Firefighters and emergency medical staff at Newport’s Naval Station regularly lied about training they never received. The revelations come from a newly…
John Bender
Reporter
John Bender was the general assignment reporter for The Public's Radio for several years. He is now a fill-in host when our regular hosts are out.
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Jeb Bush Speaks At Brown University, A Week After His Mother’s Passing
Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida and presidential hopeful was in the Ocean State Wednesday.
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Gun Control Critics And Supporters Gather At Statehouse For Testimony
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on 18 gun-control measures. Critics and gun control advocates thronged the Statehouse in the hours before the House…
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Census Testing Continues In RI, As Staff Get Ready To Knock On Doors
Next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will dispatch field staff to households in Providence County looking for residents who haven’t filled out the March…
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URI Police Say Recent Vandalism May Not Constitute ‘Hate Crime’
Police at the University of Rhode Island say more than a dozen cars have been vandalized over the last two weeks on the school’s campus in Kingston. A…
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What You Need To Know About Real ID In RI
Maybe you’ve already heard of something called Real ID. If not, you probably will soon. In the coming years, Real ID will affect how you board airplanes…
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CharterCare Wants To Buy And Reopen Memorial Hospital
CharterCare, the local arm of a California-based for-profit hospital company, announced Wednesday it would like to purchase the now-closed Memorial…
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RI Touts Election Security Improvements, Amid National Concerns
Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says her office is making progress on security and public access to voting. The state is working with the…
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RI Woman At The Center Of Immigration Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Lilian Calderon, the Rhode Island woman who was detained by federal immigration officials for nearly a month is now the lead plaintiff in a class-action…
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For RI Liberians, Confusion And Dismay Over Trump Announcement
For decades, Liberian refugees were allowed to live and work in the U.S. following the Liberian Civil War of the 1990s. President Donald Trump announced…
