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Wheaton freshman Scott Sloan won the NCAA Division III javelin title on his last throw.

Scott Sloan of Barrington is a Division III National Champion

The former Wheeler javelin star was struggling at the NCAA Division III meet. Then he made an adjustment that produced a gold medal

The Rhode Island Rose Island Lighthouse plate took top honors as the 2024 Best Plate Award from the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.

World’s Largest License Plate Hobbyist Organization Picks Rose Island Plate as the Best

If you’re one of Rhode Island’s 471 motorists with a license plate featuring the Pell Bridge and the lighthouse from nearby Rose Island, prepare to brag…

Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore has yet to respond to a U.S. Department of Justice request for information about the state’s registered voters.

DOJ Asked About R.I. Voter Rolls 8 Days Ago. Secretary of State Gregg Amore Hasn’t Answered Yet

Silence can speak louder than words.Just ask Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore, who as of Friday afternoon had yet to respond to a U.S.…

CCRI Lands $1 Million Grant to Expand Skilled Trades Training

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) was awarded a $1 million grant to expand its skilled trade programs, the Lowe’s Foundation announced…

Hospital employees gather for the announcement of the name change from Lifespan to Brown university Health during a press conference in the lobby of Hasbro Children’s Hospital on June 20, 2024. Rhode Island has nearly 15,000 unionized health care workers.

Nurses at Rhode Island and Hasbro Hospitals Strike 3-Year Deal After Months of Negotiations

After months of tense negotiations as well as the possibility of a strike, nurses and health care workers at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s…

A boat leaves the mainland on the way to the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site near the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

Beyond Polo Shirts and Presidents, Martha's Vineyard has an Indigenous Past and Present

Martha's Vineyard, just seven miles off the coast of Massachusetts, is an island known for its windswept beaches, clay cliffs, and cedar-shingled…

A man fishes along the shoreline immediately north of the illegal wall built by the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown. Quidnessett filed a complaint on July 9, 2025, against the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council over disputed details of the shoreline restoration plan.

Quidnessett Country Club Files Suit Against CRMC, Alleging Coastal Panel Broke Its Own Rules

A dispute between state coastal regulators and Quidnessett Country Club has finally landed in court, with the North Kingstown country club filing an…

Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi Talks Budget Wins, Transit Troubles, and a Possible Run for Governor

House Speaker Shekarchi looks back on the 2025 legislative session

Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, describes company measures to reduce customers’ energy bills at a press conference on Monday, July 21, 2025.

R.I. Energy Knows Customers are Heated. Cue the ‘Good News’ Press Conference

Utility operator touts proposed bill credits, lower winter electric rates compared with last year

The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island is pictured in downtown Providence.

ACLU of Rhode Island Sues to Stop Trump From Restricting Housing and Violence Prevention Grants

Plaintiffs are organizations in 13 states plus D.C. serving domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and unhoused people

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