Rhode Island

A judge in Scotland ruled Friday that a man who has spent almost a year fighting extradition to the United States is Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive alleged to have faked his own death to escape rape allegations.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with breaking and entering after he allegedly entered a woman’s SUV while drunk and high on marijuana and then fell asleep on the floor of the back seat.

A Rhode Island man vacationing in Milwaukee fell to his death after a drawbridge was raised while he was walking across it.

The folk legend performed on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.

Dozens of dogs are closer to finding a forever home after they were released by a medical facility

The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public.

As Providence, Rhode Island, gears up to provide reparations to Black residents for centuries of injustices, city officials are looking beyond just the city’s role in the slave trade.

An American trailblazer who served his country even in the face of adversity is hoping you’ll help him celebrate his 100th birthday.

If David Letterman put together a Top Ten list of hospitals, Rhode Island Hospital would probably be No. 1

Australian maritime experts believe the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific has been found, but archaeologists in the U.S. quickly countered by saying the findings were premature.

A Rhode Island man who authorities say fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested after skipping his court date in Scotland

A Rhode Island man reported dead two years ago as he faced criminal charges in multiple states, including for sex assault and fraud, has been found alive

Students in Rhode Island are asking a federal appeals court to affirm that public school students have a constitutional right to a civics education

The haunted house is about to fetch a pretty penny on the real estate market.

Three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel has taken on a new cause

Roadways buckled as dirt underneath them washed away during flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. NBC Boston reporter Kathryn Sotnik is in Rhode Island touring damaged areas – and says Ida’s damage is even worse than the destruction from Henri last month.

Prices are rising for goods and services as the U.S. confronts its most serious inflation in decades. These most expensive states to live in had a head start.

America’s infrastructure, from roads to bridges, power and broadband internet, is in bad shape in many states. But the following states rank as the worst.

Business is choppy in the Ocean State. Health care is sound, but infrastructure is aging.