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FOR THE third-straight year, WalletHub ranked Rhode Island as the worst state to start a business in its annual report. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. remains the worst state to start a business, WalletHub says

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains the worst state in the nation to start a business, according to WalletHub.  For the third straight year, the personal...

Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $500K in...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $500,000 in December, rising 1% from a year ago....
RHODE ISLAND is the 16th best state in the nation in which to raise a family while Massachusetts is the best, according to WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

WalletHub: R.I. is 16th among best states to raise a family;...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks 16th among the best states in which to raise a family, according to WalletHub. Massachusetts ranked No. 1.  Analysts at...

Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days,...

Report: Average R.I. monthly utility costs are highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the most expensive monthly utility costs in New England with residents paying an average of $579 a month, according...

Motive still unknown after suspect in the Brown attack and MIT...

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man...

Study: 93.5% of farms in Rhode Island family-owned

PROVIDENCE – Families own 93.5% of farms in Rhode Island, according to a new study by Farm Flavor.  Researchers at the digital agricultural platform in...

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt...
RHODE ISLAND is the 22nd most vulnerable state to identity theft and fraud, according to a recent study by WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. ranks 22nd in vulnerability to identity theft and fraud, WalletHub says

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have become much more vulnerable to identity theft and fraud in comparison to other states over the last year, according...
THE NEWPORT CREAMERY at Garden City Center in Cranston is closing at the end of the year. / COURTESY THE JAN COMPANIES

Garden City Newport Creamery closing before year’s end

CRANSTON – The Newport Creamery at Garden City Center is closing near the end of the year. The Jan Companies, which owns the beloved regional...
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