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Bristol Historical & Preservation Society Will Display the Oldest Known Flag in the Country in Honor of the RI250. Open House Display: The Byfield Flag, America’s Oldest Flag, in Bristol, RI. Date: Thursday-Sunday, June 11-14, please see BHPSRI.org for specific hours (also listed below) Location: BH&PS HQ, 48 Court...

Burlingame State Campground is opening for the summer with some new shower and restroom facilities.

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WJAR) — A heavy police presence was seen in Central Falls Monday night. Police cruisers were seen blocking off part of Garfield Street. NBC 10 is on scene working to learn more.

RTX is investing $100 million to expand a Raytheon facility in Rhode Island as demand for air and missile defense systems continues to rise. The investment will increase testing capacity for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar and boost production of Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (

The local party leaders also backed Xay Khamsyvoravong over Sabina Matos for lieutenant governor, but made no endorsement for AG.

FedEx officials confirmed to GoLocal after requests for comment that the company is closing one of its two Warwick facilities. “I can confirm that the FedEx facility at 255 Metro Centre Blvd. in Warwick will close in late-September while the facility at 540 Airport Road will remain open. Because there’s more than three

SWANSEA — The town’s Health Director Jonathan Abreu has given the Venus de Milo restaurant and banquet hall a gold star of approval as of an unannounced inspection on June 7. Venus's third-generation owner Monte Ferris Jr. and Abreu listed mutual support and an acknowledgment of their respective trades in a joint state

Downtown Providence is closed to drones until July 21. A Federal Aviation Administration temporary flight restriction that took effect June 1 prohibits every unmanned aircraft inside a 1-nautical-mile radius and up to 1,000 feet above ground level around the Graduate by Hilton Providence, the downtown hotel where Ghana

A bill that could direct more damaged vehicles toward repair shops rather than the salvage yard passed the Rhode Island Senate last week and now moves to the House. The Rhode Island Senate approved Senate Bill 3115 on June 3 by a 33-5 vote, according to legislative records. The bill would amend the state's Unfair Claim

PROVIDENCE — Starting Thursday, the city will host a six-week party in a designated area of the city serving as an official FIFA World Cup Fan Zone for matches at Gillette Stadium, and some are questioning the city’s preparedness to deal with the waste that will undoubtedly result.