1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1623+ words) Newport, Rhode Island, has neighborhoods of opulent mansions with lots of mature trees along with neighborhoods of subsidized housing and far fewer trees. The Newport Tree Conservancy is working to create a healthier forest in the city. (AP Video: Joshua…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (357+ words) U. S. District Court Judge Mary Mc Elroy sided with Rhode Island's top election officials and civil rights advocates, writing that federal law does not permit the U. S. Department of Justice "to conduct the kind of fishing expedition it seeks here." In an…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (582+ words) Providence basketball player Duncan Powell for the second time this week has pleaded not guilty to domestic assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a weekend altercation with a woman that started in Providence and continued in the suburb of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (341+ words) Powell, who just finished his fifth college season and was a backup forward in his only year with the Friars, was arraigned in Providence County District Court after a woman alleged her knee was injured when Powell threw a water…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) Reiss, a three-time Atlantic 10 coach of the year, spent seven seasons with the Rams and led them to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time in 30 years earlier this month. Rhode Island lost to Alabama in the opening round....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) The Friars announced Hodgson as their 17th head coach on Sunday. He takes over for Kim English, whose three-year tenure with the program ended on March 13 after a loss to St. John's in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and a 15-18 finish....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (797+ words) The high school senior's mother, brother and grandfather should have been there to celebrate one of the most exciting moments in his hockey career, but that opportunity was robbed when all three were killed in a shooting that erupted while…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (857+ words) With the 37-year-old coach expected to be fired soon, the Friars (15-18) were eliminated from the Big East Tournament when they lost 85-72 to No. 13 St. John's in the quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden. "I'm not a very emotional person. I…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (299+ words) Nearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals. "It was the greatest moment…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (312+ words) Rhode Island Rams (16-15, 7-11 A-10) vs. Duquesne Dukes (17-14, 9-9 A-10) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 5 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -1. 5; over/under is 138. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne plays in the A-10 Tournament against Rhode Island. The Dukes are 9-9 against A-10 opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Duquesne is 8-3 when it has…...