It has the ring of an urban legend. So it's easy to understand why one What and Why RI reader wrote in to ask, "Was Al Pacino really arrested in Rhode Island?" But it's true. #OTD January 7, 1961 ...

What was once a swath of rocky land owned by Trappist monks is now a haven for wildlife as well as nature lovers ...

As one of the thirteen original colonies, Rhode Island is home to many well-established ... including over 200,000 volumes on early American history in the library, various historical manuscripts ...

The Ocean State packs a lot of culture into its small frame, with art museums that date back 150 years or performing arts ...

As trade flourished, the necessity for a light to guide ships into Narragansett Bay grew, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse. Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip of ...

This is the largest class of inductees in 21 years. The ceremony is set for March 8, during the men’s basketball ...

Every month, the “Weird Island” podcast  delivers weird and wonderful stories from Rhode Island, like the origin of the Turk’s Head building, the creation of a gym for women in the 1880s, or the story ...

Jasmine Jennings — Women’s Track & Field (2005-09) The first women’s track & field All-American in Rhode Island history, Jennings earned the honor in the hammer throw in 2009. That year ...