Rhode Island’s oldest functioning courthouse is, in fact, the Kent County Courthouse in East Greenwich. Constructed in 1804, ...

A 72-year-old Rhode Island man is facing criminal charges after being accused of touching children in a lazy river at a ...

William Chatel was charged with lewd or lascivious molestation on a child under 12 at a resort's lazy river, with potential ...

The Rhode Island Foundation has announced that it awarded $3 million in grants to Newport County nonprofits in 2024, helping push the organization to the third-best year of giving in its 109-year ...

A local man accused of failing to register as a sex offender in Rhode Island appeared in court on Thursday.Upper Yoder police say Peter O’Hara-Diaz was arrested ...

The state’s jobless rate rose to 4.6 percent, compared to 3.9 percent a year ago, according to the labor department.

Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize ...

A Rhode Island man has been arrested for allegedly touching kids in the lazy river at an Orange County resort.

Amy Rodriques is the chair of the Washington County chapter of Moms for Liberty. "I am and was opposed to the bill," said Rodrigues. The Freedom to Read Act was introduced to the Rhode Island General ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A Rhode Island man convicted of murder more than 40 years ago is making another appeal for parole. James Hughes III is serving a life sentence for the 1982 murder of Howard ...