There's no strict recipe for the Rhode Island accent. But these are the ingredients that you're likely to find in the mix.

We asked Providence Journal readers to send us voicemails and share their accents from across the state.

This 2024 video filmed for Rhode Island PBS captures the distinctive vowel sounds that show up in some local accents: "Talk" ...

The Rhode Island accent, as we know it, may be headed for extinction. While it’s still a reliable feature of the local ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia police officer is on the road to recovery after being shot while fights were breaking out near Overbrook High School. The suspect, 30-year-old Dachan Seay, is ...

A 26-year-old Philadelphia police officer was in critical condition Wednesday after being shot while responding to a fight outside Overbrook High School. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have started the season on the right track. They are 13-8, and sit just one game back from the New York Mets in the National League East. This weekend, the Phillies are ...

Philadelphia police marine crews pulled a man's body from the Schuylkill River on Friday, police said. Around 7:15 a.m., a Philadelphia Police Marine Unit boat docked along the Schuylkill River ...

He also transformed how linguists viewed language changes, researching these shifts in real time — like when he found the “Southern-inflected sound” of Philadelphia was slowly turning into a more ...

The two latest videos that have made the rounds online, show Barron's accent as a child, proving that he was raised by his grandparents and his mom. "We are very happy to be here and Barron will ...

Vice President Kamala Harris debuted a new accent while speaking at a Philadelphia church on Sunday, prompting brutal backlash from critics on social media who found her preacher’s tone “phony.” ...