2025
 · 
Nancy Lavin
The exterior of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island building is seen undergoing construction in downtown Providence on July 24, 2025.
Article
News + Culture
News + Culture
R.I. Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks DOJ Grant Requirements for Domestic Violence Services
August 12, 2025
 · 
Alexander Castro
The Providence Place mall is expected to hit the market in mid-September, after a Superior Court judge granted permission for its sale.
Article
News + Culture
News + Culture
Wanted: New Owner for the Providence Place Mall
Following receivership, judge grants permission to list property for sale and send profits back to creditors
August 12, 2025
 · 
Nancy Lavin
Article
Climate + Environment
Climate + Environment
Scientists Standing by to Rescue Rare Manatee Sighted in Cold New England Waters
August 12, 2025
 · 
Leah Willingham
Eleanor, age 6, plays in the pool at the Workout Club in Salem, New Hampshire on July 29, 2025.
Article
Health
Health
Kids With Autism Are at Greater Risk of Drowning. Swim Classes Can Help
August 12, 2025
 · 
Meghan Smith
L to R: Fred Flynn, Bella Gomes, McKaylee Swatt, Anne Earle.
Article
Education
Education
Future Pediatric Oncology Nurses Find Calling Through Hasbro Fellowship Amid National RN Shortage
Brown University Health’s Flynn Pediatric Oncology Nursing Fellowship helps two aspiring nurses turn personal experiences with cancer into career inspiration — addressing a critical need in Rhode Island’s health care workforce
August 12, 2025
 · 
G. Wayne Miller
News + Culture
Trial Begins in Utah for a Rhode Island Man Accused of Faking His Death to Avoid Rape Charges
August 12, 2025
 · 
Hannah Schoenbaum
A production line at Edesia Nutrition's Rhode Island factory. As the Trump administration issued stop-work orders and halted payments, the company had to cut back on production and distribution of the therapeutic food it makes, a peanut-y paste called Plumpy'Nut. Last week, word came that the U.S. government will resume ordering the product, which is designed to bring malnourished children back from the brink.
Article
News + Culture
News + Culture
Why the Rhode Island Company That Makes Plumpy’Nut is ‘Just Over the Moon!’
August 12, 2025
 · 
Gabrielle Emanuel
Many recycled plastics in Rhode Island aren’t recycled or repurposed.
Article
Climate + Environment
Climate + Environment
What Actually Happens to Recycled Plastics in Rhode Island?
An ecoRI investigation found the contents of those blue bins don’t necessarily end up getting recycled
August 12, 2025
 · 
Luis Hernandez
Unionized Butler Hospital workers march in front of the Providence psychiatric hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, on the 83rd day of their strike.
Article
Health
Health
Butler Hospital to Close Addiction Treatment Unit as Contract Negotiations Stall
August 9, 2025
 · 
Alexander Castro
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