Rhode Island

A Rhode Island man who authorities say fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested after skipping his court date in Scotland

A Rhode Island man reported dead two years ago as he faced criminal charges in multiple states, including for sex assault and fraud, has been found alive

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread in New England, but it still is not dominant, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which also revised down the agency estimate of omicron’s prevalence the week before.

Warwick, RI is the perfect destination for family vacations.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is well on its way to becoming the dominant strain in New England, but it isn’t yet, despite becoming far more common in just a week.

Rhode Island is reinstating a mask mandate for some indoor venues, Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday, while requiring masks for people who can’t show proof of vaccination in others. The new rules go into effect on Monday and will be reevaluated within 30 days, McKee said. He also announced that the state would be sending out 100,000 at-home rapid COVID…

The omicron variant of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa, has made its way to the United States. After it was initially discovered stateside in California, the variant has now been detected in some parts of New England. U.S. health officials have said that omicron is likely to spread to more states, as well. It remains unclear whether or...

A pool of cold air in the middle levels of the atmosphere, an incredibly strong jet stream level disturbance, changing wind direction with height and the overturning of unseasonably warm air as a cold front approached with a shot of more typical November chill all combined for a setup that delivered about as many tornadoes in one small geographic area…

Students in Rhode Island are asking a federal appeals court to affirm that public school students have a constitutional right to a civics education

The haunted house is about to fetch a pretty penny on the real estate market.

Three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel has taken on a new cause

It is beginning to look like autumn as the leaves start their changeover to the brilliant colors New England proudly displays to tourists everywhere.

Roadways buckled as dirt underneath them washed away during flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. NBC Boston reporter Kathryn Sotnik is in Rhode Island touring damaged areas – and says Ida’s damage is even worse than the destruction from Henri last month.

Students and teachers in all Rhode Island schools will be required to wear facemasks during the upcoming school year, regardless of vaccination status, Gov. Daniel McKee announced Thursday. The Democrat said he’d sign an executive order soon formalizing the mask mandate in K-12 schools. “Until we can vaccinate more students, we need masks in schools,” he said in a...

Prices are rising for goods and services as the U.S. confronts its most serious inflation in decades. These most expensive states to live in had a head start.

America’s infrastructure, from roads to bridges, power and broadband internet, is in bad shape in many states. But the following states rank as the worst.

Bill Speth has been fishing off the coast of Block Island for years. And while he’s seen whales, he never imagined he’d get quite so close to one. The Montauk, New York, fisherman said while he was out on the water just south of Block Island on Sunday, a whale hit his boat, puncturing it and sending his friend...

Business is choppy in the Ocean State. Health care is sound, but infrastructure is aging.

An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 6-month-old child that was found safe after being kidnapped in Rhode Island Saturday evening, state officials said. Police said they found the child, identified as Nael Adesuyi, and the car involved in the kidnapping and have canceled the Amber Alert. Police have not yet found the person who kidnapped the child. He…

Are we really alone in the universe? We don’t know, says the Pentagon. The U.S. military on Friday delivered a report to Congress that details the findings of a task force on “unidentified aerial phenomena,” more commonly referred to as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. The task force was created to investigate reports from pilots and video footage showing objects...

An exclusive Rhode Island beach club tied to Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has broken its silence to defend itself from claims that it only allows white people after the controversy garnered national attention