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22+ hour, 59+ min ago  (161+ words) EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Two doctors are asking a judge to force their son-in-law to allow them to see their only grandchild, Laila, who they said is their last connection to their late daughter. Laila's mother, Shahrzad "Sherry" Naso, died in…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (355+ words) New housing starts in Rhode Island jumped more than 40% last year, Gov. Dan Mc Kee's office said Thursday, April 16. Rhode Island cities and towns issued building permits for 3, 778 residential units in 2025, according to data in an annual report released by…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago  (519+ words) Tax Day has come and gone." But just before filings were due to the Internal Revenue Service and the state Division of Taxation, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO asked Gov. Dan Mc Kee's administration to reimburse public service workers who had…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (546+ words) A federal court judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Rhode Island for the state's unredacted voter rolls, ahead of President Donald Trump's move to create a national voter list. Secretary of State Gregg Amore offered to provide voter names,…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago  (235+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " The Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles is warning of a "new surge in fraudulent text messages" targeting Rhode Islanders. Warwick resident William Mc Carthy knows someone who fell for the text message phishing scheme. "I would love…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago  (706+ words) Admission to the museum is free, according to the museum's website. On April 4, the African American Museum of Rhode Island opened, welcoming hundreds of community members. Located at 500 Broad Street, the museum " which is one of the first of its…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (388+ words) Longing for simpler times " or maybe they just seemed that way because we were too young to know better " we decided to find some old-school fun. A bit of online digging revealed that retro amusement (even all-you-can-play pinball) is alive…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1075+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " City councilors gave final passage in a 9-6 vote to a controversial rent stabilization ordinance on Thursday night, which Mayor Brett Smiley has already promised to veto. "The council took action to protect renters and their families in the…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago  (357+ words) U. S. District Court Judge Mary Mc Elroy sided with Rhode Island's top election officials and civil rights advocates, writing that federal law does not permit the U. S. Department of Justice "to conduct the kind of fishing expedition it seeks here." In an…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (348+ words) On Tax Day, the president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO is calling on the Mc Kee administration to reimburse public service workers "who had to, or may have to," refile their taxes because of a series of several payroll glitches....