A long row of shovels grasped by officials, a National Guard brass band and a “Viking” mascot all played their parts in a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for a new building to replace the more than half-century old Rogers High School in Newport.… MORE
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News The state Department of Education said on Wednesday that it would take steps to bolster civics education in Rhode Island, in agreement with plaintiffs who lost a lawsuit brought by students and parents who said schools in the state had failed to prepare them to participate as citizens. The lawsuit,…… MORE
Three firearms bills, including a ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, are headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Rhode Island Senate.… MORE
A Rhode Island man convicted of fatally shooting another man during a traffic confrontation on Halloween night in 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison, prosecutors said.… MORE
A city councilor in Boston is proposing the Massachusetts capital acknowledge and apologize for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. … MORE
Massachusetts is distributing another 2 million COVID-19 free testing kits this week, state health officials said Monday.… MORE
Two firefighters were injured battling a blaze at a vacant Rhode Island home early Monday morning, officials said.… MORE
A taste of New Orleans came to Providence Friday night as two musical mainstays from the Crescent City, Kermit Ruffins and the Rebirth Brass Band headlined the first night of PVDFest, the three-day festival of music and art, food and culture that is making a comeback after a COVID-enforced shutdown. … MORE
The Rhode Island House approved bills Friday that would ban firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age for buying guns, and prohibit loaded rifles and shotguns from being carried in public.… MORE
A $13.6 billion state budget passed the finance committee in the Rhode Island House late Thursday, sending it to the chamber floor for a vote next week.… MORE
