JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — It's really quite the sight in Narragansett Bay. A massive ship has been sitting off the coast of ...

This 2024 video filmed for Rhode Island PBS captures the distinctive vowel sounds that show up in some local accents: "Talk" is pronounced "tawk," "ours" comes out as "ahhs," and "poor" sounds almost ...

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

The Rhode Island accent, as we know it, may be headed for extinction. While it’s still a reliable feature of the local landscape (“For the paahts depahtment, press 3”), a generational shift is ...

US Representative Seth Magaziner’s mother-in-law, Jennifer McDowell, testifies for the bill, saying, “I deserve the right to ...

A lesser-known state for peaches is Florida, including the Ridge Island Groves in Haines City. It’s a place where anyone can come and pick peaches right off the trees. Kids like Levi Ritch seem ...

Here's what happened in Round 1 of the high school golf championships Here's what Day 1 of the RIIL Golf Championships looked like Vote now to decide the ProJo boys volleyball player of the week ...

Credit: Irma Negron Irma Negron, of Port Jefferson, a surgical coordinator at Long Island Women's Healthcare ... Credit: Susi Wunsch Anne Kothari, of Amagansett, self-employed, owner of her ...

If you don't mind walking around Providence with a heavy coat, you might want to consider coming in the winter or early spring, when Rhode Island's capital sees fewer crowds. Keep in mind ...

Only in Newsday Sources: Detective owns LI home where body was found in pool A member of the task force that searched for homicide suspect Matthew Zoll last November owns the East Shoreham home ...