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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Noah Horchler had a season-high 20 points as Providence defeated Xavier 83-68 on Wednesday night.

David Duke had 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island businessman who runs an auto sales company illegally exported 19 vehicles to Lebanon, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three community coronavirus vaccination locations in Rhode Island are rescheduling appointments because harsh winter weather in some areas of the country delayed the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has charged a Providence real estate management company with refusing to rent to families with children in violation of...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After years of on-and-off discussions, Rhode Island's two most dominant health care organizations announced on Tuesday that they have signed a merger agreement that...

Xavier (12-4, 5-4) vs. Providence (11-11, 7-9)

Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence seeks revenge on Xavier after dropping the first...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island on Monday started allowing residents age 65 and older to schedule appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who was spotted intercepting a package containing almost 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of cocaine from a Providence home has been sentenced to serve more than...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's first state-run, mass vaccination sites opened Thursday as state officials pledged to speed up the pace of inoculations amid criticism from nearly every...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A 20-year-old man was shot to death in Pawtucket early Thursday morning, police said.

Police officers and firefighters responding to a Benefit Street address at around...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island on Wednesday started taking appointments for eligible residents age 75 and older to get a coronavirus vaccine at one of two mass vaccination sites scheduled to...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom has been found in three Rhode Island patients, the state Department of Health announced Tuesday.

Providence (11-10, 7-8) vs. UConn (9-5, 6-5)

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UConn seeks revenge on Providence after dropping the...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College is temporarily restricting student movement in response to a recent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Republican Party filed a complaint with the state Ethics Commission on Thursday calling for an investigation into Department of Administration Director...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island chiropractor who pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing an insurance company has been sentenced to three years of probation, the first six months of which...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nate Watson and David Duke each had 17 points as Providence got past UConn 70-59 on Wednesday.

A.J. Reeves added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists for...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty to his role in a cross country drug pipeline that moved heroin and cocaine from California to Rhode Island and Massachusetts has been...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Massachusetts man already serving multiple life sentences in a Rhode Island prison for a double homicide conviction has been indicted in connection with another killing...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lawmakers both current and former, community activists, a one-time mayor, ordinary citizens and even a TV weather forecaster are among those who want to be Rhode Island's...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence, Rhode Island, schools informed some elementary school teachers on Friday that they must enroll to be certified to teach English as a second language or they...

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UConn (8-4, 5-4) vs. Providence (9-10, 5-8)

Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays host to UConn in a Big East matchup. Each team is...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Julian Champagnie scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and St. John's beat Providence 92-81 on Saturday for the Red Storm's sixth straight victory.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Coronavirus testing at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence is ending Friday, and the sports arena will eventually be converted into a mass vaccination site, a...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 1,600-pound (725-kilogram) steer has been reported roaming the streets of Rhode Island's capital.

Workers with Rhode Island Beef & Veal told WJAR-TV that a...

St. John's (12-7, 6-6) vs. Providence (9-9, 5-7)

Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: St. John's looks for its fifth straight conference win against...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Sandro Mamukelashvili had 20 points as Seton Hall defeated Providence 60-43 on Wednesday night.

Myles Cale had 19 points for Seton Hall (10-8, 7-5 Big East...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, expected to take over as governor if Gina Raimondo is confirmed as President Joe Biden's commerce secretary, on Wednesday unveiled the members of a...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A judge has upheld Providence's decision to stop paying a city police sergeant charged with assaulting a handcuffed prisoner.

Seton Hall (9-8, 6-5) vs. Providence (9-8, 5-6)

Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence goes for the season sweep over Seton Hall after...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A winter storm that could drop more than a foot of snow on some areas of Rhode Island is forcing changes to the state's coronavirus testing and vaccination...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Restrictions that required many Rhode Island businesses to close early to thwart the spread of the coronavirus have been lifted.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The trial for a Providence police sergeant charged with assault will begin in February despite the unsanctioned release of video footage from the arrest and an unsuccessful...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence never trailed in overtime, topping Marquette 72-63 on Wednesday night.

The Friars scored first in the extra period on a basket from David Duke with 3:44...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence Preservation Society has for 25 years released a list of most-endangered historic structures and sites in the city.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Textron Inc. (TXT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $236 million.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had net income of $1.03 per...

Marquette (8-7, 4-5) vs. Providence (8-7, 4-5)

Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence seeks revenge on Marquette after dropping the first...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — A former Providence city councilman who resigned after he pleaded no contest to felony embezzlement in 2019 has landed a new job with the city of Central...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The alleged ringleader of a group accused of stealing about $700,000 worth of excavators, boats, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, and trailers from dealers in...

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Police have released the name of a man who was struck and killed by a car while crossing a major road in Warwick on Wednesday evening.

Providence (8-6, 4-4) vs. No. 3 Villanova (9-1, 4-0)

Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Villanova looks for its fourth straight win...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) —

Rhode Island's attorney general is reviewing whether the state's largest hospital operators are properly distributing COVID vaccines.

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while crossing a major road in Warwick Wednesday evening, police said.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. on Bald Hill Road....