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

The 1979 Grammy Tavares won for “Saturday Night Fever.” Traditional island cooking utensils. You can see all these and more.

Everyone in Rhode Island should know that Cape Verdeans have been your neighbors, co-workers and friends since the Independence of the USA in 1776. Unless it is because a hurricane is forming near ...

Tensions between the Virginia colony and the crown rose ... Dunmore’s fleet left Hampton Roads in May 1776, and the British held out for a time on Gwynn’s Island in the Chesapeake Bay about ...

A Rhode Island state legislator called on Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee to create a free trade zone to combat Trump's tariffs.

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 ...

If you want to immerse yourself in history as well as nature, Rhode Island also has plenty of historical parks, with the state's first park, Roger Williams Park, opening almost 200 years ago. (Note: ...

WWE 2K25 The Island introduces a new multiplayer map. It is exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The map has 4 districts. Players can compete, explore, and complete quests. Each ...

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 ...