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This week on Newsmakers: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor discusses Providence's highest-in-the-nation rent increases, Rhode Island's low rate of new construction, winter shelter, the Superman building, the old Memorial Hospital and much more.

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A Rhode Island Hospital patient has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a certified nursing assistant (CNA) on Wednesday night. Read the full story here: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/nursing-assistant-assaulted-by-patient-at-ri-hospital/

A patient has been arrested after reportedly assaulting a certified nursing assistant Wednesday night at Rhode Island Hospital.

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/nursing-assistant-assaulted-by-patient-at-ri-hospital/

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory may have found a major clue into the mysterious respiratory syndrome illness affecting hundreds of dogs.

In a city council meeting Thursday night, councilors unanimously approved an agreement that would give Enrique Sosa a lump sum in exchange for ending his legal claims against the city.

After hours of debate, the council voted to ask RIDOT for more information before they make a decision on whether or not to approve the roundabout.

The Newport Preservation Society describes the federal government's process to approve a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island as a "sham."

Cranston police say the father allegedly went to get an illegal firearm after his son allegedly hit him.

Work to rehabilitate the so-called Superman building in downtown Providence got underway earlier this month.

https://wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/renovations-underway-inside-providences-superman-building/