United Way report: 43% of R.I. households can’t afford basics
PROVIDENCE – About 43% of Rhode Island households did not earn enough to cover basic living costs in 2024, according to a report United...
Smiley, Providence kick off PVDFest 2026
PROVIDENCE – PVDFest returns to the city Friday with live music, art, food, markets and cultural programming across downtown.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Councilman John...
Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI
WARWICK – Former R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner has been named the Community College of Rhode Island interim vice president for workforce...
Struggling U.S. homebuyers face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%
Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait.
The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate...
Cyber Sessions: Time to replace ‘security theater’ with security appreciation
(Editor’s note: This is the 49th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
R.I. getting $1M to strengthen 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving a $1 million federal grant to strengthen the state’s suicide prevention efforts.
The funding will support the 988 suicide and crisis...
URI students create nonpartisan election information website
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two University of Rhode Island students have launched an independent website designed to provide voters with information about candidates running for...
Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for 1st time in 3...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly...
Cost pressure, labor crunch still weigh on hospitality despite consumer spending
WARWICK – Rhode Island hospitality businesses should not expect significant relief from elevated costs and labor crunches next year, even as consumers continue to...
39 plaintiffs consolidate lawsuits against Gabriel House in master complaint
FALL RIVER – Thirty-nine plaintiffs affected by a fatal fire at an assisted-living house in July 2025 have united their lawsuits into one master...
- Featured Event -
