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June 24, 2026

You can now listen to Ocean State Media on 103.7 FM anywhere in Rhode Island.

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News + Culture

Ocean State Media, Rhode Island’s NPR and PBS organization, has voted to unionize

A majority of employees on the editorial team at Ocean State Media, Rhode Island’s joint NPR and PBS organization, voted to form a union with SAG-AFTRA Wednesday.

June 24, 2026

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Nirvani Williams

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections operates the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston.

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Politics + Justice

After a death at the ACI, a family is seeking answers

Ross Amos died in May. Prison officials say an investigation is underway

June 24, 2026

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Luis Hernandez

Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi speaks with Ocean State Media’s Ian Donnis on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Politics + Justice

Revolving-door case involving former Rhode Island House Speaker Shekarchi may go to court

The question: whether a sitting lawmaker can move directly to the state Supreme Court?

June 23, 2026

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Ian Donnis

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History

The Rhode Island general who became George Washington’s right-hand man

Nathanael Greene rose from a Coventry forge to become one of the American Revolution’s most trusted commanders

June 23, 2026

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Pamela Watts

A european green crab partially buried in the sand in a defensive position.

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Climate + Environment

If we can’t beat invasive species, should we eat them?

Advocates are calling for an unorthodox method to fight invasive species like the European green crab: just cook them up for dinner

June 23, 2026

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Ava Gell

Alice Xie

June 23, 2026

Ava Gell

June 23, 2026

Keith Ford, canvassing board clerk for the Town of Jamestown, was one of 67 graduates of Rhode Island’s new Election Training and Certification Program for local election administrators.

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News + Culture

‘The people in this room are the backbone of our democracy.’ 67 complete state elections training

Certification program responds to increasing demands and complexity of protecting the integrity of elections

June 22, 2026

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Nancy Lavin

Customers at Brown Bee Coffee in Providence wait in a line that stretches into the street after a blizzard hit in February 2026

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Economy

Rhode Island businesses buried in February blizzard can apply for low-interest federal loans

Federal officials approved use of a loan program that helps businesses and nonprofits respond in the wake of disasters

June 22, 2026

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Joe Tasca