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 ...

Republican attorney general nominee Alan Gordon on Tuesday unveiled a 19-page “reproductive justice” plan that would use existing assault and battery laws to pursue felony charges against some men ove...

An independent review praised the city of Providence’s response to the 2025 Brown University shooting, but identified communication and coordination gaps to address before another large-scale emergenc...

Connor Burbridge, a 31-year-old elder care worker running against Rhode Island’s five-term U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, is low on name recognition, endorsements and campaign cash but has high hopes as the Sep...

Providence lost a very special creature recently. Her name was Penny, and she was the cat who lived at Heartleaf Books, the cozy, cooperatively-run bookstore on Atwells Ave.  Some of the details of Pe...

Kim Ahern’s latest campaign ad prominently features a plaque given to her by Peter Neronha when she left the AG’s office. There’s just one problem: Neronha has endorsed her opponent, Keith Hoffmann.

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Tuesday ruled Johnston's attempt to seize land for a new town hall and public safety complex violated constitutional requirements, handing a victory to deve...

Chansareth Hong, a Cambodian refugee, has been detained by ICE and moved to the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. His detention comes despite widespread calls from state and local leaders to halt hi...

The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing to restructure more than $100 million in debt while continuing operations, preserving ICE contracts and restoring ...

More than $1 million has already been spent on television ads in Rhode Island's Democratic gubernatorial primary, with Helena Foulkes accounting for nearly two-thirds of the spending as Gov. Dan McKee...

The legislation signed into law by Governor Dan McKee directs the Cannabis Control Commission to open a new license application process within 60 days.

Gov. Dan McKee did not attend Grow Smart Rhode Island's gubernatorial forum, but his administration was a central focus of the three challengers who participated: Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes, Rep...

John J. McConnell Jr., chief judge for Rhode Island’s U.S. District Court, found no misconduct warranting discipline against a federal prosecutor who did not initially tell another judge about a murde...

Citing financial and staffing limitations, Rhode Island will not participate in the 16-day Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., starting on June 25. The RI250 Commission...

With controversial topics like charter schools and sex abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence already decided — or preemptively killed in the case of a state Voting Rights Act —...

The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to create a two-year window for new clergy sex abuse lawsuits against institutions. The legislation now heads to the House for consider...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday moved to intervene in the federal lawsuit against the state of Rhode Island’s attempt to regulate online prediction markets, arguing such platforms...

Only two bidders vied to join the state’s in-person sports betting market.

Prediction market operator Kalshi preempted Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha by filing a lawsuit against the state in U.S. District Court Thursday. Four hours later, Neronha hit the company...

Former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi advanced to the interview stage for a vacant seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court following a unanimous vote by the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission Tu...

Four state employees on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against the state for its string of payroll blunders caused by an internal software upgrade late last year.

The Trump administration is doubling down its criticism of a Rhode Island federal judge after an attorney for the Department of Homeland Security defended keeping an online press release labeling her ...

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose, who released a man without being told by federal authorities he was wanted for a homicide in his native Dominican Republic, referred the matter Tuesday to the...

Rhode Island’s U.S. Attorney’s Office on Friday formally apologized to a federal judge for failing to disclose the criminal history — including a murder charge — of a Dominican national released from ...

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.

Rhode Island’s federal court will allow out-of-state attorneys to represent immigration detainees pro bono without joining its bar following a request by legal groups amid a surge in habeas corpus pet...

Frustrated retail cannabis license applicants called on the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission to respond quickly to a federal order temporarily halting the lottery process to award 20 licenses ...

Nearly 100 applicants for 20 Rhode Island cannabis retail licenses remain in limbo after U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday, blocking regulators from ho...

The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Tuesday approved three attorney general-backed bills that would open the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and other institutions to lawsuits and requir...

Road safety advocates on Tuesday held a State House demonstration of technology that can prevent drivers from exceeding posted limits. Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow Tr...

An estimated 20,000 people marched in Providence for the third “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies on Saturday, where speakers including Secretary of State Gregg Amore criticized ...

No New England airports are expected to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers taking over security duties for now, despite a presidential order aimed at assisting Transportation Securi...

Despite banning live dog racing in 2010, Rhode Island still allows bets on simulcast races. A bill heard Wednesday by the Senate Committee on Labor and Gaming aims to close that loophole.

In his first briefing as Rhode Island’s interim transportation chief, Robert Rocchio said Tuesday that the start of physical work on the westbound Washington Bridge depends on pending U.S. Coast Guard...

Rhode Island lifted its travel ban at noon Tuesday as blizzard cleanup continued. Thousands remain without power while crews clear roads and restore service.

After months without a permanent leader, the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness has hired Colby O’Brien as its new executive director to restore the organization's voice and expand its role in...

With a large contingent of state and local elected officials standing by, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves Tuesday released the names of the mother and son killed in the shooting at an ice rink i...

The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks could translate into a financial win for Rhode Island, as most in-state bettors backed New England, according to state lottery data.

On his first official visit to Rhode Island, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday toured Quonset Point as part of his "Arsenal of Freedom” campaign to accelerate military production.

The Rhode Island Senate voted 27–8 Thursday to confirm former Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey as a District Court judge, approving Gov. McKee’s full slate of judicial nominees.

The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory Commission on Thursday approved an action plan to restore in-house firearms testing on cartridges or shells as the lab it oversees continues to rebuild after di...