Kate Wilkinson

1 week ago | newsnationnow.com | Jusolyn Flower |Kate Wilkinson

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. ( WPRI) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is defending its agents after they smashed a car window while detaining a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Juan Francisco Mendez, 29, is being held at a detention facility in New Hampshire following his arrest by ICE Boston on Monday.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Wilkinson

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Plastic bags are covering the new seats at Tidewater Stadium in Pawtucket with less than a month until the first official home game for Rhode Island FC. General manager Paul Byrne said the stadium is on track to open, but there’s still a lot of work to be done in the next 29 days. “The team is already training here,” he said. “We’re going to try to flush all the toilets at once.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Wilkinson

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Cynthia Sanchez has been a bus driver for two years, taking students of all ages to and from North Providence schools, including her own two children. She said her son inspired her to take the job. “He’s autistic and non-verbal,” Sanchez said. “So in pre-school, he was going to school and then he saw the school bus and said, ‘Mommy bus.’ I’ve been here ever since.”But she said seeing drivers ignore the stop sign on the side of her bus is a regular occurrence.

3 weeks ago | savingseafood.org | Kate Wilkinson

April 2, 2025 — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said climate change is bringing more squid to Rhode Island than ever before, but the rules about how much they can catch are made by out-of-state regulators. “We have the highest amount of landings here in Rhode Island and we don’t even sit on the council that makes the rules for them,” said Jason McNamee, the deputy director of the DEM’s Bureau of Natural Resources.

3 weeks ago | newsnationnow.com | Kate Wilkinson

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said climate change is bringing more squid to Rhode Island than ever before, but the rules about how much they can catch are made by out-of-state regulators. "We have the highest amount of landings here in Rhode Island and we don't even sit on the council that makes the rules for them," said Jason McNamee, the deputy director of the DEM's Bureau of Natural Resources.