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A home under construction in Providence’s Silver Lake neighborhood in May 2026. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)

Audit of Rhode Island’s housing office finds missing records, expired grants and oversight gaps

BY CHRISTOPHER SHEA – OCTOBER 12, 2026 This story was reported by The Rhode Island Current. Two years after federal monitors found numerous problems with how grant money was tracked and spent by state housing officials, a new audit echoes many…

October 14, 2026

Local professor assessing impact of dollar stores on food purchases

KINGSTON, R.I. – With food prices on the rise, dollar stores have played an increasingly important role in food retail, especially for low-income Americans and those living in areas with limited access to healthy foods. Wenhui Feng, an assistant professor…

September 12, 2026

Foulkes, Guckian win primaries; Matos emerges victorious

By Ethan Shorey Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes trounced incumbent Gov. Dan McKee across the state and beat him in every community Wednesday, taking home 79,770 votes, or 62.44 percent, to McKee’s 47,983 votes, or 37.56 percent. Those numbers were similar…

September 9, 2026

The Pizza Principal visits Twins Pizza; project now at 90 percent funding

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Staff at Twins Pizza & Family Restaurant posted on Tuesday afternoon that film crews were there to capture footage for the feature documentary “The Pizza Principal,” the first of the broader RI Docs project from filmmaker Kirk…

September 8, 2026

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

Poll: Most Rhode Islanders feel health costs too high; residents offer opinions on politicians, news consumption

KINGSTON, R.I. – While most Rhode Islanders are satisfied with how healthcare is delivered in the state, they feel more should be done to make it more affordable to everyone, according to a new public opinion poll from researchers at…

September 1, 2026

Jamie Coelho during a June book signing at Maven's Delicatessen in Pawtucket.

A year after launching book all about Ocean State’s food scene, Coelho ready for more

PAWTUCKET – One year and 20 or more events later, Rhode Island Monthly’s Jamie Coelho says her first book is doing exactly what she intended it to: let others in on the delicious discoveries she’s made all over this beautiful…

August 30, 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

The Flock Safety camera on Broad Street at the Cumberland/Central Falls line.

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

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