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THE UNITED FOOTBALL League is expanding to Rhode Island in 2027. The team will open its home schedule at Centreville Bank Stadium on Friday, April 2, at 8 p.m. on FOX UFL Friday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

United Football League expanding to Rhode Island in 2027

PAWTUCKET – The professional United Football League is coming to Centreville Bank Stadium in 2027.  The spring football league announced Wednesday that it was adding four...

Brown drops to No. 16 in U.S. News’ best colleges; PC...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is the 16th-best national university in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings released...

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the...
TWO RHODE ISLAND towns have recently ended their contracts with Flock Safety over concerns about the use of the data that is collected by the cameras. COURTESY FLOCK GROUP INC.

Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras

Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...

Report: Narragansett latest R.I. community to ditch Flock cameras

NARRAGANSETT – Another Rhode Island community has decided to stop using Flock Safety automated license plate readers.  The Narragansett Town Council voted unanimously Monday to end...
STANDING IN front of a Flex van from left are Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce; Christopher Durand, R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO; Sen. Louis P. DiPalma, D-Middletown; Sen. Dawn Euer, D-Newport; Rep. Terri Cortvriend, D-Middletown; and Mary A. McDowell, Portsmouth Town Council member. RIPTA on Wednesday extended its Flex On Demand service in the north part of Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31. / COURTESY R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

RIPTA expands Aquidneck Island Flex On Demand service through end of year

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has extended its Flex On Demand service on Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31, the state agency announced...
EIGHTEEN RHODE Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards. Launched in 1981, the awards recognize the highest standards in restaurant wine service across three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence, and the Grand Award, bestowed upon 2,083, 1,830, and 99 winners respectively this year. 

18 R.I. restaurants earn 2026 Wine Spectator awards

PROVIDENCE – Eighteen Rhode Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards.  The Atlantic on Block Island, Aurelia at Castle Hill in Newport, Cara...
THE HISTORY of chicken salad apparently can be traced back to a meat market in South Kingstown in 1863. / COURTESY STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET CO.

Rhode Island credited with giving the world chicken salad

PROVIDENCE – Move over clam cakes and coffee milk, Rhode Island is apparently the "birthplace" of another beloved consumable: chicken salad. In marking National Chicken...

R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...

Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...

$72M awarded to produce, preserve 332 homes across R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Nearly $72 million in state funding has been approved to produce and preserve 332 homes across Rhode Island, including affordable housing. The funding,...
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