The Public's Radio and WBUR PartnershipThe Public’s Radio in Rhode Island and WBUR have a partnership in which the news organizations collaborate and share stories.Group interrupts book reading in Providence with Nazi imageryThe Red Ink Community Library — a nonprofit library, reading room and organizing space in Providence’s Mt. Hope neighborhood — said the group interrupted an event celebrating the 174th anniversary...Local CoverageFeb 22, 2022Biden to send military personnel to help hospitals in Rhode Island as COVID-19 cases surgeStarting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin arriving to help mitigate staffing crunches at hospitals across the country, including Rhode Island. HealthJan 13, 2022Advertisement A Last Defense For Thousands Facing Eviction In R.I. And Mass. Will Expire This WeekendThe federal moratorium on evictions expires July 31, exposing thousands of families in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to removal from their homes after they fell behind on rent during the...Local CoverageJul 30, 2021Domestic Violence Advocates Describe Increased Demand For Support Services During PandemicRhode Island saw a surge in calls to domestic violence helplines in 2020, as people were directed to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As much of the...PlayLocal Coverage05:11May 14, 2021Language, Socioeconomic Barriers Make Getting Shots To Vulnerable R.I. Residents ‘A Marathon, Not A Sprint’Health officials in Rhode Island are working to make vaccine distribution more equitable. They’ve produced outreach videos in multiple languages, lowered the age criteria for some hard-hit zip codes, and...PlayLocal Coverage07:55Mar 5, 2021Hundreds From Across R.I. Sign Up For COVID-19 Shots Meant For Hard-Hit NeighborhoodsMore than 70% of the people vaccinated at a clinic intended for residents of a Providence neighborhood with many immigrants and essential workers over a week in mid-February were seniors...PlayLocal Coverage04:52Mar 4, 2021Young Adults Are Struggling With Mental Illness. A New Rhode Island Center Wants To Intervene EarlierYoung people in the U.S. face a lot of mental health challenges, and the pandemic has made the situation worse. A new mental health center in Newport, R.I. hopes to...PlayLocal Coverage05:08Mar 1, 2021University of Rhode Island Asks 58 Greek Life Members To Quarantine Or Go HomeThe three students who tested positive for the virus have moved out of the Greek houses and “been placed in isolation,” the university said in an email.Local CoverageSep 21, 2020A Dozen Bats Quarantine In Wildlife Rehabilitator's Portsmouth House Amid Concerns Over COVID-19For months, Fletcher has been the only person to care for, or even see the bats — so the animals could only be infected if she herself unknowingly had COVID-19...Local CoverageSep 21, 2020Providence College Orders All Students To Stay At Home; 120 Students Test Positive For COVID-19Over the course of two days this week, 84 students at Providence College tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting school officials Thursday night to issue a stay-at-home order for all...Local CoverageSep 21, 2020Surf’s Up In Rhode Island’s South CountyWith COVID-19 sending people outdoors and in search of socially distant recreation, more people are discovering and rediscovering surfing in southern Rhode Island.PlayLocal Coverage03:30Sep 7, 2020In Rhode Island, A Classic Local Pastime Draws New Fans Hungry For A Game During COVID-19Professional sporting events are in short supply around much of the world, but polo is in full swing in Newport this summer — with masks and social distancing.PlayLocal Coverage05:31Aug 21, 2020In R.I., Police Brutality Protesters Storm Providence Place Mall, Set Cop Car On FireCrowds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Providence Monday night and early Tuesday morning to call for justice for George Floyd, storming the Providence Place Mall. Some broke...Local CoverageJun 2, 2020She Fought To Keep COVID-19 Out Of Her Nursing Home. Then, She Got Sick.At Rhode Island nursing homes, experts say a lack of available testing overshadowed the efforts of staff in preventing the virus’ spread. Lakesha Lopez took every precaution but still ended...Local CoverageMay 17, 2020Gannett Cuts Regional Newsroom Jobs After Recent FurloughsSeveral jobs have been cut at The Providence Journal, Fall River Herald News and New Bedford Standard-Times as the pandemic has worsened the financial strain for media organizations debilitated by...Local CoverageMay 11, 2020Rhode Island Reopens Saturday, But Governor Warns ‘Do Not Try To Outfox The Virus’Gov. Gina Raimondo said people need to wear masks in public places and remember to respect the five person limit on social gatherings.Local CoverageMay 9, 2020Rhode Island Stay-At-Home Order Lifts SaturdayGov. Gina Raimondo said it’s critical that social distancing and proper care still be taken as the economy begins to reopen. Local CoverageMay 8, 2020City Council Blames Oversight Issues For Fall River Pot Shop CongestionWhen the only recreational marijuana facility in Fall River opened less than a year ago, it was heralded as an economic boom for the city. But complaints about traffic, noise...Local CoverageDec 23, 2019Fall River Revising Policies Following Unexplained Charges On Mayor's Credit CardFall River’s finance department is implementing new policies in the wake of a review by The Public’s Radio of mayor Jasiel Correia’s credit card charges while in office.PlayLocal Coverage03:41Nov 22, 2019Fall River City Council Hires Law Firm To Enforce Order To Oust MayorThe decision to hire legal counsel came after Correia refused to temporarily step down as mayor following the emergency order, saying the vote had no legs to stand on.Local CoverageSep 19, 2019Next Page
Group interrupts book reading in Providence with Nazi imageryThe Red Ink Community Library — a nonprofit library, reading room and organizing space in Providence’s Mt. Hope neighborhood — said the group interrupted an event celebrating the 174th anniversary...Local CoverageFeb 22, 2022
Biden to send military personnel to help hospitals in Rhode Island as COVID-19 cases surgeStarting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin arriving to help mitigate staffing crunches at hospitals across the country, including Rhode Island. HealthJan 13, 2022
A Last Defense For Thousands Facing Eviction In R.I. And Mass. Will Expire This WeekendThe federal moratorium on evictions expires July 31, exposing thousands of families in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to removal from their homes after they fell behind on rent during the...Local CoverageJul 30, 2021
Domestic Violence Advocates Describe Increased Demand For Support Services During PandemicRhode Island saw a surge in calls to domestic violence helplines in 2020, as people were directed to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As much of the...PlayLocal Coverage05:11May 14, 2021
Language, Socioeconomic Barriers Make Getting Shots To Vulnerable R.I. Residents ‘A Marathon, Not A Sprint’Health officials in Rhode Island are working to make vaccine distribution more equitable. They’ve produced outreach videos in multiple languages, lowered the age criteria for some hard-hit zip codes, and...PlayLocal Coverage07:55Mar 5, 2021
Hundreds From Across R.I. Sign Up For COVID-19 Shots Meant For Hard-Hit NeighborhoodsMore than 70% of the people vaccinated at a clinic intended for residents of a Providence neighborhood with many immigrants and essential workers over a week in mid-February were seniors...PlayLocal Coverage04:52Mar 4, 2021
Young Adults Are Struggling With Mental Illness. A New Rhode Island Center Wants To Intervene EarlierYoung people in the U.S. face a lot of mental health challenges, and the pandemic has made the situation worse. A new mental health center in Newport, R.I. hopes to...PlayLocal Coverage05:08Mar 1, 2021
University of Rhode Island Asks 58 Greek Life Members To Quarantine Or Go HomeThe three students who tested positive for the virus have moved out of the Greek houses and “been placed in isolation,” the university said in an email.Local CoverageSep 21, 2020
A Dozen Bats Quarantine In Wildlife Rehabilitator's Portsmouth House Amid Concerns Over COVID-19For months, Fletcher has been the only person to care for, or even see the bats — so the animals could only be infected if she herself unknowingly had COVID-19...Local CoverageSep 21, 2020
Providence College Orders All Students To Stay At Home; 120 Students Test Positive For COVID-19Over the course of two days this week, 84 students at Providence College tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting school officials Thursday night to issue a stay-at-home order for all...Local CoverageSep 21, 2020
Surf’s Up In Rhode Island’s South CountyWith COVID-19 sending people outdoors and in search of socially distant recreation, more people are discovering and rediscovering surfing in southern Rhode Island.PlayLocal Coverage03:30Sep 7, 2020
In Rhode Island, A Classic Local Pastime Draws New Fans Hungry For A Game During COVID-19Professional sporting events are in short supply around much of the world, but polo is in full swing in Newport this summer — with masks and social distancing.PlayLocal Coverage05:31Aug 21, 2020
In R.I., Police Brutality Protesters Storm Providence Place Mall, Set Cop Car On FireCrowds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Providence Monday night and early Tuesday morning to call for justice for George Floyd, storming the Providence Place Mall. Some broke...Local CoverageJun 2, 2020
She Fought To Keep COVID-19 Out Of Her Nursing Home. Then, She Got Sick.At Rhode Island nursing homes, experts say a lack of available testing overshadowed the efforts of staff in preventing the virus’ spread. Lakesha Lopez took every precaution but still ended...Local CoverageMay 17, 2020
Gannett Cuts Regional Newsroom Jobs After Recent FurloughsSeveral jobs have been cut at The Providence Journal, Fall River Herald News and New Bedford Standard-Times as the pandemic has worsened the financial strain for media organizations debilitated by...Local CoverageMay 11, 2020
Rhode Island Reopens Saturday, But Governor Warns ‘Do Not Try To Outfox The Virus’Gov. Gina Raimondo said people need to wear masks in public places and remember to respect the five person limit on social gatherings.Local CoverageMay 9, 2020
Rhode Island Stay-At-Home Order Lifts SaturdayGov. Gina Raimondo said it’s critical that social distancing and proper care still be taken as the economy begins to reopen. Local CoverageMay 8, 2020
City Council Blames Oversight Issues For Fall River Pot Shop CongestionWhen the only recreational marijuana facility in Fall River opened less than a year ago, it was heralded as an economic boom for the city. But complaints about traffic, noise...Local CoverageDec 23, 2019
Fall River Revising Policies Following Unexplained Charges On Mayor's Credit CardFall River’s finance department is implementing new policies in the wake of a review by The Public’s Radio of mayor Jasiel Correia’s credit card charges while in office.PlayLocal Coverage03:41Nov 22, 2019
Fall River City Council Hires Law Firm To Enforce Order To Oust MayorThe decision to hire legal counsel came after Correia refused to temporarily step down as mayor following the emergency order, saying the vote had no legs to stand on.Local CoverageSep 19, 2019