But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with ...

On July 8th, 1663, 27 years after Roger Williams arrived in the colony, King Charles II gave Rhode Island its first royal ...

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns will make a stop in Providence on Thursday, October 16, as part of a national tour promoting ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — 249 years ago Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain. On May 4, 1776, delegates gathered ...

Rhode Island state Rep. Joe McNamara called for the creation of a free trade zone based on the state's royal charter to push back on President ... with such inhabitants of other colonies peaceably.

Providence and Newport swim in attention from Rhode Island visitors, but there’s plenty to see beyond the city and the sea in ...

The Gaspee was supposed to stop smuggling in Rhode Island waters. Instead, it became the first British ship Americans burned ...