A new home for long-established drop-in center Oasis
People with mental health challenges find comfort, companionship and peer support in fresh surroundings PROVIDENCE — “Something that provides...
Biodiversity blues: Much of region’s animal and insect populations under threat of disappearing
‘We can’t be killing everything off but feel OK about it because there’s a park in the western part...
Ocean State Stories begins third year of publication
A look at some of last year’s highlights NEWPORT – Following months of planning, Ocean State Stories debuted two...
$1.3M over budget, Providence pallet shelters to open next week
‘This is a moment that we have been waiting for.’ This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current,...
New Rhode Island Hospital center offers help for people who use alcohol and drugs to begin treatment
Walk-in and same-day appointments are available PROVIDENCE – For a growing number of people with behavioral health needs, the...
Organ donations in Rhode Island reached a new record in 2024
New England Donor Services coordinated 125 transplants made possible by 47 organ donors in the Ocean State This story...
Out, proud and growing older: Aging in the LGBTQ+ community
“Without the support of our community and our allies we will become even more isolated and may even revert...
LA’s horror through a Rhode Island woman’s eyes
This story originally was published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories, and it was...
We’ve still not reached King’s promised land
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ‘We have a long way to go before equality of opportunity is...
Immigrants fear police involvement in Trump deportation arrests, but Massachusetts state law bans it
If Trump carries out mass deportations, local chiefs of police and county sheriffs say they won’t round people up...
Nine states have equity impact laws. Rhode Island could be 10th under this bill
Rep. David Morales, a Providence Democrat, seeks analysis of how other bills affect social equity and marginalized groups This...
Looming budget deficit bad news for environmental advocates seeking beefed-up state programs
‘To effectively combat the climate crisis, the administration must bolster its capacity by funding the agencies responsible for implementing...
South Coast towns confront PFAS contamination in drinking water
Water suppliers are concerned that the cost to remediate so-called “forever chemicals” could be millions of dollars. This story...