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Through a summer internship in the Biocontrol Lab, Andrew Swiader is helping rear the tiny wasps that could offer a natural defense to protect crops. (URI Photo / Anna Gray)

URI student from Greenville helps raise tiny wasps with big mission

KINGSTON, R.I. – A baby nasal aspirator isn’t exactly what comes to mind when one pictures biotech research tools. But for University of Rhode Island biotechnology student Andrew Swiader, it’s become an essential piece of scientific equipment. In URI’s Biocontrol…
September 1, 2026

New traffic pattern coming Friday night on I-295 North

Starting Friday night, Aug. 28, at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift all travel lanes to the right on I-295 North on the bridge where it passes over the Pawtuxet River, just after…
August 27, 2026
A Flock Safety camera on Broad Street at the Cumberland/Central Falls line. This one was still in place as of Wednesday.

McKee orders review of license plate-reading cameras

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Dan McKee has called for a statewide pause on the installation and activation of any new automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and ordered a comprehensive 60-day review aimed at establishing uniform statewide standards governing the use…
August 18, 2026

Clean Water Action announces round one of candidate endorsements

Representatives from Clean Water Action say they’re excited to announce their first round of candidate endorsements for both the House and Senate in Rhode Island. The candidates endorsed have demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental priorities during a critical period, states…
July 24, 2026

Wanted RI fugitive caught 20 years later

Rhode Island State Police announced on Thursday evening that after more than 20 years on the run, one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives is now in custody. Ronald Fischer was arrested without incident after his boat was intercepted off…
July 16, 2026
Michael Cook with his students.

Teacher of the Year Cook has URI, northern RI connections

Rhode Island’s new Teacher of the Year, Michael Cook, got his start teaching in Burrillville before moving to a district closer to home.  “Those early morning University of Rhode Island rowing practices have stood Michael Cook ’02 in good stead,”…
July 6, 2026

Power couple donates to RI Community Food Bank

PROVIDENCE – In honor of their upcoming nuptials, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made “an extraordinary donation of $1 million to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank,” the organization announced on Thursday. “We were thrilled to learn of this unexpected gift, which comes at a…
July 3, 2026

United Way pushes deadline for utility assistance

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island has pushed back the deadline to apply for utility bill assistance through the Good Neighbor Energy Fund by an additional month as increasing numbers of Rhode Islanders struggle with high energy costs. The fund will…
July 3, 2026
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