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FILE – Young marijuana plants are shown in this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Rhode Island is the 7th most marijuana-friendly state in the United States, according to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man’s conviction for a 2012 murder in Warwick has been overturned by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The court on Tuesday vacated the conviction of Tony Gonzalez and se...

Rep Karen MacBeth Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A state lawmaker is set to lose her leadership position in the Rhode Island House of Representatives after becoming a Republi...

Former Ambassador and Mayor Joseph Paolino with renderings of his proposed overhaul for Newport Grand. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News by Tara Granahan, WPRO “Why can Rudy Giuliani clean up Tim...

Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced the launch of the state's new integrated tourism and business-attraction campaign on Monday. The new slogan, "Rhode Island: C...

Law Enforcement and rescue vehicles are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016, after a U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter ...

photo courtesy Warwick Police WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Police have arrested a suspect accused of fatally stabbing his cousin and injuring his brother. Twenty-year-old Jared Rogers was arrested Saturday af...

MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Gina Raimondo is taking a page from neighboring Massachusetts as she prepares to introduce a school choice initiative letting parents ...

by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has been named one of the “Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders” by Fortune Magazine in a ranking released on Wednesday. Raimondo was ra...

The Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame announced its list of 2016 inductees on Wednesday, March 24. The Hall of Fame, established in 2008 by local radio professionals, celebrates the history of the indus...