Rhode Island’s governor signed legislation Wednesday making the state the 19th in the nation to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, an issue that some lawmakers have been working on for years.… MORE
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Massive blaze damages newly renovated Newport hotel
Three firefighters were injured battling a major fire at a recently renovated hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, fire officials said.… MORE
Fauci urges college grads to stand against disinformation
Dr. Anthony Fauci urged graduates of Roger Williams University on Friday to fight what he called the “normalization of untruths,” which has become a growing and more troubling problem during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
Census review helps explain why RI did not lose a Congressional seat
Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade, according to figures from a survey the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.… MORE
Baby Formula Resource Guide
As federal officials work to resolve the current national baby formula shortage, The Rhode Island Department of Health is providing guidance and resources to families being affected. “There are some precautions that families being impacted by the formula shortage should take to help keep their infants healthy and safe,” said Interim Director of Health James…… MORE
PC Coach Cooley given key to the city
Providence College men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley was given the key to the city of Providence Tuesday, in an after-school ceremony.… MORE
Lawmakers revise bill to legalize recreational marijuana
Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly.… MORE
Bipartisan push for legislation that would criminalize sex with underage students
With just weeks remaining in the legislative session, lawmakers Monday said they are in a race to pass bills that would criminalize sexual relations between adults and underage teenagers.… MORE
Vandals strike Marine bombing memorial in Providence
A memorial in Providence to nine U.S. Marines from Rhode Island who were killed in the 1983 terrorist bombing of their barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Marines was vandalized over the weekend.… MORE
K-9 featured in Netflix’s ‘Rescued by Ruby’ euthanized
A Rhode Island dog whose inspiring story of going from shelter dog to lifesaving police K-9 became the subject of a recent Netflix movie has been euthanized.… MORE
