The Papitto Opportunity Connection is now accepting applications for the Transform Rhode Island Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to Rhode Island high school students with ideas to improve the l ...

A special commission will meet Monday at the Rhode Island State House to hear presentations on beach erosion, including the Atlantic Avenue Beach Nourishment and Charlestown Breachway Project.

The Charlestown Police Department said a barred owl that was rescued earlier in the week is “making a strong recovery.” On ...

A 65-year-old Charlestown man was found dead on a houseboat late Sunday night, and his death has been ruled a homicide.

Governor Dan McKee has proposed adding a 5% tax to certain short-term rentals as part of his newest budget proposal.

Kathleen Noyes Kathleen Sarsfield Noyes, 71 of Charlestown, RI passed away suddenly on January 27, 2025. Kathy was born on ...

During Tuesday’s hearing prosecutors said Nelson was at the scene when police responded to investigate an incident on a houseboat at Shipway Place in Charlestown Sunday night and found a person dead ...

Plans to expand the South County Troll Trail took two big steps forward last week when the state awarded two grants worth ...

A shark caught off Charlestown's shore last fall has led researchers to take a deeper look at whether the encounter with the ...

A Rhode Island fisherman’s video of an unusual shark led scientists to confirm the first documented young spinner shark in ...

The shark that Captain Carl Granquist caught just South of Charlestown in September is unique because of both where it comes ...