Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...

Do you have a strong Rhode Island accent? We want to hear it. For an upcoming story, The Providence Journal is putting together a compilation of notable local accents. If you'd like to participate ...

Several teams in the NCAA Tournament's East Region have connections to Rhode Island. High Point's Alan Huss was an assistant coach at Creighton, while McNeese State's roster features a former ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Brown Medicine doctor was deported despite having an H-1B visa. Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan Airport on Thursday after returning from a trip to ...

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a doctor and assistant professor with a visa to work in Rhode Island, was deported to her native Lebanon over the weekend despite an ongoing dispute over her detention by ...

A federal judge has postponed a hearing to allow U.S. Customs and Border officials to respond to allegations they “willfully” disobeyed his order not to deport a Rhode Island doctor until he ...

The family of Dr. Rasha Alawieh has alleged authorities wanted to deport her at all costs. She was detained at Boston's Logan airport as she returned after a fortnight-long family visit to Lebanon ...

Three of the state’s municipally owned wastewater plants contributed nearly 50 percent of the discharge into Narragansett Bay in 1989, according to a report by Save The Bay, The Jamestown Press ...

A federal court order required a 48-hour notice before a Rhode Island doctor could be deported. Dr. Rasha Alawieh was prevented from reentering the United States on Thursday after she returned ...

We searched for the best CD rates in Rhode Island to maximize your savings and grow your money. Here’s a look at the top CD rates in RI and what local banks and credit unions in the Ocean State ...