After getting criticized for its response to power outages last week, representatives from Rhode Island Energy are preparing ...

Founded in 1892, the University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public research university based in Kingston, to the south of the state.There are eight distinct colleges for undergraduate students: Arts & ...

From ferries to buses, to Polaris slingshots and everything in between, Newport has several ways to get around without a car.

Want to find some blue sea glass? How about a fossil, or a cool rock? These are the best beaches in RI to start looking.

When it comes to American billionaires, most people think of names like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, or Jeff Bezos. But when ...

Millions of Americans in the Northeast are being advised to avoid strenuous physical activity outdoors due to unhealthy air ...

Of the 2,977 crashes in Pawtucket between 2019 and 2023 that resulted in fatalities or injuries of any kind, 21 resulted in ...

Rhode Island officials just shared their new budget proposals, with one including what is being unofficially referred to as the “Taylor Swift tax.” ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Australian researchers have issued a final report on a decades-long search for a famous shipwreck believed to be off the coast of Rhode Island. Researchers confirmed the ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.

WICKFORD — Rhode Island State Police arrested four people on various charges including financial fraud, drug possession and fugitive warrants over two days this week. On June 17, members of the ...

- Advertisement -The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for all of Rhode Island. The Extreme Heat Watch is in effect from Sunday (June 22) through Tuesday (June 24).