Politics Sep 10 Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's McKee, 1st governor in 8 years to lose a primary By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Politics Sep 09 Gov. McKee faces tough challenge from Foulkes in Rhode Island Democratic primary Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is hoping to avoid becoming the first incumbent governor in any state to lose a primary since 2018 as he tries to fend off an intraparty challenge from former CVS executive Helena Foulkes in Wednesday's… By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 Live Results: Rhode Island midterm primaries Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term.
Arts Jun 08 Gordon Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of American Revolution, dies at 92 Police say Wood died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking personal details about Rhode Island voters U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy sided with Rhode Island's top election officials and civil rights advocates, writing that federal law does not permit the U.S. Department of Justice “to conduct the kind of fishing expedition it seeks here.”… By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Mar 11 How some states are reviving a push to tax the rich By Kimberlee Kruesi, Geoff Mulvihill, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 7:57 'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig A new report says Catholic clergy in Rhode Island abused hundreds of children for decades as church leaders minimized the scandal. According to the report, more than 300 children were molested and assaulted by at least 75 different clergy members… Continue watching
Mar 04 Dozens of Catholic priests molested hundreds of Rhode Island victims over decades, multiyear investigation reveals By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritized minimizing scandal as the diocese maintained a secret archive to conceal the revelation of more… Continue reading
Feb 26 Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink shooting, police say By Associated Press A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said. Continue reading
Feb 25 What to know about the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning after college student's death By Associated Press A Rhode Island college football player died from carbon monoxide poisoning after he tried to charge his phone in his car during a massive snow storm in a power outage. Continue reading