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UConn flexes championship pedigree; rallies against Providence in OT
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (599+ words) PROVIDENCE " Ryan Mela went to the Cirque du Soleil. His wrap-around, up-and-under layup had Providence's visitors ready to call it a game. That was it for Providence " it needed to end there for the Friars " and Dan Hurley certainly thought…...
Former RI conman who faked his death sentenced in Utah rape. How long he'll serve.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) A Utah judge sentenced Nicholas Alahverdian to five years to life in prison for the rape of a 26-year-old Salt Lake County woman in 2008. Former RI conman who faked his death sentenced in Utah rape. How long he'll serve. A…...
RI may end coverage of weight-loss drugs for Medicaid as GLP-1 costs soar
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) In its budget request for the year starting July 1, 2026, the state Executive Office of Health and Services said GLP-1 expenses for weight loss in the Medicaid program rose 400% in the two years that ... RI may end coverage of weight-loss drugs…...
How much do RI hospital charge for procedures? How we analyzed the data
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (79+ words) The Providence Journal used that pricing data to analyze 19 billing codes at 10 of the state's acute-care hospitals. Hospitals across Rhode Island are required by federal and state law to post their medical pricing data, including the negotiated prices for procedures…...
How can I get a low-number license plate? Ask the RI DMV
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (157+ words) A: Below are the Governor's Preferred plates and the registrations that are available in each plate type. This is where the low-numbered plates come from, and every Rhode Island resident is eligible to put in a request for one. This information,…...
'Adventurous' RI dentist gives falcon a 'nose job' and saves its life
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (213+ words) When a peregrine falcon with a broken beak showed up, dentist Rachael Gilardetti used her dental skills to perform a life-saving repair ... 'Adventurous' RI dentist gives falcon a 'nose job' and saves its life It was the first time Congress…...
How RI's Superintendent of the Year Ana Riley is preparing for the future
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (108+ words) "We have to be engaged in the voices that continue to protect public education," she said of the evolving role of school superintendents. How RI's Superintendent of the Year Ana Riley is preparing for the future What's better than being…...
Drug discount program regulations in RI go into effect after judge denies big pharma suit
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) A new law regulating a federal drug discount program in Rhode Island went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after a District Court judge denied a preliminary injunction requested by a pharmaceutical manufacturer. The program, established in 1992, allows qualifying medical facilities…...
She flew more than 900 miles. Baby bald eagle's flight to RI, was an 'amazing journey"
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1169+ words) NORTH KINGSTOWN " Only a few months old, a bald eagle flew more than 900 miles from Wisconsin to Rhode Island, where she was found in August, "dehydrated, thin and weak," on the side of a road in Warwick. "I think the…...
Patients are being 'dumped' and left at RI hospitals for months, even years. Why?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (89+ words) Due to a complex set of factors, long-term care facilities routinely refuse to let patients return after they are admitted to the hospital. When John Albanese's 94-year-old mother fell and broke her nose at her assisted living facility in Warwick…...