Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on moral grounds deserve to be treated as conscientious objectors.

Faced with soaring diesel fuel costs, school districts are forcing students to use the old-fashioned way to get to class: on their own two feet.

The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court documents filed Monday.

The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people.

A lawyer for Rhode Island says three former lead paint companies should not be able to recoup costs from a nine-year legal fight with the state that ended last month in their favor.

Police in Providence, R.I., say an unmarked car that officers had been driving for several years came with a surprise _ a half-pound of cocaine hidden behind the radio.

A Rhode Island man who authorities say had a blood-alcohol level more than six times the legal limit has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving.

A Rhode Island man who authorities say had a blood-alcohol level more than six times the legal limit has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving.

Music fans unable to attend the Newport folk and jazz festivals will be able to listen to some of the concerts online.