From small caseload in rented space to almost 12,000 patients at three major centers, Wood River Health marks 50 years
HOPKINTON — It began in 1976 when a group of South County residents opened a small nonprofit health center...
Federal data gaps aside, poverty on the rise as RI families struggle to meet basic living expenses
New KIDS COUNT Factbook restores Newport to core city status This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication...
Sticking with the Flock
Avian rehab center helps birds thrive By GRETA SHUSTER Beacon Media Staff Writer This story was originally published in...
2026 Point in Time Count results set to be released by the end of spring amidst an ongoing homelessness crisis
How recent housing advancements provide hope for Rhode Island PROVIDENCE — Unsheltered homelessness numbers have risen year after year since 2020,...
Hunger at the Harvest
Rhode Island families are going without while local farms fight to survive. Here’s where the two crises meet. NORTH...
Q & A with Leanne Barrett, new executive director of The Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health, RIAIMH
“I have had a pretty strong throughline in my career working to improve policies and systems to help kids.”...
Humans weren’t made to live indoors. Could a dose of nature be the cure for what ails us?
Used with permission of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Story by Phoebe Hall Pooja Tandon, MD,...
South Providence Residents Push to Break Harmful Patterns of Past 30 Years
People’s Port Authority issues recommendations in response to new ProvPort master plan draft This story was originally published in EcoRI...
Bill would mandate more school librarians in Rhode Island. But how to pay for it?
This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Students from Alfred...
Q&A with Native American educator, author, advocate and storyteller Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason
“Storytelling in our communities has always been a way of carrying knowledge forward, honoring relationships, and sustaining culture.” Welcome, Wunneanatsu,...
LOCAL NEWS SITES LAUNCH COLLABORATIVE
Six Newsrooms Band Together to Strengthen Local News Coverage Six independent newsrooms announce the formation of the Rhode Island...
Newport Historical Society offers year-long celebration of 250th signing of Declaration of Independence
City by the Sea played outsize role in Revolutionary War NEWPORT — With the state and nation set to...
Lawmakers seek permanent funding for referral hotlines connecting families to mental health care
“If you would like to make the 200 odd pediatricians in the state very sad, tell them that PediPRN...