As housing prices soar in Rhode Island, an increasing number of people are living on the street, as the state struggles to provide enough shelter space. This week, Jim Hummel profiles a pilot program in Providence aimed at providing shelter beds during the coldest nights this winter and the volunteers who stepped forward to help make it work. It’s our second of a three-part series on the issue of homelessness. Watch the show here.

The number of people living in tent encampments in Rhode Island has increased dramatically over the past five years, as soaring apartment rental prices are driving some out on the street. This week, Jim Hummel kicks off series of stories looking at who is living outside, and why – and some of the people who are trying to help them. Read the story here.

Residents in a neighborhood north of the Quonset Business Park say heavy, noxious odors began shortly after an asphalt plant began operations in December – and they’re concerned it’s going to get worse outside of their homes when the facility ramps up operations this spring. Jim Hummel has their story – and a response from Quonset officials and the company that is leasing the plant. Read the full story here. See how close this North Kingstown neighborhood sits to an asphalt p

Engineers hired by the state to find out why the westbound side of the Washington Bridge failed in 2023 concluded that broken rods which led to the closure had been corroding for more than 15 years. But that conclusion was omitted from the 64-page draft report that Wiss Janney Elstner Associates provided The Rhode Island Department of Transportation in April 2024, according to documents obtained by The Hummel Report. Jim Hummel takes a closer look. Read the full report here.

Six years ago, The Rhode Island Department of Transportation declined multiple offers from the company repairing the Washington Bridge to...

Fire Departments in a handful of Rhode Island communities are using a new online database to catalogue inspections of fire alarm boxes,...

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Nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island take note: if you have an exemption certificate that allows your organization to avoid paying...

The former owners of Johnson’s Pond in Coventry filed a federal lawsuit Friday that paints the picture of an orchestrated – and illegal –...

The state’s Water Resources Board this week unanimously reversed a decision by the town of Jamestown denying water to several homeowners...

Two Coventry Town Councilmen resigned abruptly this week - the culmination of a months-long dispute over access to the details of the...

Two homeowners on opposite sides of Providence have struggled for years to get clean water in their homes: one says her water tastes...

Nearly a decade after residents of a Coventry neighborhood complained about the effects of living next to a truck-repair business,...

SCITUATE - A councilman who negotiated a 10-year tax deal for the town with the Providence Water Supply Board approached the agency a...

CRANSTON −  Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins , who has denied driving an  unregistered sports car he is accused of taking  from a city...

EAST PROVIDENCE – The city’s plan to build a year-round restaurant and install a permanent tent for events on green space in  Crescent...

FOSTER – Four employees have filed suit against the town of Foster, claiming that Department of Public Works Director  Gordon E. Rogers...

The state’s Coastal Resources Management Council this week rejected a controversial proposal by a Narragansett man to build a house on an...

COVENTRY - Go to any neighborhood here these days and you will hear a lot of trash talk. ​ Trash, recycling and yard waste collection:...

JAMESTOWN - Town leaders have again rejected requests from homeowners with failing wells to tie into the municipal water supply, saying...