Fifty-two middle school students hailing from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and American Samoa, will compete at the annual National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital on Wednesday night...

DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a 61-year-old Smithfield man in connection with the 1985 murder of Hillary Hellewell in Newport. It’s the fourth case solved by a special cold case investigative ...

After being held last year on the campus of Roger Williams University, Bristol's Fourth of July concert series returned to Independence Park with new vehicle barriers funded by a federal grant plus, r...

Rhode Island Current won a dozen awards, including for first place honors, in the Rhode Island Press Association’s 2026 Editorial Awards presented Friday night at the Quonset O Club in North Kingstown...

The filing deadline for Rhode Island General Assembly seats has passed, leaving many incumbents unchallenged.

A new annual report on the Ocean State’s primary care landscape published Monday by the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner found fewer Rhode Islanders have a personal doctor they can turn to ...

Road work on the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge shifted to overnight hours Sunday in an effort to ease traffic congestion during peak travel times in response to complaints about long traffic delays

State and local leaders on Tuesday outlined plans to accommodate World Cup visitors in Rhode Island this summer, including watch parties, transportation, and expanded nightlife hours.

The Office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha finally delivered results  and closure — but no arrests — on Wednesday for the families of Debra Stone and Cynthia McKenna, whose cold cases h...

Shifts in priorities for charitable amid a new political climate are creating a stronger sense of urgency to social justice nonprofit organizations gearing up for 401Gives on Tuesday, April 1.

Rhode Island Current took the region’s top award for local election coverage by an online news outlet and Senior Reporter Nancy Lavin received two first place awards in the annual New England Better N...