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Rhode Island Report

A weekly podcast from The Boston Globe on what’s bubbling in Rhode Island news, and New England Better Newspaper Competition winner for Best Podcast. In-depth interviews with newsmakers, perspective and analysis from Globe Rhode Island reporters, and intimate conversations with community members across the state.

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Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H., was New England's last coal-fired power plant.

As Trump signs order promoting coal, author sounds the alarm about coal’s history and climate change

“The coal dust is rising and the warnings are out there that it’s getting more and more dangerous,” says Bob Wyss, a former Providence Journal reporter. 5:55 a.m.

When ICE agents come to R.I., the Deportation Defense Network answers the call for help

“We are aiming to show people that we have the power to defend our communities,” organizer Maya Lehrer said on the Rhode Island Report podcast. 5:55 a.m.

Is it legal for Trump to send troops into US cities?

RWU Law professors Jared A. Goldstein and Peter S. Margulies debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into L.A., Chicago, and Portland, Ore. 5:45 a.m.

R.I. health leaders set the record straight on Tylenol, vaccines, and autism

RWU’s Jacquline Cottle and the R.I. Public Health Institute’s Dr. Amy Nunn weigh in on public health matters ranging from COVID-19 shots to measles outbreaks to food dyes. 5:55 a.m.

Is R.I. Attorney General Neronha running for governor?

Neronha, who was second in a recent Democratic primary poll, said he could raise the money to compete, but he won’t decide on the governor’s race until the first week of October. 7:56 a.m.

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Roger Williams University Associate Professor of Engineering Professor Maija Benitz

Losing the Revolution Wind project would be ‘devastating’ to New England, RWU professor says

“We need reliable power,” Roger Williams University engineering professor Maija Benitz said. “And we need power, too, that’s not damaging to the environment.” 5:55 a.m.

‘Locked and loaded Christianity’: A R.I. author looks at white evangelicals, politics, and guns

Former evangelical worship leader William J. Kole says he disagreed with most of what conservative activist Charlie Kirk had to say, “But he had every right to say it... to be felled by a bullet is the worst kind of tragedy.” 6:05 a.m.

RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST

Antique cans of Autocrat coffee syrup at the factory in Lincoln, R.I.

Autocrat coffee syrup factory produces a taste of R.I.

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, we take a tour of the Lincoln plant that makes the syrup that flavors the state’s official drink, coffee milk. 5:55 a.m.

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Jill Davidson wins special City Council primary on Providence’s East Side

Ward 2 is considered the most affluent neighborhood in Rhode Island’s capital city. 9:40 p.m.

RI HEALTH

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I.

Prime Healthcare, a for-profit hospital owner, emerges as possible buyer of Prospect Medical’s two R.I. hospitals

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that “another operator recently commenced diligence” on the two hospitals. 5:03 p.m.

RI COURTS

A message from the National Women's Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington.

Trump threatens to withhold SNAP payments until shutdown ends, White House later walks threat back

The president’s defiant post came as plaintiffs on the SNAP lawsuit filed a motion asking a R.I. judge to force the Trump administration to provide full funding for the national food stamp program in November. 3:11 p.m.

Providence police officer body camera video shows a scene on early Saturday morning, as about 1,000 people swarmed streets in the city's Elmhurst neighborhood.

Several people assaulted during suspected ‘street takeover’ where about 1,000 people flooded Providence’s Elmhurst neighborhood

No arrests were made but the incident remains under investigation, a police spokesperson said Tuesday. 2:13 p.m.

After the shootings in Woonsocket, R.I., on Monday that left three people dead, Deputy Chief of Police Adam T. Remick said, "there was no active threat to the public."

Man kills two people in Woonsocket, R.I., before shooting himself

The man's 19-year-old girlfriend managed to escape the apartment. 12:00 p.m.

On Monday, more than 40 cats and dogs were removed from an apartment building in Central Falls, R.I., tied to a woman whose “suspicious death” is under investigation.

More than 40 cats and dogs removed from Central Falls, R.I., apartment building tied to woman in ‘suspicious death’ case

Erica Bader, 24, resided at the building along with others charged in connection to her death, court filings show. 11:18 a.m.

RI EDUCATION

A message projected on the side of Smithfield High School before a School Committee meeting about a report of antisemitic hazing on the high school football team.

Smithfield, R.I., school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing on football team

" Smithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. “Do the right thing.” 9:48 a.m.

RI ARTS

Co-directors Sharon Jenkins, left, and Richard Jenkins, top, worked with costume designer Toni Spadafora-Sadler, center, on this year's "A Christmas Carol," at Trinity Repertory Company, in Providence.

Richard and Sharon Jenkins co-direct a magical twist on Trinity Rep’s Christmas tradition

Scrooge is “dealing with spirits who appear out of nowhere, and he’s dealing with time that goes forward and backward:" The story of “A Christmas Carol” lends itself to magic, Richard Jenkins said. 5:55 a.m.