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To say that the USA has a complicated relationship with gambling must be one of the greatest understatements of all time. While it might not be up there with “Houston, we’ve had a problem”, which was uttered by the crew of NASA’s Apollo 13 after their oxygen tank exploded while the crew was about 200,000 miles away fro

Crews in Barrington extinguished a fire at St. Luke's Parish early Tuesday morning.

Pawtucket police said Monday that an 82-year-old man who was reported missing was located. No additional details were released.

Rhode Island wrote the nation's first Homeless Bill of Rights but has seen unsheltered homelessness climb sharply and proposed protections die in committee — leaving the state open to enforcement-first models that have drawn constitutional lawsuits elsewhere. On July 21, Tucson's police chief, Monica Prieto, stood befo

The former Rhode Island anesthesiologist who spent more than 20 years on the run to avoid being prosecuted for sexual assault is still looking for an attorney to represent him.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Fire Department is adding another rescue and replacing aging ambulances as emergency medical calls continue to make up the overwhelming majority of the department's workload. About 80% of calls to the Providence Fire Department are EMS-related, according to city officials. The c

The Taunton Fire Department is mourning the unexpected death of firefighter Kyle Machado, the department announced Sunday. The fire department did not specify what day Machado died or what caused his death. Before becoming a firefighter, Machado served in the U.S. Navy, the fire department said. He joined the Taunton..

An “Aegean Breeze, a “Rhodes Island sangria,” the “Dirty Greek,” and “Aphrodite’s kiss.” Lagers from Greece, and red and white wines, too. These are some of the drinks on the menu now at Estiatorio Estiatorio Fili, a Greek restaurant in Providence’s Wayland Square. But its owner George Potsidis is planning for a Septem

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Bally’s Corp., the Providence-based casino operator that runs Rhode Island’s two casinos, saw its stock price tumble after telling regulators there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating over the next year. The regulatory warning appeared in a quarterly...

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WJAR) — An East Providence woman died after falling at a nail salon in Barrington, according to a report. EastBayRI.com reported that the incident occurred at Aloha Nails on County Road last Thursday. The news organization said the 79-year-old woman went to use the restroom but opened...