Rhode Island Social Blog

The Stillwater Viaduct in Smithfield has been closed since March for repairs, and local businesses tell us it’s having an impact on their income.

The Rhode Island State Police held its annual Memorial Ceremony Thursday.

Johnston’s mayor is looking at changing pension and healthcare benefits to cut costs of supporting retired — including freezing cost-of-living adjustments.

The family of three-year-old Brandon Anderson was presented with a $46,000 check Tuesday.

A 17 year-old girl was killed in a two-car crash on Route 295 in Smithfield Friday night.

Samantha Richards has a new heart and endless energy as she recovers from heart transplant surgery.

Does one driver have to stop another driver from driving drunk? No, say the justices of the Rhode Island State Supreme Court, in an appeal case over a DUI from 2005.

Rhode Island lawmakers are getting involved in the fight over a controversial war memorial in
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Fire departments respond to 65,000 calls related to carbon monoxide every year. The gas is also responsible for over 500 deaths annually.

Legislation approved by the Rhode Island Senate Wednesday afternoon will require more air quality testing near the state’s main landfill in Johnston after residents complained of noxious odors.