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Gun Crimes Decline in Rhode Island, But AG Flags Ghost Guns as Growing Threat

Untraceable firearms are a growing problem in Rhode Island even as overall crimes are trending downward, according to a newly published report from state…

Students and professors have slammed the university for its crackdowns on pro-Palestinian activism on campus.

Brown University to See Half a Billion in Federal Funding Halted by Trump Administration

The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy…

Wind turbine debris, shown on Nobadeer Beach on Nantucket, was strewn in local waters and on the shore after a blade failure at Vineyard Wind last summer. Now the Town of Nantucket is challenging the federal approval of a different wind farm, SouthCoast Wind.

SouthCoast Wind Responds to Nantucket Litigation Against Wind Farm's Federal Approval

SouthCoast Wind is responding to litigation by the Town of Nantucket appealing federal approval of the offshore wind farm planned for waters 20 miles…

Pro-Palestinian encampment at Brown University in October 2024.

Trump Administration to Cut $510 Million in Funding to Brown University

The Ivy League school said it could not substantiate the planned cuts widely reported by national news outlets

The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island building is seen in downtown Providence.

Judge Agrees With Artists that NEA Funding Policy is Likely Unlawful But Says Too Soon to Intervene

A federal judge chose not to stop the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from examining how or if it will institute President Donald Trump’s January…

A statue in front of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence depicts the hospital’s namesake: An apparition of Jesus’ mother Mary appeared before three shepherd children from the Portuguese city of Fátima in 1917.

Sale of Roger Williams, Fatima Hospitals Inches Closer to Completion with Bond Sale Approved

Proposed $165M in borrowing receives negative outlook from S&P

Mahsa Khanbabai, attorney for Rümeysa Öztürk, reads the first public statement from Öztürk since her arrest, outside of the federal court in Boston on April 3, 2025.

Attorneys for Rümeysa Öztürk and Government Argue Before District Judge

Lawyers for detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk and counsel for the federal government argued before U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper on…

Thousands gathered at Providence’s Hope High School to protest the Trump administration’s recent actions on April 5, 2025

Thousands of Providence Protesters Join Nationwide Resistance

The 'Hands Off' protest was organized by a mix of local labor, environmental and political groups

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank provides food to pantries, meal sites, and school programs.

‘People Will Go Hungry’: USDA Cuts Threaten Rhode Island Food Pantries

The head of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank says the USDA cuts come at a time when proposed cuts to SNAP benefits and free school meal programs are expected to increase demand at food pantries

Kimberly Merolla-Brito, director of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, speaks during a House Committee on Finance subcommittee hearing on April 2, 2025, about the agency’s response to a cyberattack and its ongoing technology needs.

After RIBridges Breach, Rhode Island State Agencies Share High Tech Wish Lists at Budget Hearing

From mid-December to January, workers in the Department of Human Services (DHS) were forced to process public benefits like food stamps the old-fashioned…

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