Closing arguments are scheduled in the trial of the alleged killer of a Providence police detective.

The trial of Esteban Carpio has focused public attention on serious mental illness. That's because defense attorneys are employing an insanity defense, a rarely used defense in criminal trials.

Mental health practitioners warn the trial gives a misleading impression of mental illness. David Lauterbach, president of Kent center Warwick , told Bob Seay that he worries the case could add to the stigma of the illness.

Now that summer has arrived, young people have plenty of extra time on their hands. Some inner city kids from Providence will be spending some of that time in an unlikely setting, on the golf course.

Bob Seay visited the non-profit Bottonhole golf course on the Providence-Johnston border.

Some key decisions are expected in coming weeks about the future of the Providence public library.

Operators of the second largest public library system in New England are proposing closing several branches to make ends meet.

It really wouldn't be full summer around here if there was not a musical on at Theatre-by-the-Sea in Matunuck. Right now, the barn theater is doing a show from the old days. Bill Gale has a review.

"Crazy for You" continues at Theatre-by-the-Sea through July 11. Bill Gale reviews the performing arts for WRNI.

The social messaging service Twitter has figured prominently during recent unrest in Iran. Activists have used short Twitter messages to share information about protests and to counter the government's official statements. Closer to home, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and other forms of new media are also remaking American politics. But can they bring change to the tradition-bound Rhode Island state house? WRNI political reporter Ian Donnis describes the outlook.