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

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the union, but its oldest park is packed with big things to see and do, including ...

On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce allegiance to Great Britain’s King George III and declare independence by official legislative act. The passage of the Act of Renunciation ...

At the time, the Philippines was a U.S. colony. Courtesy Farrar ... That’s about the populations of Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island combined. In your book, you lay out three acts of ...

Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty America has had a military presence in Greenland since World War II, when the island was still a Danish colony and ... of America." Geography research scholar ...

"The town is practically a perfect rectangle on the map, and from every angle, it's brimming with lush wilderness — you have ...

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

Islands named Tiverton as the perfect little hideaway with just the right hint of rustic and coastal charm along the coast.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into a Rhode Island school district to determine whether its student loan forgiveness program for teachers discriminates against White ...

Rhode Island is experiencing a high number of collisions between vehicles and deer, prompting studies and initiatives to mitigate the problem. A University of Rhode Island professor is leading a ...