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FUEL PRICES are displayed at a gas station as cars drive by last week in Baltimore, Md. Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. / AP PHOTO/STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH

R.I., Mass. gas prices jump more than 40 cents a gallon

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts to continue surge as the war in Iran pushes oil prices past $100 per...
OIL COMPANY logos are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 3. Gas prices in the Ocean State have increased 27 cents from a week ago to $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast. / AP PHOTO/SETH WENIG

R.I., Mass. gas prices surge as Mideast conflict sends oil prices...

PROVIDENCE – The war with Iran continues to take its toll on Rhode Island gas prices.  Gas prices in the Ocean State have increased 27 cents from...
A PERSON fills up his vehicle's gas tank in Glenview, Ill. The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is up 17 cents from last week, reaching $3.04 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Wednesday. / AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I., Mass. gas prices climb above $3 per gallon as war...

PROVIDENCE – A 17-cent jump has pushed the average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island past $3 per gallon, AAA...

AAA: Average price for a gallon of gas in U.S. rises...

NEW YORK (AP) – The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight to about $3.11 in the U.S., according to...
HELEN ANTHONY, a former Providence city councilor, has been awarded $19 million by a California jury after she was hit by a truck in a state park in June 2023. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Ex-Providence councilor wins $19M jury verdict in California

PROVIDENCE – A California jury has awarded almost $19 million to a former city councilor after she was struck by a van and severely...

Dow drops 540, oil prices leap on Iran war worries

NEW YORK (AP) – A sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street Tuesday after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with...

Gas prices rise in R.I., Mass.; markets brace for impact of...

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is up 4 cents from last week at $2.90 per...

Thousands of R.I. residents remain without power Tuesday

PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Island Energy customers are still without power Tuesday after a historic blizzard on Monday dropped record amounts of snow...

Rhode Island Energy warns some customers could be without power for...

PROVIDENCE – Some Rhode Island Energy customers could be without power until Feb. 26 as the state endures a historic nor'easter that has left...

McKee: State of Emergency, travel ban remain in effect as R.I....

CRANSTON – The State of Emergency and the travel ban on all non-emergency vehicles in Rhode Island declared on Sunday both remain in effect...
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