Rhode Island Mayoral Academies , an umbrella organization that launched a charter school in Cumberland this fall, has received three grants that will help the organization to grow.

Governor Carcieri and Col. Brendan Doherty, superintendent of the state police, inspect the new troopers Friday at their swearing-in ceremony at the Community College of Rhode Island, in Lincoln.

By traditional measures such as reading scores and math scores, the city's schools are generally doing well.

University of New Hampshire police are crediting tips from the UNH community after their apprehension of a suspect in an assault that left a student unconscious.

Supt. Georgia Fortunato drew applause at a public forum Monday by announcing she will recommend the town go to a neighborhood configuration of elementary schools tied to carrying out full-day kindergarten and closing one school.

The 2009 White House Annual Ornament commemorates the second administration of President Grover Cleveland, when the first electric lights were used to illuminate the White House Christmas tree.

B. DOLAN and SAGE FRANCIS provided memorable highlights at this year's Rock the Bells in Mansfield; watch the Strange Famous reps slay Jerky's Bar with special guest SLEEP on THURSDAY .

Irish Theme for "Autumn Classic" Irish eyes will be smilin' again Nov. 20 when a stable of lucky leprechauns step into the ring for "Autumn Classic," presented by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic entertainment and Sports, Inc.

The Twin River slot parlor in Lincoln said Monday it will begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning Thursday, Nov.

LINCOLN, R.I. -- A struggling slot parlor in Lincoln plans to start offering around-the-clock gambling beginning next week.

Rick Springfield Concert Review Rick Springfield at Twin Rivers - Lincoln, RI. Friday, October 16, 2009: I have to admit I am not a fan of Rick Springfield.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 7:33 pm US/Eastern LINCOLN, R.I. A Massachusetts man has been shot in the face while scuffling with a Rhode Island State trooper during a sting operation in a state park.

Melissa Gabriele knows funerals are expensive, and she was worried about how a friend she has known since junior high would pay for her daughter's funeral after the girl died over the weekend.

Health officials confirmed Tuesday that the 12-year-old Lincoln girl who died over the weekend did have swine flu, and revealed that a middle-aged woman died Monday of a suspected case.

A Lincoln Middle School student who died over the weekend at Hasbro Children's Hospital had suffered from flu-like symptoms, the state health director said Monday afternoon.

He has helped knock out stomach distress on those Prilosec TV commercials, and he has been anointed one of the sport's rising stars on the pages of boxing's hallowed monthly bible, Ring magazine.

The driver of a Chevy Impala whom the police say drove toward an officer who stopped him Thursday night, then fled in the wrong direction on Mineral Spring Avenue, apparently causing a multi-vehicle crash, remains at large.

Twin River, the Lincoln, R.I., racetrack casino that filed for bankruptcy in June, has reached an agreement with the Rhode Island Greyhound Owners Association to permanently end dog racing at the track.

A motorcyclist who was injured yesterday in an accident at the entrance of Saquatucket Harbor on Route 28 has died.

Community action agencies throughout Rhode Island are offering no-cost energy audits and free energy-conservation services such as home insulation, window and door replacement, weather stripping and caulking for low-income homeowners and renters.