A teacher in the town’s public school district will be allowed to return to work on Dec. 1 after being put on paid administrative leave over concerns related to social media activity the teacher ...

Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive ...

Thirteen employees were hospitalized following an ammonia leak at a food processing plant on Thursday, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.  Firefighters were called to Taylor Farms New England ...

Gregory Stevens, owner and operator of Pat’s Italian Restaurants, remembers only a few years back when he paid his line cooks $15 an hour. “And they were happy with that,” he said. But legislation ...

Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, has emerged as one of the more puzzling mysteries of modern medicine and one that Brown University researchers are untangling. RNA is a microscopic chain of molecules that ...

Without ever closing its predecessor’s doors, the launch of Newport Cannabis Co. was immediately resonating with the local community, sparking more than enthusiasm on Aquidneck Island since its launch ...

RYAN CAMARA is vice president and human resources manager for BankNewport, which was recently recognized with an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the ...

Rhode Islanders love their news but who they get it from is ever evolving as the industry wrestles with ongoing economic challenges and new delivery models. Fierce loyalties to favorite broadcasters ...

To some, dust is a nuisance. But to those who appreciate the cosmos, it is debris from comets, asteroids, moons and planets, tiny particles of extraterrestrial material. So, with a renewed fascination ...

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising. When it ...

The U.S. was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, the government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the government shuts down, it fails to ...

Todd Cramer has been named president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. Cramer, the current chief operating officer of the Potter ...