The state health laboratories conduct a quiet but important work in keeping Rhode Island healthy. Their working space is ...

Sipping an ice cold beer at the bar, Andrew Ferrandino was philosophical about the new Matunuck Oyster Bar. “It’s great,” he ...

The Matunuck Oyster Bar, a popular Rhode Island restaurant hit by a devastating fire just weeks ago, has reopened for outdoor ...

RI passes law to help Matunuck Oyster Bar reopen outdoors after fire, keeping 50 staffers employed for summer season.

Governor Dan McKee signed legislation (2025-H 6392, 2025-S 1139) amending the state’s outdoor dining law and paving the way for Matunuck Oyster Bar to open a tented area for al fresco dining. The ...

Rhode Island attorneys and judges are warning that a shortage of sheriffs is compromising courtroom safety and delaying ...

Weeks after a fire destroyed Matunuck Oyster Bar, the beloved Rhode Island restaurant is reopening, in a different way.

Rhode Island lawmakers have created five new study commissions to address various state issues. The commissions will study ...

Four changes coming to health care in Rhode Island; and the push for a statue to honor Westerly's running legend "Tarzan" ...

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi went unmentioned, but Shekarchi in his own turn got in a dig at McKee for putting an ...

Rhode Island’s wealthy seasonal homeowners, including Taylor Swift, are at the center of a heated controversy over a new tax.

A bill outlawing the declawing of cats in the Ocean State passed into law on Thursday after it was approved by lawmakers on ...