Occurring on March 2, 1775 — 48 days before the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord — Rhode Islanders set British ...

At a standing-room only hearing, more than 180 customers of Rhode Island Energy complained about their skyrocketing bills ...

On Friday, dozens of scientists turned out to the Rhode Island State House to protest large scale cuts to science funding by ...

Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A group of demonstrators at the Rhode Island State House made their way into the House chamber ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Rhode Island State House on Monday as part of the "Not My President" protests. Crowds marched and wrapped around the State ...

Bills recently introduced in the General Assembly would make it harder to take books off of public shelves by requiring that ...

Protests against actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration continue to be held across the country, including in Portsmouth, where workers pushed back Monday against a move to cut ...

“Not My President” protest outside the Rhode Island State House on Feb. 17, 2025 (Photo: Rachel Carpenter/WPRI-TV) “I thought it was important to be here on Presidents Day to demonstrate for ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hundreds gathered at the State House Saturday afternoon to protest Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government and call on Rhode Island’s congressional ...