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Rhode Island Report
Latest Episodes
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids
The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Podcast: The big decisions in the final hours of R.I.’s 2024 legislative session
On the Rhode Island Report, Globe RI’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment,” break down the legislative action on police accountability, the state budget, and the “granny flats” bill.
PODCAST
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This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.
LOVE LETTERS podcast
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Feels like home
Rami’s journey leaving Syria — into Turkey, then to California, and then to Rhode Island — was something he never could have imagined. Neither was the love story that came out of it. Listen to Love Letters wherever you get your podcasts.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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A Providence course is making golf accessible for city’s youth
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Button Hole executive director Don Wright and Anaridis Rodriguez, host of “Generation Rising” on Rhode Island PBS, talk about the local nonprofit.
PODCAST
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Groundbreaking Judge DuBose talks about the turning point in her career
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Judge Melissa DuBose discusses the decade she spent teaching in Providence schools and her decision to become a prosecutor.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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City by the Rising Sea: Climate change and Newport’s mansions
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Pamela Watts of RI PBS and the Preservation Society of Newport County’s Leslie Jones discuss what’s being done to protect historic buildings that draw tourists to R.I.
POLITICS
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US Senator Reed says Netanyahu should step down
“I think there are more able people who would be dedicated more exclusively to the best interest of Israel than Netanyahu,” Reed said during the wide-ranging interview.
More Recent Stories
RI CRIME
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R.I. ‘parenting coordinator’ accused of raping and molesting girl
Kyle Delaney, 49, of Glocester, had served on the parent advisory board for the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families. 52 minutes ago
RI VOICES | SCOTT MACKAY
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4th of July in Bristol, R.I.: tradition, patriotism, and civic pride
The annual series of concerts, fund-raising events, galas, beauty contests, and carnivals has ushered in the biggest day on the town’s social calendar.
RI CRIME
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R.I. businesswoman carried out $10m mail sweepstakes scheme that targeted senior citizens, DOJ says
Meagan E. Shine, 47, utilized the US Postal Service to engage in predatory fraud schemes that allegedly duped the elderly and other vulnerable people into sending payments.
RI EDUCATION
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Principal out at Providence’s Newcomer Academy after DOJ slams school for violating students’ rights
The high school for immigrants with interrupted schooling and little English proficiency is in hot water with the federal government for failing to properly provide English language development classes.
RHODE MAP
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One of Rhode Island’s housing heroes is stepping down
Jennifer Hawkins, who has led ONE Neighborhood Builders for nearly 11 years, announced Monday that she is stepping down as president and CEO of the nonprofit at the end of September.
FOOD
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What foods scream summer to you?
We asked 10 food folks what they crave this time of year, because, as Jeremy Sewell puts it, "In New England, we earn things." Here’s what they said.
HOUSING
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Making minimum wage? In New England, you can only afford to live in these ZIP codes.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2024 Out of Reach report highlights the gulf between the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing throughout the United States
US Senior Open
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Richard Bland wins US Senior Open in sudden-death playoff over Hiroyuki Fujita
Bland, 51, also won the Senior PGA Championship in May.