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A bus rider dressed in black holds a candle and a sign reading “Our buses are under attack” during a vigil at Kennedy Plaza on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Transportation

Advocates Mourn the Upcoming Loss of Bus Service Across Rhode Island

Starting Sept. 27, RIPTA will scale back service on 46 of its 67 bus routes — cutting trips, shortening schedules, reducing frequency, and eliminating segments, with most changes affecting weekends and off-peak hours

September 24, 2025

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Christopher Shea

FILE - Karen Read and her defense team and the prosecution file motions in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 13, 2024

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News + Culture

Karen Read’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Dismiss Part of Wrongful Death Lawsuit

September 23, 2025

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Leah Willingham

FILE - Rhode Island basketball coach Aaron Thomas testifies on May 5, 2025 in Wakefield, R.I.

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News + Culture

Ex–North Kingstown Coach Aaron Thomas Sentenced to Probation in Rhode Island ‘Naked Fat Test’ Case

A Superior Court judge gave the former high school basketball coach one year of probation after a jury found him guilty of misdemeanor battery, but not guilty of sexual assault or molestation charges tied to decades of controversial body-fat tests

September 23, 2025

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Kimberlee Kruesi

A small plane trying to land at Block Island State Airport crashed on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

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Transportation

Report Notes Pilot Used Radio Incorrectly Before Fatal Block Island Plane Crash

September 23, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore’s office found that Mike Magee, former adviser to Gov. Dan McKee, was exempt from registering as a state lobbyist. The finding responds to a complaint by Common Cause Rhode Island.

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News + Culture

Former McKee Adviser Tied to ILO Scandal Exempt From Lobbying Rules, Amore’s Office Determines

Common Cause says decision shows need for clarity on 2016 law

September 23, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

A man fishes along the shoreline immediately north of the illegal wall built by the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown. Quidnessett filed a second lawsuit against the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council on Sept. 8 after seven proposed restoration plans were rejected by regulatory staff.

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Climate + Environment

Quidnessett is Done Negotiating With State Coastal Regulators. Now, it’s Taking Them to Court

After 7 failed restoration plans, CRMC to consider enforcement Tuesday over unauthorized rock wall

September 23, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Christine Rizza of Samaritans South Coast said her group is providing operators training in LGBTQ+ issues.

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Health

After Trump Administration Ends LGBTQ+ Crisis Lifeline, Massachusetts Group Steps In to Help Youth in Crisis

With the federal shutdown of the 988 “press 3” service for LGBTQ+ youth, Samaritans South Coast and Rhode Island’s call center are expanding culturally competent training to fill the gap in suicide prevention care

September 23, 2025

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Paul C. Kelly Campos

“¡Que Diablos! Fausto,” a bilingual adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s play, “Doctor Faustus, ' will have eight performances across Rhode Island. (Left to right: Marina Tejada, Alexander Crespo-Rosario II, Mireya Hoffmans)

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Arts + Entertainment

Rhode Island Latino Arts Wins First Amendment Court Battle Against Trump-Era NEA Policy

A federal judge struck down a rule allowing the National Endowment for the Arts to disfavor projects tied to ‘gender ideology,’ siding with Rhode Island Latino Arts and three other groups in a case brought by the ACLU

September 23, 2025

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James Baumgartner

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Climate + Environment

Climate Change is Delaying Peak Fall Foliage. Here’s What to Expect This Year

From Providence parks to coastal byways, Rhode Island’s fall foliage season is about to burst into color — with peak leaf-peeping expected in mid-to-late October across the Ocean State

September 22, 2025

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Rachel Treisman

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Climate + Environment

D.C. Federal Judge Allows Revolution Wind Developers to Resume Work Off Rhode Island Coast

A federal judge blasted the Trump administration’s halt of the $5 billion offshore wind project as “arbitrary and capricious,” clearing the way for Ørsted to restart work on the 65 turbines already 80% complete

September 22, 2025

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Christopher Shea