General Assembly passes legislation establishing a Department of State Police, giving Gov. Aram J. Pothier responsibility for selecting the department's superintendent and commanding officer. 1925, ...

Boise residents may now vote for what they would like to see on the city's next flag. The city unveiled four finalists on ...

The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame said this week that it plans to induct nine new members at a ceremony next month. The ...

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, please call 401-277-7303 and leave a message ...

They are testing and soon building 12-passenger Seagliders, all in Rhode Island. The seaglider floats, foils and flies up to ...

Read more on our AI policy here. On Saturday at 10:39 a.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC released an updated red flag warning valid between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The warning is for Oconee ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (KPLC) - The McNeese men’s basketball team is looking to win its first-ever NCAA Tournament game today, and they will do so in front of some fans who traveled to Providence, Rhode ...

The girls' flag football season is underway and several Island squads opened with impressive wins earlier this week. CSI/McCown opened play in their new division (PSAL 1A) with a win, while Moore ...

It was competitive, but it’s taken decades for the sport to get recognition. Right now, only nine states have sanctioned girls flag football. Rhode Island is working to become one of them and this is ...

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 ...