The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

As cases of respiratory viruses rise in Rhode Island, hospitals and medical facilities are starting to require patients to wear masks

Still, local immigrants are on edge. “People are worried. People are afraid,” said the executive director of the Latino Policy Institute.

A rare, but not especially powerful, earthquake rattled New Englanders from Maine to Rhode Island Monday morning. The United States Geological Survey said the 3.8-magnitude quake was centered around 6 miles off the coast of Maine,

Here are five rinks in Rhode Island to skate at this winter. Located in the heart of downtown Providence is BankNewport City Center's Providence Rink, an outdoor winter sports venue that offers both ice skating and ice bumper cars against a backdrop of the city skyline. The rink was recently renovated.

An affiliate of London-based Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL) said Jan. 24 it had finalized its purchase of a 100% equity stake in RISEC Holdings LLC, owner of the Rhode Island State Energy Center, a two-unit combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Johnston.

A cold start to the work week will be followed by light snow early Wednesday across Southern New England. High temperatures will climb above freezing on Monday and Tuesday with readings in the mid to upper 30s during the afternoon hours.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the area of York Harbor, Maine Monday morning at approximately 10:22, according to the United States Geological Survey.

New England’s oldest map store is located over the Connecticut border in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Andrew Middleton, owner of the store, said that even in the digital

The deaths of two snowy owls, one in RI and one in Massachusetts, has saddened bird watchers and left some wondering if they were victims of bird flu.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.