In August, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $16 an hour in 2026. The legislation provides for another $1 raise in 2027. An ...

Rhode Island requires a background check and a seven-day waiting period for all firearm purchases. To buy a handgun, a person must be 21, pass a safety course, and obtain a "blue card" license. The ...

This home is a swift step from stardom. Just down the road from Taylor Swift’s famously guarded Watch Hill retreat, a Rhode Island estate is stepping into the spotlight. For the first time in roughly ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A pilot program to make it easier for Rhode Islanders to buy their first home was announced Thursday by General Treasurer James Diossa. The initiative, called “RI AnchorHome, ...

A Rhode Island man was killed Monday, Dec. 1, in a late-night car crash in Westport. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Westport police responded to reports of an overturned ...

A medical device company from Ireland, a biotech startup developing cancer therapeutics from Pennsylvania and a venture studio focused on women’s health from Massachusetts are among eight recipients ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you live in Rhode Island and want to go pick up some last-minute groceries or wine on Thanksgiving Day, you may be out of luck. The Ocean State still has a few “blue ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Energy has submitted a rate review proposal that would increase customers’ monthly bills next fall if approved. For the first time in nearly a decade, the ...

Double check your Thanksgiving shopping list now, because if you find yourself in need of a stick of butter on Thanksgiving Day you might find yourself out of luck. In accordance with state law, Rhode ...

Rhode Island has a thing for let's say unusual foods. Awful big and awful good, this drink, which combines flavored syrups with ice milk instead of the ice cream one would find in a classic milkshake, ...