Steve Klamkin & The Saturday Am News

Dr. Lynn Taylor of Miriam Hospital & Brown Medical School wants to make Rhode Island the first state to eliminate Hepatitis C

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks about the 'Excellent Educators for All Initiative', Rhode Island's move to dial back on teacher evaluations and prohibition on high stakes tests as a graduation requirement and the role of the Department in enforcing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks about the 'Excellent Educators for All Initiative', Rhode Island's move to dial back on teacher evaluations and prohibition on high stakes tests as a graduation requirement and the role of the Department in enforcing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

DEM Director Janet Coit says demolition work is beginning to prepare the old Rocky Point Park site for public use

DEM Director Janet Coit says demolition work is beginning to prepare the old Rocky Point Park site for public use

Peter Mottur, President & CEO of VizSAFE, a Middletown, RI firm develops an app to alert police about safety concerns at events like the Bristol July 4th parade

Peter Mottur, President & CEO of VizSAFE, a Middletown, RI firm develops an app to alert police about safety concerns at events like the Bristol July 4th parade

Governor Lincoln Chafee signs Rep. Joseph McNamara's bill making calamari the official state appetizer of Rhode Island

Governor Lincoln Chafee signs Rep. Joseph McNamara's bill making calamari the official state appetizer of Rhode Island

Reza Clifton, digital storyteller "Music Moves" art installation highlights the local music scene

Reza Clifton, digital storyteller "Music Moves" art installation highlights the local music scene

Mary Ellen Lynch of Dorcas International Institute of RI talks about World Refugee Day and refugee resettlement efforts in Rhode Island

Mary Ellen Lynch of Dorcas International Institute of RI talks about World Refugee Day and refugee resettlement efforts in Rhode Island

Kate Lentz, Director of the Rhode Island Center for the Book's "Reading Across RI" program chooses its summer selection

Kate Lentz, Director of the Rhode Island Center for the Book's "Reading Across RI" program chooses its summer selection

Dr. Karen Rosene-Montella Director, Womens Services at RI Hospital has a new inpatient unit for women

Dr. Karen Rosene-Montella Director, Womens Services at RI Hospital has a new inpatient unit for women

Dr. Joseph Espat, director of the cancer center at Roger Williams Medical Center which hosted a two day oncology symposium in Providence

Dr. Joseph Espat, director of the cancer center at Roger Williams Medical Center which hosted a two day oncology symposium in Providence

Betsy Stubblefield Loucks of HealthRight offers an alternative view of health care reform