3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (997+ words) Tom Verdi will tell you it feels like it just happened, arriving as a cop at Ground Zero, the wreck of the towers still smoldering. Twenty-five years ago. Verdi was a Providence lieutenant then. He rose to deputy chief and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (238+ words) Follow live coverage as Republicans kick off the first-ever midterm primary convention on September 9 and 10 in Dallas, Texas, with speeches expected from Trump on both days. JB Pritzker accused Republicans of making efforts to try to "rig" the 2026 midterm elections…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (141+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says the spotted lanternfly is now established in all five Rhode Island counties. The insect was first detected in the state in Warwick in 2021. Rhode Island’s first confirmed p… Steelers and Rooney family…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (453+ words) by DEVIN BATES, NBC 10 NEWS MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island vineyards could be at risk as the spotted lanternfly population continues to grow across the state. The invasive insect has already caused extensive damage at vineyards in states including Pennsylvania, where…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (93+ words) 2026 Rhode Island Senate election: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · State Legislature 2026 Rhode Island Senate election No public polling synced for this race yet....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (97+ words) 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election: live polling averages and trend chart, declared candidates from FEC filings with cited stances, and the IJR community straw poll. ← 2026 Election Tracker · State Legislature 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election No public polling synced…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) (WJAR) — More than 750 school bus workers serving several Rhode Island school districts are prepared to go on strike, Teamsters Local 251 announced Tuesday. If the workers walked off the job, it would affect transportation routes for the Providence, Pawtucket, Lincoln, Smithfield,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) A Rhode Island boy is being praised for saving a 66-year-old man who appeared to be in distress. Tucker Gourlay, 11, of Westerly, was riding his bike when he said he noticed a man struggling. Tucker helped the man walk to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (26+ words) Results for the 2024 Rhode Island Mayor Cranston general election. Find Rhode Island and national elections results at BostonGlobe.com. 2024 Rhode Island Mayor Cranston election results...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) by ERIN LAWLOR, NBC 10 NEWS NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A day at the beach turned into a desperate wildlife rescue in Rhode Island when a marine mammal became stranded in shallow water — and one beachgoer decided not to stand by and watch....