Known for her intelligence and charm, Angelica Schuyler Church moved with ease among the personalities who fought for and ...

Rhode Island has seen plenty of softball stars since 2000. Here are the stars who made the cut as part of the Providence ...

Rhode Island has seen plenty of softball stars since 2000. Here are the stars who made the cut as part of the Providence Journal Quarter Century All State Team.

NEWPORT – Pineapples adorn mansion gates, door knockers, lamp posts and even the Old Colony House, the historic meeting place ...

The city of Bainbridge Island’s Planning and Community Development Department has completed an overhaul of its permitting processes, which the municipality says will result in improvements in review ...

New law encourages affordable housing development in Rhode Island The newly enacted bill incorporated feedback from housing advocates, developers and municipal leaders to further clarify standards and ...

Along Rhode Island's Narrow River, activities are plentiful Whether you're a history fanatic, a seafood lover, or a sports fan, the south coast of Rhode Island boasts activities of all kinds ...

Editor's Note: For weather updates on July 3 fireworks, go here. As June comes to an end, the country is preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July, and many towns in Rhode Island are preparing ...

Ferries departing the dual-nation island of St. Maarten and St. Martin offer easy sailing to surrounding destinations at bargain prices.

Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that they will be squeezed out by the new arrivals.

In Providence, Rhode Island, the state House, controlled by Democrats, recently passed a bill to prohibit the sale and manufacturing of semiautomatic rifles known as assault weapons. The legislation ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House has advanced legislation that would ban sales of certain semiautomatic rifles. The guns are commonly referred to as assault weapons.