The Latest Breaking News from Rhode Island

Nestled in the heart of New England, Providence, Rhode Island, often dubbed “The Creative Capital,” combines historic charm with modern innovation. For those pondering, “Is Providence, RI a good place to live?” this coastal city offers a compelling mix of affordability, culture, and community.

Plus: the federal government tries to stiff landlords over eviction moratorium one last time, the Supreme Court declines to take up eminent domain case, and starter home bills advance in Arizona and Texas.

A Rhode Island town seeks to use eminent domain to block construction of a large-scale affordable housing project.

Rhode Island local Kassondra Cloos discovers a slower pace of life on Block Island when visiting out-of-season – spotting seals, walking wooded trails and staying at a historic Inn

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

The lawsuit, led by the Democratic attorneys general from Arizona, Michigan, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and New Mexico, argue that Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution by creating DOGE without approval from Congress.

Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision

Tom Carroll says he’s eaten the same Chick-fil-A salad every day for the last two years

Johnston, Rhode Island, Mayor Joseph Polisena promised to "use all the power of government" to stop the privately financed 252-unit project.

Officials are making clean-energy moves in California, New York and beyond, and Republican states will be integral too

The size of Rhode Island, the iceberg is heading toward South Georgia Island off Antarctica, jeopardizing the penguins and seals who call it home.