RI lawmakers are back in session today. Here's what happened on opening day.
The new 2025-26 session begins where the last left off – with a familiar list of unresolved issues and concerns about Rugger ...
Trial in murder of pregnant woman found in RI pond starts this week. What to know.
All parties agree that the two men accused of killing a pregnant woman by drowning her in Coventry’s Carbuncle Pond traveled ...
RI man killed his pregnant wife and young children in murder-suicide, police say
Police in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, have been investigating the deaths of four people in a home on Cheyenne Trail ...
Increased demand on Rhode Island shelter entry system prompts longer wait times
The system is run by the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. They said calls to the help center have increased in ...
Residents, interns at Rhode Island Hospital are first doctors in RI to join a union
Resident physicians and fellows at Rhode Island Hospital have voted to join a union, making them the first doctors in Rhode ...
Everything you need to know about Rhode Island's $15 minimum wage in 2025
Rhode Island's minimum wage hit $15 an hour on Jan. 1, the rate set by legislation in 2021. That legislation brought gradual ...
RI’s $300M budget deficit top of mind this legislative session
R.I. House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi told 12 News he’s extremely concerned about the state’s roughly $300 million budget ...
RI Legal Services just received millions from HUD. Here's how it will be used.
HUD announced Jan. 3 that it had awarded $2.5 million over two years to Rhode Island Legal Services, which provides legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals with the goal of ...
Rhode Island resident physicians unionize in historic vote
Resident physicians and fellows at Brown University Health and affiliated with Brown University will join the Committee of ...