2+ week, 5+ day ago   (879+ words) A two-week trip to Providence last summer convinced Ben Shanahan, campaign manager for Providence Democratic mayoral nominee David Morales, to leave his Philadelphia home for a year to unseat an incumbent mayor in little Rhode Island. Staying at Morales' Elmhurst…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1127+ words) Two social service professionals, familiar with providing the right supports to freshly traumatized children and families, texted each other as they geared up to respond to the mass shooting at Brown University. "I wanted her to tell me it wasn't…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1762+ words) Debris from crumbling tile blows in the river's breeze along the Providence Riverwalk as signs fade in the blazing sun and plaques tarnish, becoming unreadable. People walk by these timeworn displays every day, not sparing a minute to look at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (85+ words) A failed attempt to disable a Cranston Flock camera highlights growing resistance to the crime-fighting devices. As Flock cameras spread across RI, opposition is growing fast The draw for the two vandals was a license plate-reading camera atop a pole…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (415+ words) While millions of viewers have loved the first season of "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," some Rhode Islanders have slammed the show online for not showing the Ocean State at its best. But one group has a different early…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (664+ words) While Providence isn't one of the 11 American cities hosting World Cup games, a quick walk around the Rhode Island State House wouldn't show it. The PVD FanZone in Station Park opened on Thursday, June 11. It is ready to receive a…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (86+ words) Accurately aiming a gun with older "iron" sights always involved a slightly less-focused view of the targeted person. RI police have a new approach. How a green dot is changing the way RI police officers fire their guns Generations of…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (107+ words) The Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed legislation to allow victims of clergy sex abuse to sue the institutions that failed to protect them. The bill provides a two-year window for victims to... Clergy sex abuse bill passes RI Senate on…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (342+ words) Gaspee Point is arguably the nicest beach within a short drive of Providence – but many people don't realize it's open to the public. Here's our guide to visiting one of Warwick's best-kept secrets. Gaspee Point is home to a private…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (98+ words) John O’Brien, policy and partnership specialist with The Nature Conservancy, who’d been talking with fish biologists at the DEM about ways to make herring counts more efficient, heard of the research... Conservationists find an unlikely ally to save RI's river…...