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Former state Rep. John Loughlin emerges as GOP candidate for Rhode Island lieutenant governor

The Republican from Tiverton served three terms in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Lincoln School field hockey players Ruby Verkuijlen, Norah Joncas and Annie Lenihan celebrate winning the DII state championship

In Providence, the Lincoln School’s family of athletes won big this fall

Field hockey won the Division II championship. Soccer won 16 games and reached the Division IV final. Tennis reached the Division II semifinals

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

Rhode Island Energy drops winter bill discount plan amid scrutiny from state regulators

Proposal would have shaved up to $80 off monthly gas and electric bills

Last week, Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha signed on to a “Special Message” on immigration issued at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Fall River Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha says immigrant parishioners can depend on church for support

The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River recently called out the U.S. government for its aggressive immigration policies

On left, NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26. On right, CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison accepts the Governors Award on CPB's behalf during the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 7.

CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the…

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse speaks at the COP30 conference in Brazil.

At COP30, Sen. Whitehouse raises alarm about Rhode Island’s escalating insurance crisis

Rhode Island’s junior U.S. Senator says many international leaders at the COP30 conference finally recognized the necessity of addressing the rising cost of property insurance caused by more frequent and intense weather events

Women refugees gather to socialize and practice English during a weekly group class at the Refugee Dream Center in Providence. Many rely on federal food assistance and government health insurance, but will lose access under federal budget cuts in 2026.

They fled war and famine. Now refugees in Rhode Island worry about putting food on the table

Federal budget cuts will yank SNAP, Medicaid from thousands of lawful immigrants

Most retail stores close on Thanksgiving in Rhode Island due to the state's blue laws.

Want to go holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day? Not in Rhode Island

The Ocean State is one of just three states that still prohibit most retail on Thanksgiving — a throwback to centuries-old blue laws that continue to shape when Rhode Islanders can (and can’t) shop

Hayley Buckey, who works in Jane Metrik's lab at Brown University, measures alcohol in the Bar Lab.

Can weed help you drink less? Scientists at Brown study how well 'California sober' works

New research led by Brown University scientists suggests cannabis may curb short-term alcohol consumption — but raises big questions about swapping one substance for another

Volunteers unpack vegetables for the food pantry at Federal Hill House, in Providence Rhode Island.

How Rhode Island became the center of the legal battle for the nation’s SNAP benefits

A group of nonprofits from Rhode Island found themselves at the heart of a dispute over food aid that reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court

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