Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.

The mayor is taking his demand to the General Assembly, seeking legislation to end the state takeover two years early.

When is the right time for the state to return Providence public schools to local control? Mayor Brett Smiley says this ...

In unveiling his legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session, Mayor Brett Smiley said, "The time is now" for ...

How many people moved to Rhode Island in 2024? New ranking says it was one of the top states moved to last year ...

Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in an ongoing homicide investigation.

Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new ...

The man accused of stealing a Providence police cruiser over stateliness into Connecticut is set to appear in court on Monday ...

Rhode Island's minimum wage hit $15 an hour on Jan. 1, the rate set by legislation in 2021. That legislation brought gradual ...

A Rhode Island man will plead guilty to charges that he set fire to a North Providence church, targeting it because of its ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly is reminding local businesses of a new law for vapes in 2025. All flavored nicotine vapes ...

Jared Remson, 27, was arrested in Preston after stealing a police cruiser in Rhode Island and driving it through part of ...