(WJAR) — A powerful figure in Rhode Island politics has died. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio passed away early Monday morning at the age of 76, after he went back into the hospital last week ...

A Rhode Island school district is being investigated by the Department of Justice for discrimination practices over a student loan forgiveness program that did not include white teachers.

Rhode Island has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. But that doesn't mean tragedies don't touch the Ocean State. Longtime residents may ...

The Rhode Island Public Utility Commission, made up of only two members, reduced a requested increase to a portion of Rhode Island Energy electric bills on Friday. The proposal would have ...

No one covers more high school sports than The Providence Journal, which allowed us to see all of Rhode Island’s best athletes. That’s the fun part of the job. The difficult part is picking ...

With the help of state agencies, community groups, and passionate Rhode Islanders, Governor Dan McKee and First Lady Susan McKee have launched the Litter-Free Rhode Island program to address ...

Healthcare workers with United Nurses and Allied Professionals held an "informational picket" outside Rhode Island Hospital Friday amid contract talks with Brown University Health. The workers ...

There's no place like home. Former Husker Jamarques Lawrence has announced he will be returning to Nebraska men's basketball after a year at Rhode Island. He made the announcement on his Instagram ...

Gavin O’Brien registered his first career home run on the day. AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts baseball dropped the series finale to Rhode Island, 17-6, on Saturday afternoon at Earl ...

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The research program she runs at the University of Rhode Island, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was abruptly canceled. The program, URI ESTEEMED — which stands for Enhancing ...