University of Rhode Island assistant professor Che-Wei Chang will use a newly awarded US Science Foundation grant to study how plants can blunt coastal erosion ...

Gov. Dan McKee said Sunday morning that Rhode Island is "mobilized and ready" for an approaching snowstorm.

The 1976 celebration of USA's 200th anniversary included Tall Ships, the Independent Man, parades and a visit from the queen ...

Are you excited to retire but can't figure out a good city or town to settle down in RI? Warwick might be your best choice.

Rhode Island leaders and local officials celebrated the completion of the I-95 Providence Viaduct Northbound Project on ...

Learn how the harbor seal became Rhode Island’s state animal and what this whiskered swimmer says about the Ocean State.

No need to travel all the way to Boston for a flight – one of the best small airports in the country is right here in Rhode Island, according to USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. The annual ...

Gov. Dan McKee said that President Donald Trump was very "empathetic" on the phone as they talked about the university ...

Seafood is a big part of New England culture, especially in Rhode Island. So big in fact that travel website Afar named a specific, and at times controversial, type of local seafood as a major reason ...

Here are the five private golf courses that earned Rhode Island its highest placement from Golfweek. Newport (58c) — A ...