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photo by Jill Chen/ via Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A bill to allow diners to bring their dogs to outdoor seating areas at Rhode Islandrestaurants is headed to the state Senate. The Providence Jour...

Narragansett is consistently ranked as one of the top public high schools in Rhode Island. So why are three children of a town council leader in a community 45 minutes away going to class there? This ...

Mayor Elorza announces this year’s “PVDFest” slated for June 2-5 in downtown Providence. (photo via City of Providence) Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced Wednesday that PVDFest...

GLOCESTER, R.I. (AP) - Police say they’ve arrested two men involved in a large-scale marijuana-growing operation in two Glocester homes. Fifty-six-year-old James Maffio and 54-year-old Roger Sim...

Ted Cruz, right, talks to Jeb Bush after a Republican presidential primary debate, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP...

Rep Robert Nardolillo addresses a rally against allowing Syrian refugees into the US at the State House in November 2015. (Photo by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island lawma...

Rep Patricia Morgan argues against RhodeWorks Legislation. (photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO) Republican Representative Patricia Morgan submitted a House Resolution on Monday which formally requests Gover...

Bob Healey on the campaign trail in 2014. (Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News) by Doug MacGunnigle, WPRO Robert J. Healey Jr., best known for founding Rhode Island’s Cool Moose Party and his runs...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Cicilline in 2006 (AP Photo/Stew Milne) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Half of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is joining President Barack Obama on hi...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence police say a suspect in a shooting escaped custody and remained at large for four hours because a detective didn’t properly close a door. Michael Drepaul was c...