Temperatures across Rhode Island are expected to soar into the 90s this week. Heat indices in Providence are forecasted to ...

With hurricane season approaching, researchers are trying to shore up support for real-time severe weather information ...

Not all states follow federal overtime law exactly, and Rhode Island is one of the several states that has its own ...

Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan ...

Another roller coaster that found a new home following Rocky Point's closure is the Cyclone, a Wildcat-model steel coaster built by Schwarzkopf and originally installed around 1984. It was acquired by ...

Authorities responded to a beach in Jamestown, Rhode Island, early Sunday morning after receiving reports of a body that was ...

This summer has been a busy one for The Providence Journal sports staff, as Bill Koch, Eric Rueb and Jacob Rousseau have been diving into our archives in search of the best high school athletes of the ...

Monday marks a holiday that Rhode Island, alone amongst all 50 states, recognizes as official- Victory Day, also commonly referred to as Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day.

The restrictions would have forced nonprofits that accept the grants to prohibit support for diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

WARWICK - The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday, Aug. 7, revoked the license of a cultivator it said had a long history of noncompliance and also discussed the parameters of its ...

In order to help reduce plastic waste and help the environment, Rhode Islanders are encouraged to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics. But what actually happens to the plastic the state collects for ...