Rhode Island Department of Transportation crews did a massive cleanup of a homeless encampment right on the lines between Cranston and Providence Thursday.Home

PROVIDENCE – For the first time in Rhode Island, Providence is on track to add a designated LGBTQ+ landmark to the National Register of Historic Places.

Rhode Island has 135,978 public school students this academic year compared to 136,154 last year. The comparison to pre-pandemic times is starker, with enrollment dropping 5.27% since the 2019-2020 school year.

“As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are priorities of mine,” the Central Falls mayor told WPRI 12. “In an effort to uphold the integrity and focus of the municipal court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned his position.”

Light shaking from the earthquake was felt as far south as Rhode Island, according to the USGS. Monday's earthquake, which originated in Maine but was felt in Rhode Island, is being measured at 3.8 on the magnitude scale, according to the USGS.

The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the reasons are unknown.

A 1997 graduate from Syracuse University and her son are among the 67 people who died when a regional jet crashed with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Christine Lane and her 16-year-old son,

McGee, a Rhode Island native, had a career in politics, finance, and real estate, and she married Andrew Savitz, a former top consultant to Massachusetts Governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. The two were married for 15 years, and it ended in a contentious divorce.

The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

The Classical High School gym has a leaky roof and rickety bleachers but it pulses with Purple pride after a banner year.

Here are five rinks in Rhode Island to skate at this winter. Located in the heart of downtown Providence is BankNewport City Center's Providence Rink, an outdoor winter sports venue that offers both ice skating and ice bumper cars against a backdrop of the city skyline. The rink was recently renovated.

As any high school mascot in Rhode Island can tell you, this is the only state in the country where the Kilties could face off against the Townies. Over the past few months, SBLive/High School on SI has been featuring the best high school mascots in every state,