March 30, 2017 After pope endorses giving to beggars, US bishop says not to A month after Pope Francis endorsed giving money to panhandlers, the Roman Catholic bishop in Rhode Island has posted three reasons not to.
March 29, 2017 Mysterious carving found at Rhode Island church where JFK was married A mysterious carving of a woman's face has been discovered at the church where John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier married in 1953, the church announced Wednesday
March 18, 2017 Police: Speeding car rear-ends cab, killing taxi passenger Police say a speeding driver has been charged with rear-ending a taxi in Massachusetts, killing a Rhode Island woman inside the cab.
March 17, 2017 Pearl Harbor mural canceled over concerns about headline A Rhode Island group's plan to put up a mural depicting a historic newspaper front page announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor has been canceled because of concerns that the headline used an offensive word.
March 17, 2017 Officials: Man trying to save mom shoots intruder in chest Police say a Rhode Island man forced his way into an 84-year-old Maine woman's home before being shot in the chest during an altercation with her son.
March 17, 2017 Sheriff: drunk man steals Keys forklift, 'needed to drive' Florida Keys authorities say a drunken man from Rhode Island stole a forklift and crashed into a gate, telling deputies he lost his car keys and needed something to drive.
March 17, 2017 Pastor accused of molestation is removed as head of city GOP A Rhode Island pastor charged with molesting a child has been removed as the head of the Providence Republican Party.
March 17, 2017 Providence pastor arraigned on child molestation charges A Rhode Island pastor has been accused of molesting a boy over six years.
March 17, 2017 Fight over control of oldest US synagogue at appeals court A federal appeals court is wading into the battle over control of the nation's oldest synagogue and ownership of a set of ceremonial bells worth millions.
March 16, 2017 Police: Man posing as Uber driver sexually assaulted teen Police have arrested a 36-year-old Rhode Island man who they say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Providence girl while posing as an Uber driver.