A Providence 2-bedroom apartment costs half my income. Policymakers seem to live in another...
I’m a 31-year-old single professional, born and raised in Providence. Having spent more than half of my life shifting through foster care, I now work full-time for the State of Rhode Island and have over a decade of human and public service experience. And yet, despite my steady income and deep roots in this...
State police reassign key investigator in Karen Read case
Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, a key investigator in the Karen Read case, has been transferred to another Massachusetts State Police role.
Cleanups continue in RI after severe thunderstorm
Power has been restored for most Rhode Islanders as of Saturday evening, but clean ups of debris continue after Thursday's severe thunderstorms.
Police Log: Lasers & Lots of Eggs, DUIs
8:58 a.m. – Police checked on a dead turtle floating in the pond off Twin Pond Road but were unable to grab it because it had floated out of range. 10 a.m. – Police arrested a South Kingstown woman, 51, on two misdemeanor domestic violence charges after she turned herself into the station after police called her...
Another Commission Created to Again Study Bottle Bill
PROVIDENCE — The bottle bill is dead. Long live the bottle bill?. As lawmakers debated the budget that would bring the session to a close this year, General Assembly leaders pulled the plug on the bottle for the next 18 months. Instead, House Speaker Joe Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Senate...
NATIONAL BALLISTICS DATA BASE RI
STATE HOUSE — Legislation introduced by Rep. Jennifer Boylan and Senate Majority Whip David P. Tikoian that will aid law enforcement in solving gun-related crimes by taking advantage of a national ballistics analysis database was signed into law Wednesday. This legislation (2025-H 5130A, 2025-S 0059A) requires police...
Massachusetts kid granted ‘Make-A-Wish’ in the Midstate
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — While many kids who are granted a ‘Make-A-Wish’ go to Disney, one Massachusetts kid wished to visit part of the Midstate. Lochlan Brown of Plainville, Mass. was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2023 when he was just eleven years old. “It was a tumor on the pituitary,” said his mom, […]
Fall River police: Man shot while driving on I-195
Fall River police are investigating after a man was shot in the shoulder while driving early Saturday morning.
Providence Metro Ranks Poorly for Most Educated Cities in America
The Providence metro area ranks poorly in a study released this week that compares the education levels of cities across the country. To determine where the most educated Americans are choosing to settle down, a new study compared the 150 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across 11 key metrics....
It took being pulled over in New Hampshire, but Mark Patinkin has learned a...
It is probably not a good idea to announce in a newspaper that my car registration has lapsed. And that it’s, um, possible I’m still driving. Without papers. But here’s why I’m admitting it. I'd get a new registration yesterday if I could. But the DMV is booked. It turns out that since COVID, you need a reservation...
