Taylor Swift didn’t marry in Rhode Island. Fans showed up anyway.
Despite reports pointing to New York as a potential Swift-Kelce wedding location, Swifties still descended on Watch Hill, R.I.
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Rhode Islanders react to apparent end of Iran War
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.
US Senate Dems press federal agency to increase oversight of prediction markets
WASHINGTON — A group of 16 U.S. Senate Democrats is calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its regulation of prediction markets, citing concerns over insider trading and other consu...
Charter school moratorium passes RI House, awaits clearance from a favorable Senate
A bill imposing a three-year moratorium on new charter schools and reducing the statewide cap has passed the Rhode Island House. The legislation needs one more concurrence vote from the Senate before it can...
Trump says ‘great settlement’ of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Europe as...
RI General Assembly agrees to make state crash data public; more APRA reforms on hold
A sweeping overhaul of Rhode Island’s public records law remains on hold, but lawmakers agreed to one noteworthy change that makes state traffic accident data public.
McKee plans to sign legislation allowing abuse victims to break rental leases early
Legislation passed this week by the Rhode Island General Assembly to enable abuse survivors to terminate rental leases to leave dangerous living situations without facing financial penalties or legal ramific...
RI Senate confirms new Cannabis Control Commission chair
The Cannabis Control Commission has a new chairperson, following the Rhode Island Senate's unanimous confirmation of Michelle Reddish on Thursday.
Corporate logos abound on White House grounds in prep for fights by Trump-allied UFC
WASHINGTON — Advertisements for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds Thursday ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights scheduled for Sunday, President Donald...
As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the East Riv...
Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn
The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday will go on as scheduled, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Amit...
Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one w...
Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows
Veterans in the United States die by suicide at higher rates than the general population, and firearms are involved in most of those deaths, according to a new analysis of federal data. The report, released...
Providence City Council President Rachel Miller won’t seek reelection
Providence City Council President Rachel Miller announced she will not seek re-election, ending her eight-year tenure representing Ward 13.
Rhode Island lawmakers move at lightning speed on last night of session
With controversial topics like charter schools and sex abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence already decided — or preemptively killed in the case of a state Voting Rights Act — la...
McKee signs $15.2B FY27 budget to great fanfare from lawmakers and advocates
Gov. Dan McKee presented a united front with lawmakers in a ceremonial signing of the fiscal 2027 budget at Children's Friend in Providence Friday morning. But he declined to say whether he will sign a conte...
Sky over parts of Rhode Island off-limits to drones during World Cup
Drone flights are banned over Providence and Bryant University through July 21 as part of FIFA World Cup security measures by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Rhode Island native Tyler Kolek one win away from NBA Championship with New York Knicks
The New York Knicks are just one win away from capturing their first NBA title since 1973.
The case for maintaining Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s to treat obesity in Rhode Island
The case for maintaining Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s to treat obesity in Rhode Island
That Blue Ribbon study to retool school funding formula? Lawmakers advance commission to study it.
That Blue Ribbon study to retool school funding formula? Lawmakers advance commission to study it.
Rhode Island lawmakers pass expansion of felony expungement eligibilityRhode Island lawmakers approved a bi...
Rhode Island lawmakers pass expansion of felony expungement eligibilityRhode Island lawmakers approved a bill allowing some people with up to four nonviolent felonies to seek expungement after 15 years.
Rhode Island State Police arrest man on drug, firearm chargesRhode Island State Police said a wanted Attleb...
Rhode Island State Police arrest man on drug, firearm chargesRhode Island State Police said a wanted Attleboro man was arrested on a string of drug and firearm charges on Tuesday.
Rhode Island overdose deaths fall to lowest level in more than a decadeRhode Island overdose deaths fell 50...
Rhode Island overdose deaths fall to lowest level in more than a decadeRhode Island overdose deaths fell 50% since 2022, dropping to their lowest level since 2013 and surpassing the state's 2030 reduction goal.
There’s more money in politics than ever. Here’s one way Rhode Island can fight back.
There’s more money in politics than ever. Here’s one way Rhode Island can fight back.