Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to ban slavery. The good intentions of those who wrote the law, however, went unheeded – the statute was largely ignored for over a century, as ...

The purchase protected forested wetlands that absorb stormwater and protect groundwater. The property east of Wilbur Hill ...

A Rhode Island man will spend two decades in prison for producing and intending to distribute tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills disguised as pain medication, the Justice Department announced.

A steady attack by Rhode Island Baseball lifted the team to a 15-4 win over Fordham in the second game of a weekend series at Houlihan Park. The Rams' Saturday victory was powered by 14 hits, with six ...

Is Rhode Island's housing market loosening a little ... One of Providence's busiest streets is misnamed on most maps. Alex Shieh wants to make Brown affordable. Mark Patinkin learns why he's ...

A Rhode Island beach town police department searched for clandestine graves following rumors of a New England serial killer spreading like wildfire on social media. The rumors stem from the ...

This was the Golden Age of Piracy, and England’s restrictions of trade in the Commonwealth through the Navigation Acts left some of its colonies, such as Rhode Island, looking the other way as pirates ...

There's some creepy outcrops lurking around the world - and some you can only visit on Google Maps. The Island of the Dolls, or La Isla de las Munecas as it's known locally, is located in the ...

Similar to the hummingbird map, avian enthusiasts can track migrations and sightings and in real-time, while also contributing their own data using Journey North - a site that tracks the ...

Protesters gathered at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence Thursday afternoon after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reportedly present. “ICE is targeting a patient, and they are ...