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The IRS is laying off more than 6,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's widespread downsizing of the federal government. The agency had added thousands of workers in recent years in an effort to improve customer service and beef up collection of unpaid taxes.

IRS Cuts Over 6,000 Jobs in the Middle of Tax Season

The Internal Revenue Service, better known as the IRS, is cutting more than 6,000 jobs in the middle of a busy tax season.The cuts are part of a…

A baby seal was rescued in New Haven, Conn., over the weekend. The pup, believed to be a few weeks old, is now recovering at the nearby Mystic Aquarium.

A Baby Seal Rescued From Connecticut Streets is Now Recovering at Mystic Aquarium

It could be several months before a gray seal pup found on a street corner in New Haven can be released from Mystic Aquarium.The seal was found Sunday…

Brigadier General Andrew J. Chevalier is a North Kingstown native.

‘It’s an Honor’: Iraq Veteran Takes the Helm at the Rhode Island National Guard

Brigadier General Andrew Chevalier is a 35-year veteran of the Rhode Island National Guard

Now We Know How Many Overweight Trucks Are Crossing the Washington Bridge

More than 2,600 overweight trucks have crossed the eastbound Washington Bridge over the past seven weeks, according to newly released data from the Rhode…

A number of Rhode Island state servers — ones similar to the unit pictured here in a home setup — could move to a new state office building in East Providence under Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget. But the server room can’t wait for HVAC upgrades necessary to keep the servers in good working order.

HVAC Repairs Needed Sooner Rather Than Later at Warwick Data Center Eyed for Consolidation Move

Saving money is the point of a plan by Gov. Dan McKee to relocate a handful of state offices to an East Providence office complex up for sale by Citizens…

The federal courthouse in Providence, R.I.

Trump Administration Spars With States Over Funding Freeze in Providence Federal Court

The order freezing the freeze remains in place

Mike Macans stands for a portrait outside of his home in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 23, 2025. Macans served in the U.S. Army for five years and was most recently working as a disaster recovery coordinator for the Small Business Administration. He was officially terminated from his job on Feb. 11, 2025.

Federal Workers Feel Betrayed and Alone in Trump Administration's Chaotic Purge

'Don't abandon and villainize the very people that have served this country and work to bring services to our citizens'

In Providence, Brutalist Buildings Remain...For Now

ART inc. goes on a tour of Providence to see Brutalist buildings still standing, and those that have been demolished

Water cascades over the Neponset River Waterfall at Lower Mills in Dorchester.

Program That Monitors New England Waterways, Drinking Water Threatened by Trump Cuts

The largest office of the U.S. Geological Survey’s New England Water Science Center is a modest, single-floor building in Northborough with offices, a…

Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr. holds an engineering concept plan for a new public safety complex to replace the town’s police and fire stations. To build it, he wants to use eminent domain to halt construction of an affordable housing complex on Route 44, eliciting fear from housing advocates that other municipalities will start using the same tactic to avoid building more affordable housing.

Johnston Mayor Dodges an Affordable Housing Complex With a Silver Bullet

With a legal maneuver, town avoids having to build 252 apartments despite legislative push to alleviate Rhode Island’s housing crunch

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