Rhode Island PBS Weekly
“Rhode Island PBS Weekly” is a newsmagazine anchored in journalism that searches for truth and examines today’s most important regional and local issues. Viewers are introduced to individuals, ideas and places in Rhode Island and beyond that they won’t see anywhere else.
Latest Episode
Reporter Olivia Ebertz travels to Jamestown, where residents are facing a shortage of drinking water.
Then, the latest in the astounding story of Betty Anne Waters, who exonerated her brother from a false murder conviction.
Plus, a new installment of Weekly Insight explores why Governor Dan McKee refused to sign the state budget.
Then, the latest in the astounding story of Betty Anne Waters, who exonerated her brother from a false murder conviction.
Plus, a new installment of Weekly Insight explores why Governor Dan McKee refused to sign the state budget.
Stories From Rhode Island PBS Weekly
Bob Burke takes action against Massachusetts over who first fired shots against the British before the American Revolution broke out
How the company survived the fall of Rhode Island’s costume jewelry trade
The Anti-Graffiti Vigilantes make their mark by wiping out defaced rocks.
Climate change affects our ever-changing world, impacting human health, food security, and economic stability globally, with vulnerable populations often bearing the brunt of the effects. Below are stories that represent just some of the ways climate change is having an impact locally in our state.
Rhode Island artist Kent Stetson has ‘purse-severance’ when it comes to his craft
‘There’s not a lot of action in trying to rectify the problem’
‘We eat seafood and ... our marine organisms are eating microplastics and then we eat them’