High School on SI Rhode Island High School Football Preseason Top 10 State Rankings

The North Kingstown varsity football team, pictured here competing against Burrillville in the RIIL Division I Super Bowl last season, is one of the top teams in Rhode Island this season. / Louis Walker III/Special to the Providence Journal / …

Plumpy'Nut shipment for children in Africa leaves Rhode Island

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Ocean State Job Lot is pitching in to help get some much needed nutritional products to children in Africa. The company's trucks pulled out of Rhode Island on Tuesday, transporting 285,000 pounds of Plumpy'Nut …

Favorites ruled the Rhode Island Junior Amateur, with one notable exception. Here's what happened

PAWTUCKET — The 106th Rhode Island Golf Association Junior Amateur Boys Championship match is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 1, but it might have already happened. Joey Iaciofano was one of the favorites to win the tournament coming in, but he struggled during …

How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Rhode Island. Gas prices are as of July 28. Rhode Island by the numbers – Gas current price: $3.02 – Week change: -$0.01 (-0.4%) – Year change: -$0.40 (-11.7%) – Historical expensive gas price: $5.02 (6/13…

Rhode Island and Mass. aren't alone in heat wave as 185 million face dangerous temperatures

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Across the U.S. more than 185 million people are facing life-threatening heat. Along with Rhode Island and Massachusetts, New York City has activated its heat emergency plan, providing access to cooling centers and conducting …

Plumpy'Nut shipment for children in Africa leaves Rhode Island

(WJAR) — Governor Dan McKee was among those who sent off a shipment of Plumpy’Nut to those in need on Tuesday. Ocean State Job Lot trucks took bout 285,000 pounds of Plumpy’Nut products from Edesia Nutrition on Tuesday to starving children in Africa. The …

Rhode Island, Massachusetts join lawsuit against Trump over SNAP data grab plan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island has joined a lawsuit with over a dozen other states against the Trump administration over its efforts to obtain data from Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The lawsuit alleges the Department of …

WalletHub names Rhode Island as the second best state for healthcare

Rhode Island ranks second in the nation for healthcare systems, according to a WalletHub study. Rhode Islanders have the lowest out-of-pocket medical costs and high insurance coverage rates. The state also boasts easy access to medical professionals and …

Despite a loss to Hartford, Rhode Island FC emerges a winner

Rhode Island man gets prison time for selling dozens of cars with rolled-back odometers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island man will serve time in prison for for defrauding consumers by selling dozens of cars with significant “rollbacks” on vehicle odometers, the attorney general said Monday. Pablo Beato, 53, was sentenced in Providence County …