A group of 44 legislators called on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency today. “Your leadership is needed now to protect and save the lives of Rhode Islanders across our ...

The inlet is scheduled for dredging, but fishermen said a yearlong problem of sand buildup has reduced the depth of the inlet ...

As trade flourished, the necessity for a light to guide ships into Narragansett Bay grew, leading to the construction of the state's first lighthouse. Constructed in 1749 on the southernmost tip of ...

A Portsmouth honme on Vanderbilt Lane recently sold for $4,950,000. The home has four bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but the Ocean State packs in a lot of attractions worth seeing, from its extravagant 20th-century mansions to secluded beaches to cultural sites.

Aquidneck Island Wrestling had a mixed night at Gaudet Middle School on Wednesday, January 8. The team, which brings together ...

Every month, the “Weird Island” podcast  delivers weird and wonderful stories from Rhode Island, like the origin of the Turk’s Head building, the creation of a gym for women in the 1880s, or the story ...

The number of new U.S. Coast Guard cutters destined to call Naval Station Newport home has doubled, Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen.

Aurelia at Castle Hill in Newport is the newest AAA Five Diamond restaurant in Rhode Island. Aurelia serves a six-course ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — Newport-based Audrain Hospitality is expanding with the acquisition of a hotel and another restaurant.

Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Historically, there's been ...