For the past four decades, the Providence Friars have been coming to Madison Square Garden to play the Big East Tournament. But in a sense, they’ve never really been here before. Not as the No. 1 seed, anyway. … MORE
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RI T.F. Green Int’l Airport to offer first flights to West Coast
Breeze Airways has added five new nonstop flights out of Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, including the airport’s first flight to the West Coast, airline and state officials said Tuesday.… MORE
PC's Bynum named Big East "Sixth Man"
Marquette forward Justin Lewis has won the Big East’s most improved player award and Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was voted the conference’s defensive player of the year. … MORE
Rhode Island’s health and human services secretary resigns
A top official in Rhode Island who oversees a network of health and human services agencies is leaving her position, Gov. Dan McKee announced Monday.… MORE
Masks are now optional in most Rhode Island school districts
In most school districts across Rhode Island, masks became optional on Monday. … MORE
Gas prices soar in RI and across the U.S.
Gas prices rose to near record high levels in the wake of the uncertainty in the global oil markets over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while political leaders pondered a range of options to ease the pain at the pump.… MORE
Judge rules man who had more than 200 guns can be released
A Rhode Island man arrested after investigators found more than 200 guns strewn around his home can safely be released on bond under certain conditions, a federal judge said in a ruling released Monday.… MORE
State trooper killed in crash to be honored this week
A law enforcement officer walk-by in honor of a Massachusetts State Police trooper who died in a traffic crash has been scheduled for later this week.… MORE
Section of iconic oceanside Newport Cliff Walk collapses
A stretch of the iconic oceanside Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island has been closed to the public after a 20-foot section collapsed Thursday. No injuries were reported.… MORE
Environmental officials warn of rapid spread of virulent bird flu
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising commercial poultry producers and household keepers of backyard chicken coops that a virulent flu that has been detected in Massachusetts and Connecticut is likely headed to Rhode Island and may cause widespread mortality among birds that become infected. … MORE
