Providence — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has received a $75,000 award from the National Coastal Resilience Fund developed by Whitehouse to restore and strengthen the natural infrastructure that protects coastal communities. DEM will use the funding to advanc…

ASHAWAY — The fourth annual Veterans Day breakfast and celebration at Ashaway Elementary School on Monday enticed Army veteran Joseph Shank to drive more than 100 miles from Mamaroneck, N.Y., to join his three grandsons, Cody, Liam and Luke.

PROVIDENCE — After a small spike in costs last week, gas prices are back on a downward trajectory.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts fire lieutenant who died after helping two colleagues escape a burning home was dedicated to his family and his profession and took younger firefighters under his wing, speakers at his funeral Mass said Monday.

NORTH KINGSTOWN — As gypsy moth populations wane, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is warning that there are plenty of new pests waiting to take their place.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new urgency as the impeachment investigation advances amid the 2020 election campaign.

WASHINGTON — Michael Bloomberg on Sunday apologized for his longstanding support of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” police strategy ahead of a potential Democratic presidential run, a practice that he embraced as New York’s mayor and continued to defend despite its disproportionate impact…

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WESTERLY — Westerly High School climbed two spots to 14th overall in the state rankings on the mathematics section of the SAT college admissions test, but dropped seven spots to 22nd overall on the English Language Arts section of the test, based on results of students who were juniors when …

PROVIDENCE (AP) — Sixteen Rhode Island municipalities announced Tuesday they're suing the governor and legislative leaders over a new law that automatically extends expired municipal worker and teacher contracts.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Snow and cold records fell as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the U.S., including the normally mild South, on Tuesday.

Motorists in Rhode Island are finding prices a bit more expensive when they are filling up this week, the result of an increase in crude oil prices nationwide.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek got choked up when he read the final response from a Brown University student who wanted to show support as he battles pancreatic cancer.

WESTERLY — When Darcy Vancans first set eyes on Lakin, a hound mix pictured on an online dog adoption site, she wanted to adopt him. But daily life got in the way. 

KINGSTON — A University of Rhode Island professor has been awarded a $249,977 federal grant because a smart glove he is developing to help patients with Parkinson’s disease has the potential for commercial success and societal impact.

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island officials say an environmental police officer fired his weapon after he was hit and injured by a man on a dirt bike.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a motorcycle rider in Rhode Island.

JOHNSTON — For nearly a decade, Rhode Island officials have been after the town of Johnson to repair several potentially unsafe dams. 

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WESTERLY — Screenings for breast, prostate, cervical and colon cancer have become standard procedures. Dr. Louis Mazzarelli, a radiologist on the medical staff of Westerly Hospital and L+M Hospital, hopes that a lung cancer screening, for individuals who meet criteria for the test, becomes s…

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PROVIDENCE — One in every two high school students in Rhode Island  have tried vaping, while the number of students who reported using a vape pen or system frequently has nearly tripled over the past two years.

A rise in the number of counterfeit prescription pills containing lethal amounts of fentanyl has led the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to issue and alert. While no such pills have been found in Westerly to date, police are urging residents to be alert to the dangers of the fentanyl-ba…

A nationwide collection on Oct. 26 led to the disposal of more than 92,000 pounds of unused and unwanted medications in New England, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday.

PROVIDENCE — Gasoline prices in Rhode Island remain the same this week as northeast states continue to avoid price volatility and buck national trends, according to a survey conducted through AAA Northeast.

PROVIDENCE (AP) — A Vermont man at the center of an inheritance dispute contributed to the 2016 sinking of the boat from which his mother was lost at sea, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Management Council are asking Rhode Islanders to take photographs documenting the effects of high tides in their neighborhoods. The photos will provide important information on local flooding, including trends over time, to coastal planners.

NEW YORK — New York City voters used to picking one candidate per race may soon be marking their ballots for up to five.

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PROVIDENCE — Brown University has been awarded $6.8 million in federal funding to work with Rhode Island health officials to help solve the opioid overdose crisis, the school announced Tuesday.

PROVIDENCE — A jump in demand and drawdown in gasoline stocks this week wasn't enough to impact the market as prices saw a one-cent per gallon decline locally and four cent decline nationally over the past week.