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 ...

Thirteen Colonies banded together to battle the British in the American Revolution.Some of the action took place in Bristol, ...

Maybe you're new to Rhode Island and don't know what a quahog is. Or maybe you've lived here for a while but are too afraid ...

Historians at Brown University and Tribal members from across New England are launching a project they hope will bring ...

The closest place to Rhode Island to witness the emergence of periodical cicadas is Cape Cod, where Brood XIV is expected to ...

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.

Achieving independence as the United States of America was a lengthy and unlikely struggle for the 13 original colonies. Over ...

Albany Patroons top the Rhode Island Kraken 158-97 The day's major news events, business reports, local sports updates, weather information and tomorrow's forecast are presented by the NewsChannel ...

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 ...

CONAWAY, G. doubled down the rf line (2-2 BFBFF); HOFMANN, P. advanced to third. 0 0 SULLIVAN, H. singled to left center, RBI (0-2 SFF); CONAWAY, G. advanced to third ...

Despite an early outburst, Rhode Island was unable to hold on as it fell 8-6 to Stonehill in the opener of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon. Stonehill (15-34) retook the lead with four more runs in ...