The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place ...

Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday in Providence and towns across Rhode Island as part of a nationwide “day of action” ...

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late George and Fanny (Bloomberg) Courlang. Elaine was the Field House Administration Director at Rhode Island Junior College (now CCRI ...

An ambulance came. Byron Brown, Tarzan’s nephew and then a young police officer on the Westerly force, got a call. When he ...

Lord North was ill-suited to being a wartime prime minister but it took parliament seven years to replace him by which time ...

The State House is the active seat of Rhode Island's government ... Stuart's portrait of George Washington can all be found here. Recent visitors called this a Providence landmark, and a must ...

Jacqueline M. (Pellerin) Gargaro, 96, of Johnston, RI, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. She was the loving wife of the late George J. Gargaro. Mother of Lynne M. Simpson (Brian ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...

Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness the beginnings of the American ...

The Providence City Council will honor the lives lost in the Jet Set Nightclub disaster in the Dominican republic.