1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (317+ words) Colin Hogan joined The Providence Journal in August, coming from the New Bedford Light, with plans to cover the city of Providence and surrounding communities. With the primary election less than a month away, Colin was able to jump right…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1766+ words) Rhode Island's 2026 primary gets underway today with polls opening at 7 a.m. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed the bill at the urging of state and local officials, who were concerned that an election day falling the day after Labor Day would not…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (177+ words) PROVIDENCE — There was very little doubt that Helena Buonanno Foulkes was going to defeat incumbent Governor Dan McKee, but how did Foulkes sweep the state, beating incumbent Governor Dan McKee in every single Rhode Island city and town? Watch Globe…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (465+ words) the worst days of their lives," he said at a news conference outside the Rhode Island State House...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1152+ words) PROVIDENCE — The city of Providence showed a “disciplined and effective” response to the mass shooting at Brown University in December that could serve as a model for other jurisdictions facing their own complex, tragic incidents, according to an independent review…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (52+ words) Students across Rhode Island are heading back to school, and many of them will be participating in athletics this fall. You can watch this full show and the rest of our Back to School interviews and special reports on the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1697+ words) Football receives the fanfare but it’s hardly the only high school sport that’s ready to go for 2026. The Rhode Island Interscholastic League fall season kicked off on Aug. 17. In previous years, football would have a one-week head start, but things were…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (374+ words) number of battleground House districts, told NBC News at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas today...

4+ day, 20+ min ago   (419+ words) It’s primary day in Rhode Island. The country’s second-to-last primary of 2026 – hey, Delaware – features several statewide offices that are entirely up in the air, a heated ideological battle for Providence mayor, and the high likelihood that Governor Dan McKee will…...

4+ day, 8+ 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…...