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A free hop-on, hop-off trolley operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is shown on Memorial Avenue in Newport in July 2024.

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Community

Discover Newport, Episcopal Diocese Fund Free RIPTA Trolleys for Another Summer Season

May 22, 2025

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Christopher Shea

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Pressroom

Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio Awarded with Five Telly Awards

The media station and its partners received one Gold Telly, three Silver Tellys and one Bronze Telly

May 22, 2025

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Faythann Fallon

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Climate & Environment

WATCH: Mystic Aquarium Released Six Rehabilitated Gray Seals on Wuskenau Town Beach in Rhode Island

Entangled seals rescued from Block Island returned to their natural habitat following months of rehabilitation

May 22, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE

May 22, 2025

Megan Winton, senior scientist at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, and Greg Skomal, senior shark biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, talk with reporters about the latest research on white sharks off Cape Cod. Behind them is a model of the shark-head puppet used in the movie "Jaws," which is about 25 percent larger than a real white shark can grow to be.

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Climate & Environment

From “Jaws” to Jaw-Dropping Science: How Cape Cod Became a Hotbed for Great White Shark Research

Fifty years after “Jaws” sparked global fear, scientists on Cape Cod are using cutting-edge tech—from shark-mounted cameras to real-time trackers—to understand great whites like never before

May 22, 2025

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Jennette Barnes

Politics & Justice

Senate Panel Advances McKee Pick to Open PUC Seat

May 22, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Megan Mainzer, the McKinney-Vento liaison for Middletown Public Schools in Rhode Island, speaks with a young girl at the Island Oasis, a food and clothing pantry that's managed, in part, with federal grant money.

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Education

Educators Fear Their Homeless Students Could Become a Target for Trump Cuts

In southern Rhode Island, a ninth grader’s struggle with housing instability highlights how federal protections like McKinney-Vento help homeless students stay in school — even as those protections face an uncertain future

May 22, 2025

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Lee V. Gaines

May 22, 2025

Butler Hospital employees demonstrate on Blackstone Avenue near the hospital entrance in Providence on the first day of the strike on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

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Health

Providence Police Cite Three Striking Butler Workers, One Motorist for Noise Violations

$500 fines draw sharp criticism from ACLU and at least one legislator

May 22, 2025

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Alexander Castro

More intense rainstorms due to climate change can cause run-off into the bay.

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Climate & Environment

Rare May Nor’easter to Soak Rhode Island With Heavy Rain, High Winds Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

An unseasonable coastal storm is set to bring wind gusts over 40 mph and up to 2 inches of rain to Rhode Island and southern New England, as cold air and a strong jet stream fuel an unusual late-spring weather pattern

May 22, 2025

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Patrick Whittle