Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee parted ways with his campaign manager in August, but now, with the Democratic primary a little more than five months away, Drew Shannon has come aboard as campaign manager.

A Providence College basketball player is facing domestic violence charges stemming from incidents in Providence and Cranston, R.I.

The United Way of Rhode Island’s annual online fundraising event, 401Gives Day, starts this morning – a day earlier than usual.

The James Beard Foundation announced the highly anticipated finalists for its 2026 Restaurant and Chef Awards on Tuesday.

Newport Creamery, the Rhode Island-based restaurant chain known for ice cream and burgers, has been sold to a Cape Cod entrepreneur.

A man was arrested in Providence on Monday after he allegedly attacked a person with an ax, according to authorities.

A lineup of federal, state, and local officials hailed a big, proud moment in Rhode Island’s smallest, poorest city: a new $110-million Central Falls High School.

The mural of a Ukrainian refugee killed on a train in North Carolina last year that was being installed outside a Providence LGBTQIA+ nightclub has been canceled amidst public controversy.

A local nonprofit leader and a Rhode Island state official are organizing a “Library Love Letter” campaign aimed at delivering words of gratitude and support to the state's public libraries and librarians during National Library Week, April 19-25.

The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country.

After weeks of chaos in US airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said the first paychecks in weeks are being sent to its workers, giving the beleaguered aviation system a boost of optimism.

Chris Vognar review: The new PBS documentary “Henry David Thoreau” enlists a mighty roster of historians, literary scholars, environmentalists, and other experts to explain why its sage subject remains more relevant than ever in our go-go, profit-driven world.

Pamela Granbery went from selling her first painting at 10 years old to building a world of art in Newport, R.I. She shares her memories of how art and history collided in the coastal New England city.

It was a deflating end for Providence (23-11-2), which claimed its first Hockey East regular-season title but was upset at home by eighth-seeded Merrimack in the tournament quarterfinals.

Commentary: Rhode Island’s incomplete recovery from this crisis reveals two important truths about our education system. First, meaningful improvement is possible when the state applies focus. Second, without stronger statewide authority, some children will not benefit from that progress.

Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death” at a salon in Central Falls, R.I. as a homicide, police said Thursday night.

A Rhode Island judge has ordered the beleaguered Croft School in Providence to remain open for the time being and appointed a special master to oversee the private school’s finances.

From Dan McGowan: Janna Lawrence is the first emergency management director at Rhode Island College, and the role is taking on new urgency after the tragedy at Brown.

🎙️ On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Salve Regina University Professor Mary Anderson talks about first ladies through history, from Mary Washington to Jill Biden.

Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death that occurred” at a salon in Central Falls, R.I., police said Thursday.

A fugitive on Rhode Island’s “Most Wanted” list in a 2017 Providence murder case was arrested Tuesday in Guatemala, according to the US Marshals Service.

In Rhode Map: The Trinity Repertory Company has found its new artistic director. The award-winning regional theater company is bringing in Meredith McDonough, a New Jersey native who has helped shape new play development across the country, from Louisville’s Humana Festival to Silicon Valley.

A federal judge in Rhode Island is ordering Richard Hatch, the Newport resident who won the inaugural season of “Survivor,” to pay $3.3 million in delinquent income taxes and penalties stemming from his reality-TV victory nearly 26 years ago.

James Hagens — who primarily skated on the wing on Providence’s top line with Patrick Brown and Matej Blumel — did land three shots on net and showcased some flashes of his high-end skill.

Rhode Island paid $220,000 to cover union dues for thousands of state employees after the payments were not withheld from paychecks late last month because of “human error,” according to the state Department of Administration.

Two people were taken to a hospital after an airplane crashed on Block Island on Wednesday, according to officials.

Providence College has “reorganized” its Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office into its Catholic ministry office, according to faculty members who now worry the move could impact how the institution meets the needs of its LGBTQ+ students.

Gravy the turkey spent nearly two months at Congress of the Birds, a state-licensed and federally permitted nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation center. But after his release, the turkey followed his instincts and returned to his old ways.

The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $30,000 MacColl Johnson Fellowships to Steven Johnson, Kirstin Lamb, and Siena Smith, selected from 144 applicants. The no-strings-attached grants — among the largest of their kind nationally — are designed to do one thing: free artists up to focus.

As Sonia’s has grown from a small ethnic grocery into a go-to lunch destination, the café has begun leaning more deliberately into its Armenian roots, introducing a wider audience to the flavors of the tiny country in the Caucasus.

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement with CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, on insulin pricing.

A state judge is refusing to toss out a lawsuit challenging Brown University’s claim that its police department is exempt from the state’s public records law.

Commentary: Mr. Speaker, you have the chance to make a sacrifice for the good of the Supreme Court and show that it is more important than any one person’s ambition. Because the credibility of an institution so many have worked hard to rebuild is at stake.

In an effort to keep the Providence campus open, a group of eight parents has filed a petition in Rhode Island Superior Court, asking a judge to put the school into receivership, a type of state-level bankruptcy.

In response to allegations that César Chavez sexually abused girls and women, Marta Martinez decided to dissolve the nonprofit she created in Chavez’s name. And now she is advocating for stripping away other honors.

A JetBlue flight leaving T.F. Green International Airport headed for New York abruptly returned to Warwick on Tuesday morning after striking an animal on the runway during departure.

A 19-year-old student at Mount Saint Charles Academy, a Catholic school in Woonsocket, R.I., was arrested last week after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old student in a school hallway, authorities said.

Monday’s invitation was the Bruins’ way of celebrating one of Rhode Island’s newest high school state champions, of welcoming a team that just five weeks earlier, on a Monday night inside a Pawtucket hockey arena, had its world shattered by unthinkable violence.

Commentary: On the gas side, estimated billing is capped at six months. On the electricity side, no such cap exists, allowing for unlimited – and unfair – retroactive billing. We must close this loophole.

Less than a year after opening inside downtown Providence’s historic Union Station property, food hall Track 15 is already seeing some changes.

The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Raff, a golden lion tamarin monkey, who died earlier this month.

From Rhode Map: A new poll shows Helena Foulkes leads incumbent Governor Dan McKee 24 percent to 15 percent among likely Democratic primary voters, with a massive number of undecided voters, with less than five months before early voting begins.

More frozen food products sold at Trader Joe’s are being recalled in 43 states — including Rhode Island and Massachusetts — because they may contain “foreign objects” including glass, according to a recent notice from the US Food and Drug Administration.

Commentary: Because of the slashing of RIPTA’s service, affecting 45 out of its 63 lines, tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders have lost time, income, and the ability to access educational, civic, medical, commercial, and religious opportunities.

A Brown University researcher is wiring the state with low-cost sensors that let residents and emergency managers know, in real-time, how high water is rising and how bad the air has become in their neighborhoods.

A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with the theft of copper pipes from homes in Little Compton, R.I., authorities said.

Courses are still recovering from the rapid snowmelt we saw at the beginning of March, and any incoming wet or soggy weather will obviously play a significant role when it comes to course conditions.

The Falcons are one of six New England teams in the 16-team field, joined by Merrimack, Providence, Dartmouth, UConn, and Quinnipiac.

From Boston Globe Opinion: While bogus science appeared in the case files from time to time, the bigger problem by far was something called “system error” — problems not with the forensic testing itself but with the way the justice system used and communicated the results.

Students from the financially troubled Croft School in Providence and Boston are returning to class today as their beloved school faces an uncertain future. Dan McGowan asked a group of parents to answer a few questions about what they’re experiencing as their children return from March break.