Elisabeth Ryan, policy counsel at Everytown for Gun Safety, rejected claims that the proposed law is weak. “The weakest law is what Rhode Island has now, no ban on assault weapons,” Ryan said.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as ...

The Providence-Newport Ferry has returned for another season! Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors ...

The task force also arrested Angel Diaz-Algea, 25, of 425 Cranston Street Apartment 1, Providence, Rhode Island, on an affidavit and arrest warrant from the Providence Police Department for burglary ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As the school year winds down and students in Providence Public Schools prepare for their last day, one teacher has received one of the district’s biggest awards.

Detained Providence teen was moved to Colorado days before asylum hearing because of ‘bed space,’ ICE says An attorney for Vivian Gisselle Soriano-Neto, 18, said the move could have been made ...

RI BUSINESS Thousands descend on Providence for USA Gymnastics championships. How does R.I. lure so many sporting events? The taxpayer-funded effort to get sporting events to come to the Ocean ...

If Rhode Island lawmakers get their way, pop icon Taylor Swift could soon be paying an extra $136,000 a year in property taxes on her Watch Hill mansion. It's a tiny dent in Swift’s reported $1. ...

- Advertisement -The Providence-Newport Ferry will kick off its 2025 season on Friday, June 20. “The Ocean State,” operated by Seastreak, will run daily trips through Monday, October 13 (Columbus Day) ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State lawmakers are slated to vote Wednesday on a bill that would make changes to Rhode Island’s so-called “8-Law” that supporters say could incentivize housing ...

RI House passes bill to allow victims of childhood sex abuse to sue people, institutions that did not protect them THC-infused drinks can stay on RI shelves as bill to ban them dies. What to know.