Rhode Island

From a rat-infested childhood home to funding food, job training and hope, the EGOT winner is transforming the Rhode Island city where she once struggled.

Federal officials say discovered videos of 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente included a confession but no stated motive.

Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the Brown University shooting linked to the killing of an MIT professor, has been found dead.

Zoe Weissman, 20, spoke about the terrifying reality of living through two mass shootings.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has confirmed that a person of interest has been taken into custody.

A new report claims Taylor Swift may be getting married at Rhode Island’s Ocean House, though nothing has been confirmed.

Local officials said they found what appears to be a human leg bone just blocks away from the singer's Westerly mansion.

The former music manager told his Instagram followers to "#laughalittle" when joking about his severed relationship with Swift.

Amid the criticism from conservatives, a larger discussion was spurred about Sen. Mack being targeted for her progressive political platform.

The scammers are said to have targeted elderly Rhode Island residents by posing as family members or lawyers on the phone and asking for bail money.

The entire 22-person crew was rescued from the vessel, which carried thousands of cars, earlier this week. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

A Rhode Island man was arrested by federal authorities after they discovered more than a kilogram of cocaine had been mailed inside an old TV set.

A Rhode Island priest was arrested on Saturday after it was discovered that he was circulating child pornography from the church that he lived in.

Prosecutors say Michael C. Moller scammed inmates out of more than $17,000 as he remained behind bars for scamming the COVID stimulus program.

The Wakefield Police Department shared that they claimed to be “from a group that does not recognize our laws,” and police said they did not have licenses.

Authorities say the shooting took place early Thursday evening in the neighborhood of Washington Park in Providence. Officers have yet to make any arrests.

The state of Rhode Island is seeking to change its official name, "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," due to its connection to slavery.