Alan G. Hassenfeld, former Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, Inc., and a global philanthropist, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 9, 2025, in London. He was 76. This press release features ...

Putting at this RI mini golf course, named one of the best in New England, only costs $12 for children 9 and under.

Soon, more murals stopped us in our path. At 16 Mechanic’s St., there’s one devoted to Historic Mills of Pawcatuck. In 1790, Samuel Slater's Arkwright Cotton-Spinning Machine was installed in ...

Aside from a distant surveillance video, all of the footage released by the city shows the aftermath of the shooting of a mentally disabled man with a toy gun, not the shooting itself or anything ...

Hilly and rocky terrain and heavy rain obviously can combine to wreak havoc. Some elderly readers may remember the catastrophic floods in southern New England from Hurricane Diane, in August 1955. But ...

The three will always be remembered as titans — at times bigger than life, and at other times, remarkably human. While based ...

Mark Patinkin's DMV odyssey to renew his registration; and why restaurants are rethinking the ethics of cooking lobster.

“The office is actively conducting outreach and establishing communication with previously qualified applicants.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant The state’s Cannabis Control Commission is ...

It took 10 years, but Rhode Island politicians finally found a way to ban the sale, manufacturing and distribution of certain assault weapons.

It took 10 years, but Rhode Island politicians finally found a way to ban the sale, manufacturing and distribution of certain assault weapons. The Democratic supermajority did it through a ...

What did Rhode Island do? Rhode Island’s ban, which goes into effect in 2026, prohibits the sale, manufacturing and distribution of certain high-powered firearms that were once banned nationwide. The ...