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.

Rhode Island PBS Weekly airs Sundays at 7:30 p.m. You can also watch every episode in our archive.

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Contributor Steph Machado sits down with the new union boss and former Providence teacher for a wide-ranging conversation about what’s ahead for Rhode Island schools. Then, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi break down the Mayoral races in Woonsocket and Cranston, and take a closer look at the investigation surrounding Governor Dan McKee and a multi-million dollar state contract. Finally, we examine why Mashapaug Pond, the largest freshwater body in Providence, has long been off-limits for recreational use and what state officials are doing about it.
Stories From Rhode Island PBS Weekly
Beth Caruso recounts the hysteria that began 45 years before the infamous trials in Massachusetts
Insurance companies are required to cover additional screening costs
The venerable vessel will help high school students forge a bond with the sea
Deidre Sharp has operated Horse Play, an equine rescue and sanctuary in North Kingstown, since 1999
The artist will be showing his work at the RISD Craft Fair this weekend
Peter Diepenbrock’s ‘Foundry Clock Man’ is one of many works displayed all around the Ocean State
How his family escaped a war zone in Asia and settled in Rhode Island