One of the biggest changes on the table would make it harder to remove parking near a public right-of-way to the shore.

If you like long walks in nature, consider checking out this trail along the water in Rhode Island. USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' ...

The Cannabis Control Commission last week approved final rules and regulations for opening those new retail-only stores.

"Even a small meeting can bring over $100,000 to $160,000 to our state economy," said Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, encouraging ...

Woonsocket, like many Rhode Island cities, requires property owners to keep sidewalks clear of ice and snow, but rarely ...

Help spruce up the environment in Providence, South Kingstown and Westerly, party with zoo animals, or learn about frogs, ...

Never has the phrase "good things come in small packages" been so accurate. Rhode Island might be the nation's smallest state ...

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has closed the Laurel Street bridge in Hopkinton after routine inspection ...

Gov. Dan McKee, who waved a copy of his Rhode Island 2030 plan aloft during his State of the State speech in January, is ...

Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...

The state has designated more animals, besides deer, that people can now legally pick up from the side of the road – but ...

The Rhode Island State Police is asking for the public's help while it investigates the death of a woman whose body was found ...