Keith Stokes, who served in the administrations of several Rhode Island governors, will remain in the unpaid role of ...

Rhode Island has a new Historian Laureate. Keith Stokes, a Newport resident, will serve in this role until April 2030.

Newport, and Rhode Island in general, have deep connections to some of the most infamous pirates of the Golden Age, including ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...

Excerpt from the new book 'Sister, Sinner,' by Claire Hoffman, about the life and mysterious disappearance of 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.

Well, the celebration begins in earnest Friday in Newport when the Newport Historical Society hosts Two Lights for Liberty in ...

Our analysis of the top homeowners insurers in Rhode Island reveals that the state’s best insurer is Amica.

In the aftermath of the 2023 incident, stories emerged about people invited to participate in one of OceanGate's trips but decided against it. A similar scenario unfolded more than a century ago ...

Some of its most famous passengers were a top fashion designer, one of the wealthiest men in the world, and a British countess. Most of the well-known people on board were first-class passengers.

“I enjoy that people are finding Rhode Island beautiful and want to live here and raise a family here — that’s a good thing. I don’t think it’s a bad thing,” said Shekarchi, D-Warwick.

A nightclub roof caved in mid-performance in the Dominican Republic - as a famous singer performing ... collapsed at about 2am local time with several people having been confirmed to have died ...