Two young figure skaters and their mothers died when an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday.

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

PROVIDENCE – For the first time in Rhode Island, Providence is on track to add a designated LGBTQ+ landmark to the National Register of Historic Places.

Rhode Island has 135,978 public school students this academic year compared to 136,154 last year. The comparison to pre-pandemic times is starker, with enrollment dropping 5.27% since the 2019-2020 school year.

The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

While the memo from the Trump administration to freeze federal funds has been rescinded, the actions and intent have not, writes the president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island.

Frank Karpinski, the executive director of Rhode Island Employees' Retirement System, Providence, will retire at the end of this fiscal year, after three decades at at the $11.5 billion pension fund. The pension fund’s fiscal year ends June 30.

Neronha said that the law prohibits ICE from accessing non-public areas of schools without a judicial warrant.

Light shaking from the earthquake was felt as far south as Rhode Island, according to the USGS. Monday's earthquake, which originated in Maine but was felt in Rhode Island, is being measured at 3.8 on the magnitude scale, according to the USGS.

Rhode Island Energy customers can still expect to see the usual, seasonal savings on their summer electric bills this year. But they will pay a bit more than last year.

A 1997 graduate from Syracuse University and her son are among the 67 people who died when a regional jet crashed with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C.