As a ship captain, he charted and sailed along trade routes to deliver cargo to China and import goods to Rhode Island. Later ...

An area now full of some of Newport’s most popular businesses used to be full of pirates. The area of Upper Thames that now ...

Dianne M. (Reo) D'Errico, 82, peacefully transitioned on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the former wife of the late Edward D'Errico and the late Jack ...

Mary (Shallcross) Powers of Cranston passed away peacefully on September 13, 2025, at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence, her nurturing home and sanctuary for the past six years. She is ...

Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday to lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide.

Esperanza-Hope provides resources to low-income and homeless individuals in Rhode Island and children in the Dominican Republic. The nonprofit's biggest challenge is meeting the rising demand for ...

South Korean investigators on Friday indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe ...

The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to 19 nonprofits addressing the state’s opioid crisis.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Rhode Island‘s Department of Education and Providence Public Schools over what it calls a racist and unlawful program. The lawsuit, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Nature’s Pawprint, a pet aftercare business, opened in Providence. This is Rhode Island’s first aquamation facility, which offers a sustainable alternative to traditional ...