Rhode Island never needed an anti-masking law for law enforcement. Until now.
Rhode Island should require that all law enforcement officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) offices, conduct ro...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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Gordon S. Wood, influential scholar of the American Revolution, dies after being hit by a car in R.I.
Wood died Sunday at age 92 after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island, according to police. Woo...
Jun 8, 2026Open source
38-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash in Johnston, RI
A 38-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck towing a flatbed trailer on Hartford Avenue in Johnston, Rhode Island, police say.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Things are looking up for the Crook Point Bridge
The iconic Crook Point Bascule Bridge in Providence is one step closer to finding new life, due to the General Assembly's passage of legislati...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
No one in Mass. has heard of the snack that Rhode Islanders and ‘Real Housewives’ are obsessed with
It was the pizza chip heard ‘round the world — or, at least ‘round the Bravoverse — when “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” bre...
May 28, 2026Open source
Elderly man found slain at RI hotel by police sent there because of second death
An elderly man was found dead in a Newport, Rhode Island, hotel room Monday by police sent there as part of another death investigation, offic...
May 19, 2026Open source
Amtrak service to Boston impacted after parts of bridge fall onto train tracks in RI
Parts of a bridge fell onto train tracks Friday night in Cranston, Rhode Island, and the ongoing repair work continues to impact Amtrak servic...
May 19, 2026Open source
Truck driver dies days after crash on North Attleborough highway
Julio Flores from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died on Monday evening six days after being involved in a North Attleborough crash.
May 13, 2026Open source
Wake to be held for Massachusetts State Police Trooper killed in wrong-way crash
A wake will be held on Tuesday for the Massachusetts State Trooper killed in a wrong way crash.Friends and family of Trooper Kevin Trainor wil...
May 12, 2026Open source
URI-DEM partnership will reopen W. Alton Jones campus in September
Work to revitalize the University of Rhode Island's W. Alton Jones campus in West Greenwich aims to reestablish the site as a premier environm...
May 11, 2026Open source
Legislative study commission formed to study hospital staffing levels in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island General Assembly approved on June 4 the formation of a new special commission to investigate hospital staffing levels and the...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
How environmental advocates stopped a late-session push to let RI Energy own power plants
A bill that would let Rhode Island Energy build and operate electric generation facilities like power plants and battery storage projects was...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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