Flock cameras, Kennedy Plaza emerge as key divide in Providence mayoral...
PROVIDENCE – Flock license plate readers and the future of Kennedy Plaza emerged as major dividing lines Wednesday in the city's mayoral race, as...
Report: Judge rules Johnston did not violate injunction in eminent domain...
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a court order when it passed two resolutions in its...
Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.41% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality.
Rhode Island’s...
Inflation cooled last month as gas prices fell, though costs remain...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the...
Could R.I. Supreme Court ruling have affect on many liquor licenses?
PROVIDENCE – In addition to churches and schools, the majority owners of land within 200 feet of a proposed premises can block the issuance...
FM acquires northern California wildfire intelligence provider
PROVIDENCE – FM, the Johnston-based global commercial property insurer, has acquired FortressFire, a northern California wildfire intelligence provider.
Terms of the deal announced on Aug. 10 were not disclosed.
FortressFire will continue to operate as...
Sales of U.S. existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be...
R.I., Mass. gas prices drop amid uncertainty in Iran war
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 11 cents to $3.96 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Tuesday.
That price is 5 cents...
R.I. judge tosses Trump’s latest attempt to reconfigure federal homelessness programs
A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals.
In a pair...
America250-Enduring Success: The Washington Trust Co.
(Editor’s note: This is the 21st installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...


















