Victim of Rhode Island car crash from Massachusetts

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The driver who died when his vehicle struck a tree in Rhode Island over the weekend has been identified byRead More

Guard attacked by inmate at Rhode Island state prison

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A guard in the high security unit of Rhode Island’s state prison has been assaulted by an inmate. A spokesman forRead More

Family, friends mourn after Mass. woman celebrating birthday killed in shooting outside Providence nightclub

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH/AP) — Police say the Massachusetts woman killed and another woman injured in a shooting outside a Providence nightclub were not the intendedRead More

Governor to ceremoniously sign a student loan bill of rights

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s governor will ceremoniously sign a student loan bill of rights to protect borrowers from deceptive lending practices. Democratic Gov.Read More

Providence to dismantle bike lane installed this month

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence officials say they have decided to dismantle the city’s first two-way bike lane a month after its installation following publicRead More

Federal Reserve chairman to visit Rhode Island this fall

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is planning to visit Rhode Island this fall. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat,Read More

Teachers to be honored at next installment of WaterFire

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Education officials are planning to honor teachers in Providence as part of the next installment of the city’s public art event,Read More

Several models, actresses sue strip club over use of images

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several models and actresses have sued a Rhode Island strip club they say used their images in social media and advertisingRead More

Massachusetts State Police trooper’s fighting, resisting arrest charges dismissed

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have dismissed charges against a Massachusetts State Police trooper who had been accused of disorderly fighting and resisting arrest outsideRead More

Rhode Island is latest state to bar flavored vape products

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island became the latest state to restrict e-cigarettes Wednesday when Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order banning the saleRead More