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Federal Hill’s La Pigna sculpture removed for storm-damage repairs

PROVIDENCE – Federal Hill’s iconic La Pigna sculpture was removed for repairs Wednesday after new inspections found additional damage from the Blizzard of 2026...

Providence spent $1.1M in opioid settlement funds in 2025, report finds

PROVIDENCE – The city spent about $1.12 million in opioid settlement funds in 2025, supporting 14 community-based projects that reached more than 3,000 people...

Report: Rhode Islanders concerned about healthcare over housing; cost of living...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Housing costs have been a consistent point of contention in Rhode Island, but residents of the Ocean State are now sharing...

Georgia man jailed 2 years for fraud scheme targeting R.I. seniors

PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that defrauded elderly victims...

Report: School year begins across R.I. with cellphone ban

PROVIDENCE – Students are returning to classrooms across the state, however their personal devices will not join them, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.  A...
R.I. ATTORNEY General Peter F. Neronha joined 21 other state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission to file a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon.com Inc. claiming that it defrauded advertisers. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARK LENNIHAN

Neronha joins lawsuit challenging Amazon’s overinflated advertising prices

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with a coalition of attorneys general from 21 other states and the Federal Trade Commission, filed a...

SEACORP awarded $1M in state job tax credits

MIDDLETOWN – Defense contractor SEACORP LLC is planning to create at least 53 jobs in Rhode Island with a median salary of $100,000 per...
THE STATE on Aug. 27 invested $21.1 million in Pennrose LLC's Tidewater School Street development that will build 76 new affordable apartments along the Seekonk River in Pawtucket. / COURTESY PENNROSE LLC AND CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket officials hail state’s $21.1M investment in Tidewater housing construction

PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien on Monday hailed $21.1 million in state funding to help build 76 affordable apartments planned as part of...

RIPEC: Rhode Island fire, police spending ranks among nation’s highest

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island spends the most on fire protection and is among the top 10 states for police protection spending, according to a...

R.I., Mass. gas prices continue to rise as tensions between U.S.,...

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 9 cents to $4.13 per gallon, AAA Northeast said...
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