16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (134+ words) A Rhode Island boy is being praised for saving a 66-year-old man who appeared to be in distress. Tucker Gourlay, 11, of Westerly, was riding his bike when he said he noticed a man struggling. Tucker helped the man walk to…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (42+ words) Providence students returned to school on Tuesday following the city taking back control of its schools from the state this summer. Providence students returned to school on Tuesday following the city taking back control of its schools from the state…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (408+ words) An unfamiliar camera above West Avenue drew the attention of Rhode Island police officer Noel Pichardo while he was working a shift in Pawtucket's District Five in early fall 2023, as Wired reported. That moment highlights broader concerns about surveillance tools…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1089+ words) The cost to redevelop Providence's iconic Superman building has multiplied, and so has the state taxpayer-backed financing. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation on Monday approved nearly $10 million in additional state incentives intended to help High Rock Development complete the $327 million transformation…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (653+ words) Nearly three dozen people want to be Rhode Island's first inspector general to root out waste and improve government efficiency. But the pool of qualified candidates may be much smaller. The five-member Inspector General Independent Advisory Commission received resumes from…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (254+ words) PLATTSBURGH — A fugitive from Rhode Island was apprehended in the City of Plattsburgh Friday morning. The Clinton County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Northern Regional Special Response Team and multiple partner agencies, said it executed…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (210+ words) A Watertown man suspected to be involved in a fatal fentanyl overdose death in Rhode Island is facing charges following an investigation, police said. Benjamin Meadows, 31, of the Oakville section of Watertown, is charged with delivery of drugs, possession with…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (60+ words) The so-called "Taylor Swift tax" is facing its first major legal challenge, with dozens of Rhode Island property owners arguing the state's new levy on luxury second homes is unconstitutional. The so-called "Taylor Swift tax" is facing its first major…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (82+ words) The former Rhode Island anesthesiologist who spent more than 20 years on the run to avoid being prosecuted for sexual assault has been given permission to access his frozen assets, but only so he can hire an attorney to represent him....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (868+ words) Earlier this year, as part of his department's "Freedom to Drive" initiative, which aims to lessen the time Americans spend "staring at a car bumper," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked states to single out their most congested roadways. An unfinished…...