Rhode Island Weather for May 7, 2025

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system slides eastward and we get a break from the downpours for a day. We may even benefit from a cameo appearance by the Sun during the afternoon hours! Morning lows in the low 50’s and afternoon highs in the upper …

Closing Out Rhode Island’s New Food Festival With a SAVEUR Afterparty

Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off at the Rhode Island Statehouse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Dec. 1, 2013. That was liberation day from opioids for Amanda Bradford. Bradford was one of the speakers at the kick off of May is Mental Health Awareness Month at the state capitol Tuesday. Her spiral downward began in state care …

Rhode Island proposes statewide ban on intentionally added microplastics

Willow Kennedy Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced the Microplastics Reduction Act (S0406), a sweeping legislative proposal that aims to eliminate the sale of products containing intentionally added synthetic polymer microplastics by January 1, 2029. …

URI Shark Camp invites Rhode Island students to set sail week of July 21

KINGSTON, R.I. – May 6, 2025 – While some fishing boat captains may count the number of fish caught as a measure of an expedition’s success, Bradley Wetherbee at the University of Rhode Island gauges his success by the number of students he can “hook” on …

What happens in a papal conclave? University of Rhode Island expert provides insight

Rhode Island hiker calls for help after encountering heavy rain, snow during 2-day trek in New Hampshire

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled off a dramatic cliffside rescue on Saturday, saving two hikers stranded on Northern California's Lost Coast near Shelter Cove. FRANCONIA, N.H. – A Rhode Island hiker will be stuck with the bill for his rescue after …

East Providence boasts the best sandwich in Rhode Island

By Ethan Hartley As sure as life, death, and taxes — if you ask a Rhode Islander to give you a recommendation for their favorite local spot to grab a sandwich, you’ll get an enthusiastic answer. Perhaps that is what makes whoever is crowned as RI Food …

2 Rhode Island state beaches to open this weekend

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it will be opening two state beaches for weekends. Starting this weekend, the Scarborough North and Salty Brine State Beaches will be open Saturdays and Sundays through Memorial Day …

University of Rhode Island opens registration for sixth annual Shark Camp

The University of Rhode Island has opened registration for the sixth annual Shark Camp. During the program, students fish for sharks, sail, join shark activities on the URI Kingston campus, and visit the Mystic Aquarium to see professional ocean science in …