Can electrical stimulation help people with spinal cord injuries? - The Boston Globe Results from a clinical trial in Rhode Island found the technology could assist with sensory feedback needed for walking.

Results from a clinical trial in Rhode Island found the technology could assist with sensory feedback needed for walking.

Independent Ken Block, a new entrant in the R.I. governor’s race, says he’s in second place in early polling - The Boston Globe “I like the way I stack up,” said Block, an independent, who said he will definitely run after seeing the poll results.

Ken Block, who recently entered the race for governor as an independent, said a poll he commissioned puts him in second place in a hypothetical three-way race with either Dan McKee or Helena Foulkes as the Democratic nominee, and Aaron Guckian as the Republican candidate.

Father wants R.I. Supreme Court to see if state law allowing grandparent visitation is unconstitutional - The Boston Globe Scott Naso has asked Family Court to suspend the trial and let the court review the law that allows grandparents to sue for visitation over a parent’s objections. The hearings resume Monday.

A father fighting in Family Court to stop his in-laws from seeing his 4-year-old daughter will ask a judge on Monday to suspend the trial and let the Rhode Island Supreme Court determine whether the state law allowing grandparents to sue for visitation is constitutional.

Suspect in shooting at restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill turns himself in - The Boston Globe Nyzaiah Wooten, 23, turned himself in to police on Monday following a shooting at Capri Seafood last week, according to officials.

A suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at a Federal Hill restaurant last week turned himself in to police on Monday morning, authorities said.

Cranston’s mayor is term limited. Here are the early contenders to succeed him in 2028. - The Boston Globe While a proposed tax increase and “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” are the biggest topics in the city, what political junkies are really buzzing about is the race to succeed Republican Mayor Ken Hopkins.

While a large tax increase proposal and “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” are the two biggest topics in the city, political junkies are already buzzing about the race to succeed term-limited Republican Mayor Ken Hopkins in 2028.

Here’s a look at the early contenders, in alphabetical order.

Providence lawmakers, looking to cash in on the World Cup, consider letting bars stay open all night - The Boston Globe In an effort to compete with Boston, officials in Rhode Island are considering letting bars stay open 24/7. But not all bar owners are fans of the idea.

More than 2 million visitors from around the world are expected to descend on New England during the World Cup. Providence wants a share of their business, and Rhode Island officials believe they might have an irresistible lure: late-night boozing.

Body, mind and spirit: Providence pastor prepares for Boston Marathon - The Boston Globe The Rev. Olivier Bala, senior pastor at the Mount Hope Community Baptist Church in Providence, ran a virtual marathon during the pandemic in 2020 but is bound for Boylston on Monday.

As he prepares to run the Boston Marathon, the Rev. Olivier Bala is drawing inspiration from both the Apostle Paul and his running coach, Bob.

First 2026 measles case confirmed in Rhode Island - The Boston Globe A man in his 40s from Providence County who contracted the disease had recently traveled internationally, public health officials said

The Rhode Island Department of Health has reported the state’s first confirmed 2026 case of measles in a man from Providence County.

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Federal court in Rhode Island allows out-of-state attorneys to represent immigrants challenging ICE detentions - The Boston Globe “We thought of this as a way to basically increase access to justice,” Amy R. Romero, of the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island, one of the groups that requested the change.

For the next year, Rhode Island’s federal court will allow out-of-state attorneys to represent immigrants who are challenging their detention pro bono as the number of habeas corpus petitions filed against the Trump administration has drastically increased.

Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s ‘fishing expedition’ for R.I. voter records - The Boston Globe The Department of Justice sued Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and other states that refused to hand over sensitive voter data

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Department of Justice from forcing Rhode Island to hand over voter records, which include personal information such as driver license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

Providence mayor vetoes rent control, setting the stage for the campaign - The Boston Globe The measure passed the City Council Thursday night without enough votes to withstand Mayor Brett Smiley’s veto. His primary opponent, state Representative David Morales, has said he would sign rent stabilization into law.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley vetoed rent control legislation on Friday that would have limited increases in the city on certain apartments to 4 percent a year.

‘Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ episode 3: Panic at the disco - The Boston Globe A birthday party in Cranston was the epicenter of the drama in the latest episode. Get the popcorn.

OK, you pop the popcorn, we’ll recap the drama. Welcome to the third episode of “Real Housewives of Rhode Island.”

Much of the show saw the cast rehashing last week’s drama-filled lunch at Middletown’s Newport Vineyards, to propel some storylines forward.

R.I. school district failed to respond appropriately to antisemitic hazing of football player, AG concludes - The Boston Globe Smithfield public schools agree to a five-part set of corrective actions intended to “foster a better, safer environment for students and prevent something like this from happening again.”

Smithfield Public Schools officials failed to respond appropriately to reports of antisemitic hazing on the high school football team last year, an investigation by Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has concluded.

The housing battle that could make or break the Providence mayor’s political career - The Boston Globe Mayor Brett Smiley wants to build more housing and kill a rent control proposal. Will it work?

The battle over rent control in Providence has dominated the final year of Smiley’s first term, and could determine his political future as he faces a progressive challenger, state Representative David Morales, in September’s primary election.

How reef balls and Christmas trees can help R.I. battle sea level rise and erosion - The Boston Globe The Ocean State and other coastal areas are responding to rising seas by shifting to “living shorelines” that use natural substances, said Salve Regina University Professor Christine Ramsay.

Christine Ramsay, an assistant professor of biology and biomedical sciences at @SalveRegina, confirmed that the sea level off Rhode Island’s coast is 5 inches higher than it was in 1956, with variations along the coastline.

In Rhode Island’s messy cannabis rollout, worker-owned stores have yet to materialize - The Boston Globe The state’s requirement that some cannabis stores be owned by their workers was considered a bold move. None have opened yet.

The cannabis commission is appealing last week’s court decision, which was centered on Rhode Island’s residency requirement to own a dispensary. But the lottery suspension was only the latest stumbling block.

Pawtucket stadium to host summer music festival, with headliners including Sublime and The Roots - The Boston Globe The Island Rhodes Music Festival comes to Centreville Bank Stadium in August.

Centreville Bank Stadium, the home of Rhode Island FC that opened its doors last year, will host its first-ever live music event when the Island Rhodes Music Festival – with headliners featuring Sublime and The Roots – comes to Pawtucket in August.

Boston World Cup officials announce bus service direct to Foxborough - The Boston Globe The service will run direct routes from more than 20 pickup locations, including Logan International Airport, Providence, and dozens of hotels, FIFA World Cup Boston officials said.

The service, dubbed the Boston Stadium Express, will run direct routes from more than 20 pickup locations, including Logan International Airport, Providence, and dozens of hotels, FIFA World Cup Boston officials said in a statement. Gillette Stadium is about 22 miles south of Boston.

As US voting rights protections weaken, R.I. must step in and safeguard our democracy - The Boston Globe The Rhode Island Voting Rights Act will prohibit voter suppression, writes Roger Williams University School of Law professor.

Commentary: Federal law that protects voting rights is getting weaker. States need to step into the breach and codify voting protections now. Rhode Island must be the next state to enact a state voting rights act.

In a potentially competitive primary, R.I. Senator Ryan Pearson’s $275k loan to his campaign is a show of force - The Boston Globe On the outs with Rhode Island Senate leadership for several years now, Pearson said he wants to send a message.

From Dan McGowan: The Democratic state senator, who has been on the outs with Rhode Island Senate leadership for several years now, loaned his campaign $275,000 on March 30 ahead of what could be the first competitive primary race of his career.

Once a $13 billion deal, CVS Omnicare now headed for bankruptcy sale - The Boston Globe The nursing home pharmacy titan was found liable for fraudulently billing the government, and ordered to pay nearly $1 billion last year.

A decade after CVS Health paid nearly $13 billion to buy Omnicare, the nursing home pharmacy titan is now headed for a bankruptcy auction. It’s the latest chapter of Omnicare’s demise, after it was found liable for fraudulently billing the government and ordered to pay nearly $1 billion last year.

Brown University plans permanent campus memorial to honor students killed in shooting - The Boston Globe The university is also developing plans for renovating the Barus and Holley building lecture hall where the Dec. 13 shooting took place, President Christina H. Paxson wrote in a letter.

Brown University plans to create a permanent memorial on campus honoring the lives of Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, the two students killed in the mass shooting in December.

Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College want to arm campus police - The Boston Globe A 2013 law allowed the state’s public colleges to arm their officers, but only the University of Rhode Island has chosen to do so.

The presidents of Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island are seeking to allow police on their respective campuses to carry firearms, reviving a long-debated issue in the months since the December mass shooting at Brown University.

Revolution survive late scare, win penalty shootout over Rhode Island FC in US Open Cup Round of 32 - The Boston Globe Goalkeeper Donovan Parisian made three saves in the penalty shootout to help the Revolution advance to the Round of 16.

The win took a little longer than it looked like it would, as the Revolution led 1-0 deep into second-half stoppage time. But JJ Williams scored an equalizer for Rhode Island FC in 11th minute of stoppage time, heading a deflected cross from Hamady Diop into the bottom left corner.

Former coach, substitute teacher at Silver Lake School district found dead amid TikTok sting investigation, police say - The Boston Globe Police in Kingston and Plympton said they were preparing to arrest the man Tuesday when they learned he had been found dead in Rhode Island.

A man who worked as a substitute teacher and lacrosse coach for the Silver Lake Regional schools was found dead in Rhode Island on Tuesday amid an investigation into a “sexualized conversation” he had with an social media streamer posing as a 15-year-old girl.

Their goal: The nicest, lowest-cost wedding possible in Newport - The Boston Globe Mark and Matthew met in Pittsfield and married in Rhode Island, with a reception that included a pause to watch some horse racing.

The Big Day: Mark and Matthew met in Pittsfield and married in Rhode Island, with a reception that included a pause to watch some horse racing.

California man pleads guilty to making hundreds of calls harassing and threatening women in R.I., Mass. - The Boston Globe Justin Glauthier, 30, called more than 50 people between 2022 and 2025, court filings state.

A California man pleaded guilty in federal court after he made hundreds of “obscene and threatening” telephone calls to women in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and other states, prosecutors said Monday.

Newport’s birthing center is staying open, for now. But its future hinges on funding. - The Boston Globe Newport Hospital is owned by Brown University Health, which has faced mounting financial pressure tied to its $175 million acquisition of two former Steward Health Care hospitals last year.

Rhode Island’s largest hospital system has committed to keeping its birthing center open — as long as it can secure $4.9 million each year in state support and philanthropic funding.

R.I. elders and their families are facing big decisions as they age. One adviser is trying to help. - The Boston Globe Advocate Helen Hames started Age Ambassador to guide families as they plan for the care they need at home or at a senior living community.

Helen Hames, a Certified Senior Advisor, founded the Rhode Island-based company Age Ambassador to guide families as they transition to senior living or to connect them with the care they need at home.