The Rhode Island Breakers… RI’s Newest Sports Franchise

The Rhode Island Breakers Angling Club, an expansion team joining the Atlantic Division of the SFC (Sport Fishing Championship) is Rhode Island’s only professional offshore sportfishing league. They are officially launching The Breakers to the public at …

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McCaffrey confirmation The former Senate majority leader, who has opposed every bill to protect LGBT Rights since 1995—including the anti-sodomy laws, marriage equality along with hate crime and reproductive rights legislation—has been given a lifetime …

Rhode Island ethics panel sets hearing date as supervisor during infamous Philly trip fights to clear his name

The vegan cheese demanded during a now-infamous state business trip to Philadelphia four years ago is well past its expiration date. But the state ethics investigation that found “probable cause” for ethical misconduct by former Director of Administration …

Rhode Island College to Host 2026 NCGA East Regional Championship

Via Rhode Island College, 2h ago Providence, R.I.— Rhode Island College will host the 2026 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) East Regional Championship at The Murray Center on Saturday, March 7 (1 p.m.). THE BASICS The seven-team field …

DA identifies Rhode Island couple killed in fiery crash in Massachusetts

SWANSEA, Mass. — The district attorney on Monday identified a married couple from Rhode Island who were killed in a fiery crash in Swansea on Friday. Carolyn Carcasi, 54, and her husband, James Carcasi, 53, both of Bristol, Rhode Island, died in the crash …

PHOTO GALLERY: Kent State Baseball sweeps Rhode Island Rams

Rhode Island Weather for March 3, 2026

Morning: Chilly start with temperatures in the low to mid 30s°F (possibly upper 20s in spots). Cloudy, with possible light snow showers or flurries lingering from overnight/early systems. Wind chill makes it feel colder.   Afternoon: Highs reaching 37- …

Bills Seek to Beef Up Enforcement of Rhode Island’s Food Waste Ban

PROVIDENCE — It was after dinner at her son’s wedding last May at Fort Adams when Rep. Lauren Carson, D-Newport, asked one of the waiters a basic follow-up question. Where was the leftover food going to go? The waiter, said Carson, told her it was all …

Rodenticides kill more than rodents. Rhode Island lawmaker sponsors bill to ban their use

There’s more than one way to poison a rat. But not all poisons are created equal, and some of the most popular rodenticides can wreak havoc higher up the food chain, killing the birds and mammals that feast upon vermin. A bill by Providence Democratic Rep. …

Rhode Island Mom Turns Blizzard Snow Into Giant Yeti

Is that a yeti?! Snow way! For Tiverton resident Miranda Carpenter, the Blizzard of '26 was the perfect time to get creative. "Stacking the snow took the longest. I started with a snow bank along my driveway, over 10 hours to clear the driveway,…