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PAWTUCKET — Politicians and city residents on Saturday celebrated the official renaming of Water Street to Portuguese Social Club Way.“This organization has a really outstanding history,” said U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., as he stood on the newly named street. “It represents solidarity and a community that comes together. It represents enormous hospitality.”Speakers at Saturday’s event commemorated the club’s 100th [...]

Research shows that the absence of a local newspaper to monitor spending and hold officials accountable translates into real costs to a community and its taxpayers.

Snow and sleet before 10 a.m. Sunday, then rain and sleet until around 1pm. High near 42. A chance of showers until 9 p.m. gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.Mostly sunny Monday, with a high near 47.

The state House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to protect the legality of abortion in Rhode Island no matter what an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court might do to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

John Carnevale, a disgraced former state representative and retired Providence police officer, will finish his nine-month perjury sentence on Monday instead of May 22 because he earned 72 days of "good time," his lawyer and an R.I. Department of Corrections spokesman confirmed Thursday.

A 1987 appearance on the game show brought an editor up close with its genial host.

It wasn't as hot as it seemed.

The Boulder, Colorado, police department is conducting an internal investigation after video surfaced of an officer questioning a black man who was picking up garbage in front of his residence. The officer has been placed on administrative leave until the investigation is complete. On Friday morning, an officer initially approached the man as he was sitting in an area behind a private property sign and asked him if he had permission to be there, according to a department [...]

PROVIDENCE -- After a chilly start -- 13 degrees in Providence at 7 a.m. -- the temperature will climb above freezing for the first time in several days, according to the National Weather Service forecast.Expect a high temperature near 37 degrees under sunny skies in Providence. A southwest wind will gust up to 20 mph. The normal high in Providence for this time of year is about 45 degrees.The temperature should drop to about 20 degrees overnight before climbing to about 46 [...]

International Women's Day has been around for more than a century, but it has picked up steam in recent years, thanks to its preeminent hashtagability. What started as socialist demonstrations has now evolved into an official holiday in more than two dozen countries, a United Nations day for women's rights and world peace, and, well, a marketing opportunity for Barbie dolls, cosmetics and beer (because capitalism). In honor of the holiday's more egalitarian roots, here are [...]