Some 110 low-income Providence families will be chosen by lottery to receive $500 dollars a month in a pilot program that Mayor Jorge Elorza joined nearly a year ago with a national group of mayors. … MORE
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Frontier adds 2 more destinations from Rhode Island airport
Frontier Airlines has established new routes from Rhode Island to Atlanta and Philadelphia, airport officials said.… MORE
Rhode Island Columbus statue vandalized by teens
Two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island. … MORE
McKee vetoes short-term rental registry to chagrin of some
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has vetoed legislation that would make property owners register with the state before listing short-term rentals through online lodging websites, to the chagrin of some concerned about the unregulated nature of the industry.… MORE
Historic Providence bridge remains sound even after fire
A historic Rhode Island drawbridge that has been stuck in the up position for decades remains structurally sound after a fire last month, state transportation officials said Thursday. … MORE
Residents displaced in apartment collapse assured of housing
Thirty nine families remained out of their apartments Thursday after a second floor walkway collapsed on Tuesday, the city declaring the Broad Street complex “unlivable.”… MORE
Groups challenge school start on High Holy Day
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Jewish groups, teachers and labor organizations and others take issue with a refusal by the Bristol Warren School committee to re-set the first day of school in September, which falls on a Jewish High Holy Day. Speakers gathered Thursday morning outside a Bristol synagogue to implore the school committee that…… MORE
Rhode Island researchers tag second white shark in season
Rhode Island researchers have tagged their second great white shark on the coast over the weekend. … MORE
Police discuss officers’ actions in Southside melee
Providence Police and the mayor Friday talked about the officer-worn body-cam footage released so far, showing a heated confrontation Tuesday between dozens of officers and scores of residents on the city’s Southside, calling some officers’ actions and language inappropriate, promising more video and accountability. … MORE
Lawmakers approve $13.1B budget, other bills to end session
Rhode Island lawmakers approved a $13.1 billion state budget and a host of other bills as they recessed for the summer late Thursday. … MORE
