GLP-1s have been lauded as a weight loss treatment. But a first-in-the-nation pilot from a Providence-based nonprofit shows their potential to treat cravings of a different sort.
For decades, Woonsocket's sewage incinerator has been a literal dumping ground for the region's waste. With patience wearing thin among residents, the rest of the state faces a stinky situation.
Rhode Island's Vietnam veterans gave their youth and their lives in a controversial war. An effort to honor them among Providence's war memorials has languished in bureaucracy.
Since 2021, Rhode Island has tried to tackle its housing shortage by relaxing zoning laws and encouraging new builds, but the results are sluggish. Our reporter, Ellen Liberman, takes a look at what's holding the state back.
Across the state, schools, small businesses, hospitals and more are reeling from the impact of the president's slashing of the federal budget. Can these institutions survive without government support?
Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed legislation overhauling the state's Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. But advocates and lawyers fear the new law doesn't go far enough.
