2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1396+ words) PROVIDENCE " More than 2 million visitors from around the world are expected to descend on New England during the World Cup. Providence wants a share of their business, and Rhode Island officials believe they might have an irresistible lure: late-night boozing....

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (325+ words) A new poll shows Helena Foulkes leads incumbent Governor Dan Mc Kee 24 percent to 15 percent among likely Democratic primary voters " with a massive number of undecided voters " less than five months before early voting begins. The survey of 319 likely primary…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1081+ words) EXETER, R. I. " An estimated 5 million people a year come to see the 159 giant troll sculptures Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has built throughout the world using recycled wood. Dambo figures that must be comparable to the number of people who fill…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (379+ words) Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green warned that President Trump's sweeping changes to the US Department of Education Tuesday have "created widespread anxiety and confusion locally, undermining the stability our students and educators need to thrive." The move also marks…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (388+ words) Longing for simpler times " or maybe they just seemed that way because we were too young to know better " we decided to find some old-school fun. A bit of online digging revealed that retro amusement (even all-you-can-play pinball) is alive…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (972+ words) Read recaps of episode 1 and episode 2. Let's turn off CNN for a night, and escape into a fantasy New England, where the biggest horror imaginable is the drama at a dude's disco-themed 54th birthday party. OK, you pop the popcorn, we'll…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (364+ words) The presidents of Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island are seeking to allow police on their respective campuses to carry firearms, reviving a long-debated issue in the months since the December mass shooting at Brown University....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) I've finished reading the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" from Congress, also known as H. R. 1 " all 869 pages. I won't recommend it to my friends, but we all ignore it at our peril. Because what is clear is that Rhode Island is…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (411+ words) PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island College received a $1 million gift " one of the largest in the school's history " to bolster support aimed at helping students who are at risk of leaving its nursing program, the college announced on Monday. The donation " "only…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (297+ words) Rhode Island FC came up one game shy of a second straight underdog run to the USL Championship final, beaten by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 1-0, in the Eastern Conference final on Saturday night in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh-born Robbie Mertz sent a right-footed…...