Rhode Island State Crime Lab reports issue regarding firearms examinations
(WJAR) - Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory announced Tuesday that it has recently found a nonconformity with lab standards within the firearms and toolmarks...
New State-Record Mahi Caught in Rhode Island
In late August, the crew of Maridee Charters out of Narragansett, Rhode Island, along with repeat client Karl Mohr, set a new state record...
Rhode Island Parrot Rescue is a Lifeline for Exotic Birds in Need
The sound is almost literally ear-splitting, a nonstop cacophony of screeches and squawks, chirps and whistles. That din is music to Corrie Butler's ears....
Rhode Island awarded $8.5 million for maternal, infant health
The Rhode Island Department of Health has announced that the state has been awarded $8.5 million to improve the health of babies and mothers....
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern is a server and bartender at a brewery in downtown Boston. McGovern also works for One Fair Wage, the organization backing...
RI is in need of primary care providers. Commission begins task to see if...
PROVIDENCE – On paper, Rhode Island’s primary care landscape looks healthy. The Ocean State ranks in the top five states for...
DUI arrest efforts in RI ramped up over holiday weekend
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Police throughout Rhode Island increased their efforts of cracking down on DUIs over Labor Day weekend. “We’d...
Rhode Island Jewish community plans to honor hostages found dead in Gaza
The news of six Israeli hostages found dead in a tunnel Gaza sent shockwaves across the globe, including Southern New England. President and CEO...
As state lawmakers look to boost housing, zoning remains a pitched political battle in...
Standing on Broad Street in Cumberland, Jennifer Hawkins looks up at the former St. Patrick's Church. Hawkins leads the nonprofit developer ONE Neighborhood Builders,...
8-year-old “hero” credited for helping dad in an emergency
The boy's dad fell off the roof of a backyard shed at their Rhode Island home. Eight-year-old Nova found his dad on the ground,...
