2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (397+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have split nearly $2 million in grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, an empirical research nonprofit out of Los Angeles, to study emotional regulation and habit change in middle schoolers and college students....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (465+ words) Vic Mellor, who won the Republican primary in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, describes marching to the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, as one of the top moments of his life. Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol that…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (851+ words) State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence on Sept. 9, ending the incumbent’s bid for a second term in Rhode Island’s largest city....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (48+ words) Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Nino pattern grows stro... A Rhode Island man, dubbed "King of the PawPaws," is…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (265+ words) Follow live coverage as Republicans kick off the first-ever midterm primary convention on September 9 and 10 in Dallas, Texas, with speeches expected from Trump on both days. Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder said today that Democrats will reach out to…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (238+ words) Follow live coverage as Republicans kick off the first-ever midterm primary convention on September 9 and 10 in Dallas, Texas, with speeches expected from Trump on both days. JB Pritzker accused Republicans of making efforts to try to "rig" the 2026 midterm elections…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1121+ words) PROVIDENCE — If Brett Smiley loses his primary on Wednesday, he would be the first sitting mayor of Providence to ever fail to secure the Democratic nomination for reelection. But it’s still far from clear whether state Representative David Morales, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) NEWPORT, RI, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Rhode Island Superior Court has granted summary judgment to Burrillville resident Roberta Lacey, dismissing the Town of Burrillville’s counterclaim against her on the grounds that it targeted activity protected by Rhode Island’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (30+ words) Rhode Island Energy customers can now figure out why their energy bill is so high. Rhode Island Energy customers can now figure out why their energy bill is so high....