Seven people were injured during a Saturday afternoon melee between rival motorcycle clubs in a Massachusetts city.… MORE
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Advocates call on RI to do more to help homeless
Homeless advocates rallied outside Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee’s State House office Thursday, calling on the Democrat to do more to provide permanent shelter for a growing number of homeless people as winter shelters are about to close and more people face homelessness.… MORE
Head of Rhode Island hospital group announces retirement
The head of Rhode Island’s second-largest hospital group announced Wednesday that he will retire early next year.… MORE
Scientists renew efforts to find ship torched by colonists
A new effort is underway to find the remains of a British ship that Rhode Island colonists burned 250 years ago, marine archaeologists and state officials announced Tuesday.… MORE
Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
A man found floating on a raft off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with killing his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate.… MORE
Senators press to cap insulin costs
Rhode Island’s two Democratic U.S. senators called for a cap on the cost of insulin on Monday.… MORE
URI establishes scholarship program for Indigenous students
The University of Rhode Island has established a scholarship program that this year is helping 15 citizens of the Narragansett Indian Tribe pay for their educations, the university announced Monday.… MORE
Haul of Atlantic cod, once abundant, reaches new low
One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the fishery still have a long way to go. … MORE
Six candidates for RI governor appear at forum
In a first chance to see the leading candidates for governor on stage together, five Democrats and one Republican fielded questions Thursday at a forum hosted by a business group at a luncheon in Warwick.… MORE
Boston firefighters pull hurt worker from collapsed building
Firefighters in Boston worked for more than three hours to rescue an injured construction worker after part of a historic power plant collapsed Wednesday while being redeveloped.… MORE
