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Rhode Island House approves free college tuition pilot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a pilot program to provide tuition-free community college to in-state students. The Democratic-controlled House voted 62-...
Jun 22, 2017
De Niro at Brown graduation: Once inspiring, US now tragic dumb comedy
Photo by Lindsey Lerner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Robert De Niro says that “in movie terms,” the country was once “an inspiring uplifting drama” but now has turned into “a...
May 29, 2017
Ex-state employee sentenced for stealing government funds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island state employee has been sentenced to federal prison for altering computer files to steal more than $500,000 in benefits from the state’s unemploymen...
Apr 03, 2017
ACLU files class action lawsuit against Rhode Island over food stamp delays
photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News The troubled roll out with the Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), the state’s new computer system, has caused the Rhode I...
Dec 09, 2016
Real-time Interactive Map – The Presidential Race
Nov 08, 2016
“The King and I” is a delight at PPAC
ose Llana and Laura Michelle Kelly in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. Photo by Matthew Murphy. By Kimberly Harper PPAC continues its Broadway Series with the national tour of Rodgers...
Nov 02, 2016
Yelp names Providence’s ‘Kitchen’ best restaurant in RI
photo via Yelp Kitchen, located on Carpenter Street in Federal Hill, has been named the best restaurant in Rhode Island according to users of the rating website Yelp. Here are some sample user reviews...
Oct 17, 2016
RENT returns to Providence Performing Arts Center in April
The Company of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Photo: Carol Rosegg, 2016. The Providence Performing Arts Center announced Monday that tickets for the upcoming engagement of the RENT 20th Anniversary T...
Oct 17, 2016
Downtown Warren named one of the “Great Places in America”
photo of Warren via Wikimedia Commons. Downtown Warren, Rhode Island is one of the 15 “Great Places in America,” according to a new study by the American Planning Association. According to...
Oct 05, 2016
Repainted, the symbolic Rocky Point “arch” is unveiled
Visitors view the repainted arch at Rocky Point during its unveiling. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News The newly repainted arch at Rocky Point in Warwick was unveiled in a p...
Sep 26, 2016
