Big Bear Hunting and Fishing Supply and Rhode Island residents — Mary Brimer, James Grundy, Jonathan Hirons and Jeffrey Goyette — sued to stop the ban.

University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange is seeking the revocation of honorary degrees bestowed upon Mike Flynn, Rudy Giuliani

The Smithfield-based tree company recently wrote a check for more than $1,300 to pay off the school lunch debt of roughly 200 students.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Rhode Island public defender for a seat on a federal appeals court, handing President Joe Biden the record for placing the most nominees with that kind of...

R.I. native, Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel plans to swim from Point Judith to Block Island this summer to help raise money for cancer research.

A former RI state trooper is calling for an investigation into alleged pattern of cover-ups and implicating a former lt. col in the death of a man

Gov. McKee names new Parole Board member, Peter Slom, who served time for dealing cocaine before finding a career in rehabilitation and social work

A former Wyatt Detention Facility warden, who was sued over an immigration detainee's death, has been named interim director of the RI DOC.

John Kostrzewa, a former assistant managing editor at The Journal, launches a new column about places to hike around Rhode Island.

Unlike many other states, Rhode Island doesn't automatically preempt cities from passing their own rent control ordinances.

Passenger ferry service could begin in the next week or two, director Peter Alviti said.

Advocates hope to overturn the high-capacity gun magazine ban that took effect in Rhode Island in December 2022.

She becomes first woman to complete the 10.4-mile crossing from the mainland per Marathon Swimmers Federation rules

Oscar-nominated actor James Woods is challenging his neighbor's effort to build a home on Boone Lake

Columnist Ruth Taylor is having a hard time reconciling gigantic fake quahog stuffie and hot sauce bottle statues with her vision of what makes Rhode Island a great place to be.

Federal courts are expected to revert back to in-person access once the coronavirus crisis ends.

At last count, there are 405 people living without shelter in the state, and that’s not factoring in others who are staying with family and friends.

Shame can keep pregnant mothers who are using drugs underground and unwilling to seek help. Compounding that is the fear the authorities might take their newborn away.

The DEM says 150 boats were out for the historic occasion.

Still suffering from the results of a September car crash, Natacha Legein tries to get back to normal.

A conference hosted by the Economic Progress Institute looked at the forces affecting Rhode Islanders living in poverty.

McKee urged to declare an emergency so organizations can bypass local objections to help senior citizens without housing

Tuff left Block Island at 5:09 a.m. Sunday and touched a buoy off of Beavertail at 2:25 p.m., more than an hour earlier than trip planners had estimated.

Stop & Shop will start opening its grocery stores earlier just for people who are 60 and older, an effort to help the population that is the most vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. The new ho…

Hope Alpaca Farm in Little Compton is a welcome visit during pandemic

At least 114 people benefited from the first ever RI court debt relief event.

If confirmed, DuBose would be the first person of color and first openly LGBTQ+ judge to serve on the US District Court for RI.

Senate approves RI Public Defender Montecalvo for federal appeals court

The legal system – like many professions – is experiencing high turnover nationwide, but what exactly has led to the exodus remains murky.

The Sanchez family opened Providence's first Mexican market in the 1980s. Now, Miguel and Enrique Sanchez are making a name for themselves in politics

Advocates up in arms at dismantling of Woonsocket encampment

Evidence from the Making an Exoneree program helped overturn the murder conviction of Terrel Barros in Providence's 2012 Monet Lounge shooting.

Joseph Mollicone Jr.'s theft from Heritage Loan & Investment Co. helped trigger RI’s plunge into the worst banking crisis since the Great Depression.

Artist Jeffrey Yoo Warren is building a digital model of a Chinatown that existed in Providence a century ago before vanishing without a trace.

The rise in Rhode Islanders taking refuge in campers and cars has spurred advocates  to push for a dedicated, safe — and legal — parking site.

Dozens of lawyers of color across the nation share similar experiences of a law student's viral video of being mistaken for a defendant.