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

Addiction is often misunderstood as a simple choice or a matter of willpower, but research has shown that it is a complex condition.

State Rep. Steven Howitt represents the Seekonk area, which shares a border – and a culture – with Rhode Island.

Advocates say the inspector general would root out waste and fraud, and may have saved the state the Washington Bridge ...

For the second year in a row, the Rhode Island Report podcast has been named best podcast in the New England Newspaper & ...

Hospitality businesses are a more than $5 billion industry in Rhode Island. But the closure of the westbound Washington Bridge has commerce as well as commuters in a jam. According to an economic ...

Protesters rallied in Providence Saturday as part of a nationwide call to action against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk ...

Participation in collective bargaining units appears to be widely supported by resident physicians, who often cite pay and ...

Women demanding functional, capacious pockets in their garments is not a new phenomenon — but one stretching back hundreds of ...

Thousands protested Trump nationwide Saturday against Musk, budget cuts, tariffs; in favor of democracy, immigrants, empathy ...

Early predictions point to an active hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. Here's what local residents should know.

The Lone Star State is known for its vast size but it’s not a cattle rancher or oil company that is the largest landholder in ...