URI being investigated by federal officials for possible civil rights violations
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is among 45 colleges across the U.S. that are now being investigated by the U.S. Department...
Report: Hydraulic fluid accidentally leaked into Seekonk River
PROVIDENCE – Officials are investigating an accidental leak that dispensed hydraulic fluid into the Seekonk River.
WPRI-TV CBS 12 reports the leak occurred near the...
Local communities keeping McCoy Stadium alive with donated seats
PAWTUCKET – Tradition and baseball are two things East Providence City Council President Robert P. Rodericks fully understands and appreciates.
Rodericks’ son, Bobby, leads the...
Two judges in mass firings cases order Trump administration to rehire...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Two federal judges handed down orders requiring President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary...
R.I.’s affordable rental housing shortage ranked ‘least severe’; advocates say more...
PROVIDENCE – A new study ranks Rhode Island's shortage of affordable rental housing less severe than other parts of the country. However, local advocates...
SEC filing of the week: Pangaea Logistics ends 2024 with a...
NEWPORT – Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. earned a profit of $29 million for 2024, a 10% increase from $26.3 million a year ago.
In its...
Should colleges lose federal funding because they allowed campus protests over...
Brown University is one of 60 colleges across the U.S. that have been put on notice by the U.S. Department of Education for possible...
Custom-built and redesigned Jamestown home sells for $2.8M
JAMESTOWN – A 3,900-square-foot home that was custom built in 1957 was recently redesigned and sold for $2.8 million, according to Mott & Chace...
Lawmakers introduce legislation to give Providence schools back to city this...
PROVIDENCE – Discussions about giving the Providence Public School District back to city control as soon as this summer have now reached the R.I....
THE HIGH-END REVIVAL: Sales of luxury homes rebound to record level...
Rhode Island’s real estate market was a big double-edged sword in 2024, and it’s not clear if that’s going to change anytime soon.
After a...