RI federal judge extends temporary restraining order against Trump funding freeze
The case is scheduled to reconvene in-person at the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island on Feb. 21, at the request of several ...
Providence will be the backdrop to upcoming hearing in federal funding freeze lawsuit
Attorneys offered a glimpse of what’s to come in the federal lawsuit challenging the federal funding freeze during a virtual ...
‘Unfortunate reality’: Local pantry runs out of food
“We have the unfortunate reality today,” the nonprofit wrote in the post. “Our Food Pantry at 12 Abbott Park Place, Providence is empty. We have no food to serve the people of Rhode Island.” ...
Providence basketball fades down stretch. Here's what happened vs. Creighton
Friars were scoreless in final 3:41 and shot just 3-of-16 in final 9 minutes. PC falls to 5-7 in Big East play ...
Who was Heather Boisvert? What we know about missing RI woman whose remains were ID'd.
Two walkers found Boisvert's remains in a wooded area off Gadoury Avenue and Eisenhower Street in Coventry, near the Truman ...
'These are human lives': Support lines up behind bill to cut emergency shelter red tape.
Shekarchi's bill would create a new type of emergency shelter units, called SAVE Units, under the state's building code that ...
R.I. health centers say difficulty accessing federal funding has been ‘very disruptive’
Congressman Seth Magaziner called the disruption of federal funding under the Trump administration “dangerous and totally ...
'Not an option for me': Fear, uncertainty as immigrants in RI face deportation threat
Rumors – often unverified – of ICE operations in Rhode Island are not helping assuage fears. AMOR provides support and resources through a hotline in Spanish and English. Lorenzo said undocumented ...
Could leaf blowers be banned in Providence?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Councilors are again considering an ordinance banning noisy lawn equipment. The ordinance dates back to 2021 when a proposal restricting some gas-powered lawn equipment, like ...
‘Newborns and mothers will both be very sick and many will die’: Dismantling of USAID halts orders for R.I. company
The Trump administration is targeting an aid agency that funds customers of Maternova, which makes and distributes medical ...