Rhode Island Department of Transportation crews did a massive cleanup of a homeless encampment right on the lines between Cranston and Providence Thursday.Home

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

Rhode Island has 135,978 public school students this academic year compared to 136,154 last year. The comparison to pre-pandemic times is starker, with enrollment dropping 5.27% since the 2019-2020 school year.

PROVIDENCE – For the first time in Rhode Island, Providence is on track to add a designated LGBTQ+ landmark to the National Register of Historic Places.

The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

Frank Karpinski, the executive director of Rhode Island Employees' Retirement System, Providence, will retire at the end of this fiscal year, after three decades at at the $11.5 billion pension fund. The pension fund’s fiscal year ends June 30.

United States Attorney Zachary Cunha said that a Romanian man plead guilty to installing card skimmers in ATMs in six states. Mario Demarco, a/k/a Marius Lupu a/k/a David Ademec, until recently residing in Queens,

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Neronha said that the law prohibits ICE from accessing non-public areas of schools without a judicial warrant.

Given that Greater Portland restaurant closures are happening regularly these days, you'd be forgiven for feeling a bit bearish about the future of the local dining scene. But there's cause for hope,

World champion figure skaters, a pilot planning his wedding and teenaged skaters seen as the "future of the sport" were among the 67 victims of the