R.I. getting $1M to strengthen 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving a $1 million federal grant to strengthen the state’s suicide prevention efforts.
The funding will support the 988 suicide and crisis...
URI students create nonpartisan election information website
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two University of Rhode Island students have launched an independent website designed to provide voters with information about candidates running for...
Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for 1st time in 3...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly...
Cost pressure, labor crunch still weigh on hospitality despite consumer spending
WARWICK – Rhode Island hospitality businesses should not expect significant relief from elevated costs and labor crunches next year, even as consumers continue to...
Guckian confirmed as GOP gubernatorial nominee; primary turnout cracks 20%
A review of three close primaries by the R.I. Board of Elections did not change the winner in any of them, Miguel Nunez, elections...
Kent County YMCA names new executive director
WARWICK – Dominique “Dom” Doiron, who was named the interim executive director of the Kent County YMCA in August, is now the branch's permanent...
Carpionato Group announces leadership transition
JOHNSTON – Two longtime executives of the Carpionato Group LLC are stepping down.
CEO and President Kelly MacArthur Coates and Angelo Marocco, the company's outside...
‘It’s a statewide celebration of ideas’: R.I. Startup Week returns Sept....
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Startup Week returns to the Ocean State for the fifth straight year beginning Sept. 18.
This year’s event features more than 60 events through Sept. 25...
Cybertruck owners take a heavy toll on the Pell Bridge. And...
Gresh Laing’s 2024 Tesla Cybertruck gets plenty of attention on Rhode Island’s roads. Most of it isn’t friendly.
“I get more middle fingers and thumbs-downs...
Study: R.I. workforce faces moderate AI job disruption risk
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s workforce faces a moderate risk of disruption from artificial intelligence, with 2.76% of workers employed in occupations considered highly exposed...
