This 2024 video filmed for Rhode Island PBS captures the distinctive vowel sounds that show up in some local accents: "Talk" is pronounced "tawk," "ours" comes out as "ahhs," and "poor" sounds almost ...

The Rhode Island accent, as we know it, may be headed for extinction. While it’s still a reliable feature of the local landscape (“For the paahts depahtment, press 3”), a generational shift is ...

If confirmed, Karen Bradbury will take over the seat last held by former Senate Majority Leader John C. Revens, who was paid ...