Blount’s corporate headquarters have been located in Massachusetts since 2004, but the family-owned business was founded in Barrington, R.I., in the 1880s.

Two of the six New England states allow passengers in motor vehicles to hold open alcohol containers while the car is in motion.

SouthCoast Wind is moving forward on other fronts. On Dec. 20, the Biden administration announced that the proposal had received approval from the federal government, making it the 11 th offshore wind project to get the green light from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

At its maximum in the Atlantic Ocean, totality during the eclipse on Jan 24, 1925 lasted 2 minutes 32 seconds—and far less on mainland U.S. where it was seen from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

As President Trump's administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, concern is growing among immigrant groups and community leaders across Massachusetts.

Visitors at many of RI's major hospitals will be asked to mask up as cases of RSV, flu and COVID activity increases.

Mask up if you're headed to a Brown University hospital — but newly acquired St. Anne’s in Fall River and Morton in Taunton are exempt. Here's why.

The case involves an unvaccinated child who had recently traveled internationally, the state department of health said

Chik-Fil-A is planning to open a new location at Boston Logan International Airport’s Terminal A later this year. The Boston Globe said the opening date hasn’t been announced yet, but the Massachusetts Port Authority confirmed it will be sometime this summer.

Officer Mark Castiglione, 36, of Milford, appeared Friday in the Sixth District Court in Providence. He and and Renee E. Deans, 48, also of Milford, were each arrested on Dec. 28 by Rhode Island State Police on drug charges.

The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the reasons are unknown.

Approximately 31,599 people moved to Rhode Island in 2023, while 31,416 moved out. This represents a net migration of 183 residents. While Rhode Island attracted fewer domestic movers than neighboring Connecticut or Massachusetts — averaging seven per day — the Ocean State also lost fewer residents to out-migration.