The Latest Breaking News from Rhode Island

A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries of racism and discrimination

Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in Rhode Island

“To get the call was a shock and I’m just so honored.”

Fish and crustaceans eating wreck to prey on shipworms and snails while storms could expose more wood to damage

The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion

Shipworms and crustaceans called gribbles have infiltrated the wood of the vessel off Rhode Island

Amazon sued a Rhode Island man and his business for allegedly selling fake seller feedback and product reviews.

The American ferry popular with partying passengers had been cruising and was in the waters near Rhode Island when a brawl broke out, with reports of multiple people suffering razor lacerations

It happens in court cases from time to time: Lawyers and judges discussing the meaning of a law can’t access the text they need to review.

Picture it: A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami — but it’s also a working restaurant. Reservations have been going fast at the newly opened The Golden Girls Kitchen. Some patrons have come from out of…

Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her first full-length concert on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, The Boston Globe reported. Mitchell has contended with health complications since suffering an aneurysm in 2015, and her last full show was in late 2002, according…