Construction underway for first safe injection site in Rhode Island
After multiple delays, construction is underway for the first safe injection site in Rhode Island. Massachusetts voters could change graduation requirements for high school students when the cast ...
RI Red Cross deploys more resources to communities hit by Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene devastated communities across the Southeast, the Rhode Island chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing to send additional aid to those in need.
LeBron James is feeling ‘pure joy’ as he begins Lakers training camp alongside son Bronny
LeBron James is beginning his 22nd training camp this week with the Los Angeles Lakers, and this one will be a unique experience. The NBA’s career scoring leader is ...
Question 2 could eliminate MCAS graduation requirement
A “yes” vote on Question 2 of the state’s 2024 Ballot Questions would eliminate the requirement that students must pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) ...
Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an attack by a white mob on a thriving Black district that is considered ...
Work begins on RI’s first safe injection site as fentanyl continues to plague local supply
The Health Department reports that 404 people died from an overdose in 2023. Of those deaths, 78% involved fentanyl.
Chaim Bloom to replace John Mozeliak as St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026
Chaim Bloom will replace longtime St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak after the 2025 season, the team’s CEO said Monday. Bill DeWitt Jr. said ...
‘Suspicious death’ under investigation in Narragansett; suspect in custody
Police are investigating the “suspicious death” of a woman whose body was found inside a Narragansett home Monday afternoon.
Judge admits error, reverses expungement of North Providence man’s criminal record
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has admitted he made a mistake in a motion he granted last month to erase a criminal conviction from a North Providence man’s record, 12 News has learned.
Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of ...
Mets reach playoffs, beat Braves to cap comeback from 22-33 start
Four months after dropping 11 games under .500, the New York Mets earned a playoff berth a day after the regular season was supposed to end. With an 8-7 win at Atlanta in the opener ...
Here’s how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount ...