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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence has joined seven other Rhode Island municipalities in banning single-use plastic bags. WPRI-TV reports Providence City Council approved the ordinance Thursday, which...

By Kimberly Harper What makes a monster a monster? When do a man's bad deeds outweigh his humanity? And how much do others play in his role in history? These are the questions that Nicholas Wright's "...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Advocates on both sides of the issue turned out in droves for a discussion of several gun bills in the Rhode Island legislature. Hours before House and Senate hearings on Tuesd...

HAMILTON Chicago Company (c) Joan Marcus, 2016 WPRO News The traveling production of “Hamilton” is expected to be the big draw in the upcoming 2018-2019 season at the Providence Performing...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two candidates for Rhode Island governor are slinging insults at each other. Independent candidate Joe Trillo, a former Republican lawmaker, tells WPRO’s Gene Valice...

Former Rep. Peter Palumbo leaves court in Providence after his initial appearance following his 2017 arrest on corruption charges. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO News and The Associated Pres...

photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island court has been flooded with people contesting speeding tickets after a new school zone speed camera program resulted in 12,000 t...

photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Power is slowly being restored in the hardest-hit areas of the East Coast, days after a destructive nor'easter downed trees and power lines, flooded coas...

by WPRO News Staff (PROVIDENCE-) Thousands of Rhode Island homes and businesses remain in the dark following Friday’s major Nor’easter which caused winds to gust over 60 miles an hour. Nat...