URI and RI College are making higher education more accessible for nontraditional adult students
The University of Rhode Island (URI), a public land-grant university with a main campus in Kingston, assists adults considering...
Rent and home price increases have contributed to homelessness, but new research outlines steps to ease crisis
PROVIDENCE – Recent historic increases in rents and home prices in Rhode Island have helped fuel a homelessness crisis...
A Race Against Time to Save Lives From Sepsis
A sore throat shouldn’t kill someone. But in 2017 that’s what happened to Skip and Tara Cirella’s 16-year-old daughter...
A glance at student mental health at Rhode Island’s public universities
Whether it be from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased societal pressures from the digital age, or other...
Jewish leaders respond to rising rates of antisemitism in Rhode Island
With swastika-defaced properties, antisemitic graffiti and propaganda, verbal harassment, and heightened police presence at large Jewish communal gatherings, antisemitism...
This healthcare center’s door is open and welcoming to LGBTQ+ individuals
PROVIDENCE – Ray Sirico survived the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s, but the callous pronouncement of...
The book censorship movement has touched Rhode Island and librarians and organizations are responding with measures aimed at protecting freedoms and access – and librarians themselves.
PROVIDENCE – The rising book censorship movement has reached Rhode Island,although so far it lacks the intensity seen in...
Domestic violence occurs in every Rhode Island city and town. Survivors share their stories as advocates work for safety and prevention.
Editor’s note: The identities of the three women who shared their stories have been concealed for anonymity and safety....
Three years in: Ocean State Stories reflects on Rhode Island during the pandemic
Editor’s note: Miller covered the pandemic as a staff writer for the Providence Journal from January 2020 until November...
Laughter is good medicine. And that’s no punch line.
Did you hear the one about how laughter is good medicine? It’s no joke. Science confirms that laughing enhances...
Ocean State Stories is in search of freelance journalists
Editor’s note: Updated on Feb. 2, 2025. Ocean State Stories is seeking qualified freelance writers — and we will...
Providing behavioral health care in rural regions takes ingenuity and determination
Versión en español de la historia HOPKINTON – When Annie-Lee Mendoza moved from Providence to this rural community in...
Mental health resources
Anyone in immediate danger should call 911. Call 988 if you are having thoughts of suicide or in crisis....