October 31, 2019

Wyatt Detention Facility statement regarding August 15 protest incident

The incident which occurred last night is currently being investigated by the Rhode Island State Police. Donald...

October 31, 2019

Missak Melkonian: The mask is off: fascism is here

To many, the headline of this article is sensationalist and offers no real analogy to the social...

October 31, 2019

Bradly J VanDerStad: An angry Rhode Islander

I’m seething mad. I’m hopping mad. I have rage boiling up deep inside me and pouring out...

October 31, 2019

Photos from the Never Again Providence protest outside the Wyatt Detention Center

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October 31, 2019

Scenes from after the Wyatt Correctional Officer attack on the Never Again Providence protesters

After a Wyatt Correctional Officer drove his pickup truck into a group of sitting, peaceful protesters outside...

October 31, 2019

Statement from the Attorney General Peter Neronha on Wyatt Detention Center Incident

This Office, working with the Rhode Island State Police, is investigating what transpired last night at the...

October 31, 2019

Never Again Providence protest outside Wyatt ends in violence as correctional officers attack protesters

“If they’ll use this kind of violence on us,” asked former State Representative Aaron Regunberg, “think about...

October 31, 2019

Unless Ninth Circuit intervenes by August 19, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England will be forced out of the Title X program

Facing an HHS-imposed deadline of August 19, Planned Parenthood today informed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...

August 14, 2019

Representative Joseph Almeida: WNRI’s Dionne Owes Minority Groups an Apology

When we first elected President Barack Obama, I believe we came so far; made so many strides,...

August 14, 2019

Rhode Island Immigrant Coalition decries new public charge rule – will work to ensure immigrants know their rights to benefits

The Rhode Island Immigrant Coalition strongly opposes the changes to the public charge rules which were published...

August 14, 2019

WNRI and John Dionne respond to his ‘white nationalist’ comments

“When [Dionne] gets into a jam, or DePetro, people say, ‘Well, you know, what about what John...

January 19, 2020

Pedro Espinal announces candidacy for Providence City Council Ward 10

Family-man and businessman Pedro Espinal today announced he will once again seek the Democratic nomination to be...

February 27, 2020

Cynthia Owens: Rhode Island Veterans’ Home – The Veterans’ Stories

War veterans residing at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home are at continued risk of exposure to prowling...

August 14, 2019

South Kingstown School Committee passes resolution in support of immigrant, refugee and undocumented students and families

“We saw what happened in Mississippi on the first day of school and how traumatic that can...

January 19, 2020

CANCELED/POSTPONED: Wondering about 2020 Democratic candidates? Upcoming forum offers chance to compare them in Providence

[UPDATE: This event will not take place on Monday August 19. Some people scheduled to speak canceled,...