Advocates say rodenticides are killing birds of prey, but the pest control lobby says a ban would make dealing with rodents more expensive.

NORTH PROFIVDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) –The Rhode Island Department of Health said it issued an overdose spike alert for increased ...

Rhode Islanders with asthma may be able to breathe just a little easier, after the Rhode Island Senate passed a bill capping the price of inhalers.

Just days after graduating from URI, Timothy "Timmy" Howard died from an allergic reaction to peanuts. "He was a positive, ...

The Trump administration has withdrawn $766 million in funding from Moderna, impacting the development of vaccines against ...

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential ...

Rhode Island ophthalmologist Joseph Dowling Jr., MD, died May 12 at 98, according to an obituary posted in The Providence Journal. Dr. Dowling attended Tufts University Medical School in Boston and ...

The top cop in a Rhode Island beach town says there is no connection between human remains found Wednesday and online fears of a serial killer in New England. "As far as I'm concerned, as far as ...

WESTERLY, R.I. — Police in Rhode Island have opened an investigation after human remains were found a short distance from a mansion owned by pop music superstar Taylor Swift. According to the ...

Over 40 of the world’s leading virologists have raised alarm over the increasing risk of a global H5N1 bird flu pandemic. The virologists said the deadly virus is evolving and advancing to human ...

The remains were transported to the Rhode Island Medical Examiner’s Office for analysis. "Investigators are awaiting official confirmation of the identity of the remains," the statement continues.