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The Newport Pell Bridge is seen from Jamestown. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Newport city councilors and the city manager are pushing for an additional 1 percent for hotel and...

NEW YORK (AP) - Alpha Diallo had 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead Providence to a 70-56 win over St. John’s on Saturday. Nate Watson had 18 points for Providence (14-10, 4-7 Big East Conference...

by Paul Zangari, WPRO News* Ram 1500 – the “standard” size pickup from Chrysler – has been redesigned this year, and the one John and I just drove shows why the market for pass...

Photo via CNN PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is seeking to double the state’s tax on bottles and cans. The Providence Journal reports the plan is receiving pushbac...

House Speaker Nick Mattiello speaks to press after a caucus. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A review by The Public’s Radio has found that the number of legislative ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order aimed at curbing health care costs. The Providence Journal reports the order issued Wednesday seeks to keep health...

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks to the media in the rotunda at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Photo via CNN. By Sophie Tatum and Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Vanessa Tyson...

Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A university professor has defeated a former Bristol Town Council member in the Democratic primary for a special election to the Rhode Island Hous...

A rescued dog at the RISPCA. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island lawmaker has re-introduced a bill to create a statewide animal abuser registry. Democratic Rep. ...

Michael Soares, 33, charged with the 2013 murder of John “Jack” Fay in Warwick City Park, appeared in court, where he was ordered held without bail. Pool photo by Steve Szydlowski / The Pr...