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The U.S. Supreme Court, as seen on Oct. 9, 2024.

US Supreme Court Limits Injunctions, Allows Trump to Act on Birthright Citizenship Ban

Rhode Island AG among 18 Democratic state attorneys general who filed the challenge in Massachusetts

Eleanor, age 6, plays in the pool at the Workout Club in Salem, New Hampshire on July 29, 2025.

Kids With Autism Are at Greater Risk of Drowning. Swim Classes Can Help

Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has…

Scientists Standing by to Rescue Rare Manatee Sighted in Cold New England Waters

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if…

The Providence Place mall is expected to hit the market in mid-September, after a Superior Court judge granted permission for its sale.

Wanted: New Owner for the Providence Place Mall

Following receivership, judge grants permission to list property for sale and send profits back to creditors

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.

R.I. Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks DOJ Grant Requirements for Domestic Violence Services

A federal judge in Rhode Island has sided with a coalition of domestic violence support groups in momentarily barring the federal government from…

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.

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

Courtney Threats, a social worker and part of the Butler Hospital union’s bargaining team, prepares to speak at a press conference outside the hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.

You Say ‘Movement.’ We Say ‘Ultimatum.’ Butler Hospital Strike Drags On

Strike will reach the 90-day mark this Friday as both sides dispute terms, timeline

Rhode Island PBS and The Public's Radio interns Julia Rose Palad and George Siri are seen here facilitating the last session of LEAP into the Loop at Warwick Public Library.

From “Lyla Says” to Carnival Games: How Two Rhode Island Teens Helped Kids LEAP into Learning This Summer

Classical High School seniors George Siri and Julia Rose Palad swapped their student hats for educator ones, leading the final session of 'LEAP into the Loop' camp and inspiring young minds with PBS KIDS–style problem-solving fun

A man wearing a "Latinos for America" T-shirt attends a campaign event for Republican congressional candidates at University Drafthouse in McAllen, Texas, in 2022.

High Prices and Health Care Costs May Turn Latino Voters Away From Republicans in 2026

Support for President Trump and his party is starting to wane among Latino voters.According to Equis Research, a Latino polling organization, about a…

Company officials from Eversource, Ørsted and Riggs Distler, a contractor, give a tour of offshore turbine component construction at the Port of Providence in June 2024.

Fourth Delay for SouthCoast Wind Contract Comes With a First: a Warning it Might Not Happen at All

Trump anti-wind orders threaten to sink local project and with it, Rhode Island’s decarbonization plans

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