Expired Radio Beacon Sends False Distress Call Off Rhode Island Shores
The Coast Guard says rescuers needlessly searched a Rhode Island bay after receiving a distress call from an expired radio beacon that had been improperly discarded.
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The Coast Guard says rescuers needlessly searched a Rhode Island bay after receiving a distress call from an expired radio beacon that had been improperly discarded.
A tour bus became completely engulfed in flames Thursday morning in a Newport, Rhode Island parking lot.
Former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and his wife are giving a new home to a horse that was shot more than 100 times at close range with paintballs and lost an eye from her injuries.
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to up to 35 years in prison for killing an autistic Massachusetts man in a motel four years ago and leaving the body in a trash container.
GOP front-runner Donald Trump is the latest presidential candidate to campaign in Rhode Island ahead of the state's primary Tuesday
Seventeen people, including athletes with professional experience, have been arrested in connection with an online gambling ring, Rhode Island State Police announced Tuesday.
For the first time since 1983, Rhode Island will be the home state for Narragansett Beer brewing.
The state's top marketing official, who oversaw the disastrous rollout of a tourism campaign that included a video mistakenly featuring a scene from Iceland, resigned on Friday.
The state of Rhode Island wants you to come visit. So why are they promoting video of Iceland?
A Rhode Island man is accused of ripping off Massachusetts taxpayers and illegally collecting welfare benefits while living out of state.
The department is investigating Wright's Farm Restaurant following reports that patrons became ill after eating there on Sunday.
Dorian Murray, an 8-year-old Rhode Island boy with terminal cancer who told his father he wanted to be famous in China, has died.
The family of the boy who wished to be famous is taking steps to make sure his legacy lives on forever.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Rhode Island's economic development agency and Wells Fargo with defrauding investors for the state's disastrous $75 million deal with 38 Studios, the failed video game company started by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
Hoping to capitalize on Boston's economic aura, Rhode Island officials are working to develop a smartphone-based ticketing system for rail commuters traveling between Providence and Massachusetts.
Technology that detects one of the most common explosives will be field tested soon after 8 years of research and development by the University of Rhode Island.
Eight months of debate over proposed highway truck tolls in Rhode Island could be coming to an end as the state House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the legislation.
Providence said goodbye on Monday to former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking king of one-liners who led the city during a turbulent and troubled six terms.
It looks like an old English castle--but when it comes to the food at Ciro's Tavern, this stuff certainly isn't from the Dark Ages.
Former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci will lie in repose at City Hall outside the office he occupied for more than 21 years.
Rhode Island's attorney general says daily fantasy sports are legal under state law.
Dorian Murray told his family he wanted to be famous in China before going to heaven.
Two men are recovering after a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus crashed into a building in Warwick on Monday evening.
A young woman from Rhode Island is getting out of the cosmetic business she created largely due to being bullied.
Two patients were still in critical condition Tuesday after a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus crashed into a building on Post Road Monday night.
Police in Weymouth, Massachusetts shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife at a state park on Wednesday afternoon.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors.
Weeks after three of Colin Dorgan's family members were killed in a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey arena, he helped his team win the state championship.
The Massachusetts trial for a woman accused of poisoning her boyfriend with an antifreeze ingredient got underway.
A proposal to potentially close the Capron Park Zoo that's been in Attleboro for nearly 90 years is facing backlash.
Weeks after three of Colin Dorgan's family members were killed in a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey arena, he helped his team win the state championship.
Massport is starting to use new technology to help passengers keep track of TSA lines at Logan Airport in Boston.
Police in Weymouth, Massachusetts shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife at a state park on Wednesday afternoon.
North Andover police officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons waived her right to face a jury and will instead have her case decided by a Massachusetts judge during a bench trial that is expected to last less than a week.
The Massachusetts trial for a woman accused of poisoning her boyfriend with an antifreeze ingredient got underway.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night.
Jaylen Brown had 41 points and Jayson Tatum scored 21 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 120-112 on Monday night.
Jack Hughes had three assists, and the Devils dented the Bruins' playoff chances by beating them 4-3 in overtime Monday night.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.