Providence hired Kim English on Thursday as its next basketball coach, quickly moving to fill the opening left after Ed Cooley left to take the job at Big East rival Georgetown.… MORE
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Seniors outline their agenda for top RI legislative leaders
Members of the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island spelled out their priorities for House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick Ruggerio on Wednesday.… MORE
Rhode Island probing possible contamination of drug evidence
Investigators are reviewing hundreds of criminal cases in Rhode Island that could be undermined by the possible contamination of evidence at the state health department’s forensic chemistry lab, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday.… MORE
Cooley resigns as PC coach, heading to Georgetown
After 12 years as head men’s basketball coach, Ed Cooley resigned on Monday amid reports he is poised to sign as coach at Georgetown.… MORE
Middletown police probe 'suspicious' death
Police in Middletown are treating the death of a well-known local photographer as suspicious, and they are awaiting autopsy reports before offering any further information.… MORE
Magaziner, union leaders press for labor bill
Congressman Seth Magaziner rallied union leaders and members Thursday outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Warwick for passage of a bill called the “Protect the Right to Organize”, or PRO Act.… MORE
RI launches effort to restart Medicaid renewals
The McKee administration Thursday outlined its plan for the state to restart Medicaid renewals, starting on April 1, in line with federal government requirements.… MORE
Researchers document 55 more white sharks in Cape Cod waters
The scientific nonprofit that tracks the white shark population in Cape Cod waters identified 55 sharks never before documented in the area during its most recent research season, but experts say that’s no reason for tourists who flock to the vacation hotspot every summer to be afraid of going in the water.… MORE
NOAA research facility to move to Rhode Island
Rhode Island lands a big new government facility that is being moved from Virginia.… MORE
Woman who pretended to be sick Marine gets nearly 6 years
A former social worker at a Rhode Island veterans’ hospital who used stolen patient information to brazenly pass herself off as a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer and fraudulently collect nearly $300,000 in benefits, charitable contributions, and donations was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison.… MORE
