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Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name “Roberta,” laid multiple complaints with police alleging assaults, intimidation and threats to kill from different relatives, court documents reveal

Tragedy struck a Pawtucket hockey game as a gunman killed two and critically injured three. The shooter, identified as Robert Dorgan, a transgender father, reportedly targeted family members before taking his own life. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the horrific violence that has left the community in mourning.

A federal jury in the United States has convicted Varun Arora, an Indian national living in the country without authorization, for sexually assaulting a fellow traveler onboard a domestic flight from Rhode Island to Washington D.C. in August 2024. The case highlighted the distressing nature of the assault, wherein Arora…

Rhode Island’s employee happiness score was 46 percent higher than the national average

The Mr. Potato Head number plate costs approximately $40, with half of that amount directly supporting the Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Christopher Robinson purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company

One state has priced out average homebuyers and renters—find out why affordability vanished and what residents can do to cope.

A dramatic rescue in Rhode Island captured hearts and headlines as a firefighter crawled across a frozen pond to save a dog that had fallen through thin ice.

“The dog never made a sound," said Steve Howard, deputy chief of the Misquamicut Fire Department, in a phone interview on Friday. "He was pretty chill.”