PROVIDENCE – For the first time in Rhode Island, Providence is on track to add a designated LGBTQ+ landmark to the National Register of Historic Places.

Rhode Island Department of Transportation crews did a massive cleanup of a homeless encampment right on the lines between Cranston and Providence Thursday.Home

Rhode Island has 135,978 public school students this academic year compared to 136,154 last year. The comparison to pre-pandemic times is starker, with enrollment dropping 5.27% since the 2019-2020 school year.

The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the reasons are unknown.

United States Attorney Zachary Cunha said that a Romanian man plead guilty to installing card skimmers in ATMs in six states. Mario Demarco, a/k/a Marius Lupu a/k/a David Ademec, until recently residing in Queens,

Neronha said that the law prohibits ICE from accessing non-public areas of schools without a judicial warrant.

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

As the day got underway at Children's Friend in Providence, CEO David Caprio was trying to figure out what a federal funding freeze would mean for them.

Sebastian Thomas and Jaden House connected on some critical free throws in the final 46.6 seconds to stop the Minutemen from completing their rally

The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

The Classical High School gym has a leaky roof and rickety bleachers but it pulses with Purple pride after a banner year.

“As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are priorities of mine,” the Central Falls mayor told WPRI 12. “In an effort to uphold the integrity and focus of the municipal court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned his position.”