Providence Local News

The City of Providence and Rhode Island Energy have reached an agreement to share the $100,000 cost of cleaning a stormwater drain pipe on Public Street that has been leaking a diesel-like substance into Narragansett Bay since at least 2022. The pipe, blocked…

The City of Providence and Rhode Island Energy have reached an agreement to share the $100,000 cost of cleaning a stormwater drain pipe on Public Street that has been leaking a diesel-like substance into Narragansett Bay since 2022. The pipe, blocked by sedime…

The City of Providence and Rhode Island Energy have reached an agreement to share the $100,000 cost of cleaning a stormwater drain pipe on Public Street that has been leaking a diesel-like substance into Narragansett Bay since at least 2022. The pipe’s contami…

Hope & Main, a Rhode Island culinary nonprofit founded by Lisa Raiola, has opened a new food incubator called West End Kitchens in Providence. Established after Raiola’s personal battle with cancer, Hope & Main supports aspiring food entrepreneurs by p…

Rhode Island culinary nonprofit Hope & Main has opened a new culinary incubator, West End Kitchens, in Providence. Founded by Lisa Raiola, who was inspired by her own cancer experience to support food entrepreneurs, Hope & Main provides commercial kitc…

Hope & Main, a Rhode Island culinary nonprofit founded by Lisa Raiola, has opened a new culinary incubator called West End Kitchens in Providence. Raiola, who started the nonprofit after her own cancer battle highlighted the need for medically tailored mea…

The Trump administration has launched federal investigations into several prominent universities, including Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), over allegations of visa fraud related to international student exchange programs.…

Rhode Island District Court Chief Judge Jeanne LaFazia is retiring after more than 16 years of judicial service. As the court's first female chief judge, LaFazia has had a distinguished career marked by dedication and leadership. Throughout her tenure, she has…

Providence school buses are equipped with cameras to enforce traffic safety laws, specifically targeting drivers who illegally pass buses with flashing red lights. Rhode Island law, passed in 2025, mandates that all school buses have a live digital video viola…

"Death Cap," a poem by Gary J. Whitehead, reflects on the poignant experience of losing both parents within months during the 2020 pandemic, though not from Covid. The poem captures the atmosphere of their longtime home in Rumford, which had become dusty and c…

A civil lawsuit stemming from a 2023 assault on a Rhode Island Hospital nurse has been settled following the trial. The nurse had been seriously injured during the attack, which garnered significant attention. During the trial, jurors viewed video footage of t…

Brown University students organized a rally on Thursday to protest sexual violence and demand greater accountability from their institution. The demonstration was sparked by renewed attention to a gang rape investigation at Cornell University, highlighting bro…