5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1169+ words) PROVIDENCE " In their first head-to-head debate, incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and his challenger, state Representative David Morales, sparred on rent control, snow removal, immigration enforcement and their records, as both men seek the Democratic nomination in a race that has…...

1+ day, 26+ min ago  (1118+ words) An initial wellness exam for the state's primary care landscape published by the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner on Monday found fewer Rhode Islanders have a personal doctor they can turn to for non-urgent health concerns compared with a…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (961+ words) As soon as late November, Rhode Island will have a new online option to bet on any sports matches " one from the very company that already operates the state's in-person sportsbook. The Rhode Island Lottery on May 8 awarded Bally's Corp....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (501+ words) PAWTUCKET, R. I. " Boston Legacy FC's five-game unbeaten streak, which brought the club out of the NWSL's basement after five straight losses to open the season, came to an end Friday night. In the Legacy's first match at Centreville Bank Stadium " their…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1255+ words) After a short scorcher, it's time to start thinking about summer and leave memories of a historic winter behind us. And there are plenty of events to choose from, including some that haven't happened for a very long time. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (598+ words) The Boston Globe Podcast: The biggest names in Providence's restaurant industry get candid At Food Club Live, restaurateurs, chefs, and patrons came out to listen to the industry leaders creating the concepts people can't stop talking about PROVIDENCE " For years,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (162+ words) PROVIDENCE " In a surprise move, the R. I Department of Education is planning to give the Providence public schools back to city leaders this summer, Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green said Wednesday. The decision is an about-face for the commissioner, who had…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (665+ words) Governor Dan Mc Kee hasn't been indicted. He hasn't been caught taking helicopter rides to Newport while the rest of us sit in Washington Bridge traffic. He hasn't proposed selling the University of Rhode Island to Connecticut. Yet here he…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (972+ words) It was the pizza chip heard "round the world " or, at least "round the Bravoverse " when "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" breakout star Alicia Carmody shared a box of the Ocean State delicacy with castmates on North Kingstown beach....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE " Mass deportations risk harming Rhode Island's economy, hurting local businesses, and exacting "a devastating toll" on immigrant families and communities, according to a new report by the Latino Policy Institute and other groups. As the Trump administration ratchets up…...