Christopher Allen

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE a fire at a recently renovated hotel in Newport late Monday. Three firefighters were injured battling the fire at the Wayfinder Hotel.

THE R.I. ETHICS COMMISSION ON TUESDAY dismissed a complaint against Senate President Valarie J. Lawson over her votes on legislation affecting public-sector unions and charter schools.

BRYANT UNIVERSITY will be the center of the business world beginning Sept. 24 when it welcomes diplomats, economists and business representatives for the 2026 Global Trade Summit hosted by the John H.

THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY has received a $245,000 federal grant to preserve and digitize thousands of documents that chronicle Newport and Rhode Island’s role in the American Revolution. / COURTESY NHS

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has lost its appeal to the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency denying the state federal disaster assistance following February’s historic blizzard. On July 2, President Donald Trump denied the request from both Rhode Island and New York for federal funding from the historic storm that brought more than 3 […]

JAMESTOWN GOLF COURSE TRACES ITS ROOTS to 1895, when the Conanicut Golf Club established a nine-hole course on the island. /COURTESY JAMESTOWN GOLF COURSE

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters headed to the polls Wednesday for the state’s 2026 primary, deciding which candidates will advance to the Nov. 3 general election after weeks of campaigning, debates and political attacks. Held on a Wednesday this year, rather than the Tuesday election day typically associated with U.S. elections, polls will be open […]

Chris Allen uncovered the wide receiver/cornerback matchups to target and avoid in fantasy football for Week 1.

THE COMPLETE PLAN for the Tidewater Landing project, shown in this 2023 rendering, includes mixed-use development on both sides of the Seekonk River in Pawtucket. Only the soccer stadium on the west side of the river has been completed so far, but financing has been awarded for "Phase1B." / COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS The soccer stadium has been open for nearly a year and a half. Now comes the test of whether the long-promised housing, retail, public spaces and other development around Tidewater Landing on the Pawtucket riverfront can finally take shape – and generate enough economic activity to justify the public investment behind the project. The city

FEDERAL CHANGE: Citizens Bank, the state’s largest nationally chartered bank, and other national banks could see some benefit from a new rule issued