Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The power of patriotism lies in its ability to remind us of the common values that unite us.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but it crams a whole lot of confusion into its town names. With a mix of ...

Rhode Island is a tiny state with a quirky culture, and one of their most interesting offerings is their sweet state drink ...

Some exhibits and events are already underway in Providence and Newport to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...

But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with ...

It used to be jokingly asserted that Congress did less damage when Washington, D.C., was much less air-conditioned than now.

Spending is outpacing taxes in RI. And there’s news on the bottle bill. Spending from the Rhode Island State General fund is estimated to grow by almost 4% in financial year 2026. Anaridis ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Australian researchers have issued a final report on a decades-long search for a famous shipwreck believed to be off the coast of Rhode Island. Researchers confirmed the ...

A Rhode Island man is facing more than a dozen felony charges in Broward County, including multiple counts of possession of child pornography and charges related to sexual conduct with animals ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued an air quality alert for parts of the state Saturday due to elevated ground-level ozone. RIDEM said the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred ...

Elisabeth Ryan, policy counsel at Everytown for Gun Safety, rejected claims that the proposed law is weak. “The weakest law is what Rhode Island has now, no ban on assault weapons,” Ryan said.