Providence RI

Rhode Island’s new tax on high-end second homes took effect this month, and its nickname has drawn most of the attention. Known as the “Taylor Swift tax”, it’s inspired by the pop star who owns the most expensive house in the state, a $28 million estate in Watch Hill. The tax reaches thousands of other …

David Morales is a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence. David Morales, a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, will hold a fundraiser in Crown Heights on Thursday. [ more › ]

A driving lesson in Rhode Island took a dark turn after the car plunged into a river on June 28, killing three generations of a […] ‘They Were Good People’: Three Generations of Women Killed After Car Crashes Into Rhode Island River During Driving Lesson

A Warwick Water Division employee who was facing several domestic violence and drug charges stemming from an incident in November 2025 is avoiding jail time.

A car was shot several times near Park Avenue and Potter Street on Tuesday night.

With just over two months to go before Rhode Island’s Sept. 9 primary, spending on television ads by the top two Democratic candidates for governor is now well-above the $1 million mark.  Two-thirds of that spending came from the woman trying again to unseat Gov. Dan McKee,  according to a review of purchase forms file

Retailers have treated self-checkout as an operational decision shaped by labor costs, consumer preferences and technology. Rhode Island may be setting a precedent and changing those calculations by making parts of the checkout experience a matter of state law. The state recently enacted the Restrictions on Self-Servic

Cumberland Farms' parent company filed to go public and says it plans to renovate stores and expand the chain. Your neighborhood Cumbies could soon look a little different. The parent company of the Westborough-based convenience store chain has filed plans to go public, outlining an ambitious strategy that includes ren

PAWTUCKET – When general contractor and Pawtucket native Jacob Theroux found an online ad from Memorial Hospital property owner Richard Balles seeking contractors to clean up the property, he said he had no idea that he would soon be uncovering history. Theroux and his team at Theroux Property Services...

(WJAR) — The owners of a Providence nightclub will make their case to reopen before the Providence Board of Licenses on Wednesday. This comes after a violent robbery over the weekend. Police were called to the Lovera VIP Club on Broad Street first to break up a crowd of...