March 7, 2016 State, Wells Fargo charged with fraud for 38 Studios deal 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.
March 4, 2016 Rhode Island could give harbor seals an honorary title Rhode Island has made calamari its official appetizer and the burying beetle its official insect.
February 26, 2016 Cause of fire that destroyed Rhode Island mansion unknown Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fast-moving fire that destroyed a historic, 21-room mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, the seaside city where Gilded Age mansions attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
February 25, 2016 4 students sue Providence for ban on renting house together Four college students are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over an ordinance that bans them from living together in a single-family home. The Johnson & Wales University students are joined in the suit filed Tuesday by their landlord, and backed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
February 17, 2016 Providence College vows inclusivity after sit-in over racism The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism.
February 17, 2016 The Latest: Students in racism protest celebrate agreement The Latest on a student protest over racism allegations at a Rhode Island college (all times local): 10:30 p.m.
February 17, 2016 College students allege racism, get president's commitment Students protesting over allegations of campus racism at a Catholic college said Tuesday night they'd gotten the college's president to sign an agreement promising to create a more inclusive environment.
February 16, 2016 Providence College students stage sit-in, cite campus racism Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island have occupied the president's office over allegations of racism on campus.
February 16, 2016 Professor designs explosives detector to rival a dog's nose A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks.
February 8, 2016 Casket of former Providence mayor Buddy Cianci paraded through streets Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking politician who led Providence during a turbulent and troubled six terms as mayor, is being laid to rest Monday in an event as big as his personality.
