A VIN check is required for all non-RI-titled vehicles and can be done at a VIN inspection station before registration. If the 6.5% Massachusetts sales tax had been paid, only a 0.5% sales tax ...

Power has been restored for most Rhode Islanders as of Saturday evening, but cleanups of debris continue after Thursday’s ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The median sales price for a single-family home in Rhode Island surpassed $500,000 last month, according to the R.I. Association of Realtors.

The annual Lieb’s Island Yard and Garage Sales will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14. Lieb’s Island is located just north of Millersport off Millersport Road. The Kulture Kitchen Food ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House has advanced legislation that would ban sales of certain semiautomatic rifles PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state ...

Politics RI lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who said in a post on the social platform X on Friday evening that ...

Gov. Dan McKee signed a bill into law banning the sale and transfer of assault weapons in Rhode Island. The ban, effective July 1, 2026, is a compromise that does not prohibit possession of these ...

Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Elisabeth Ryan, policy counsel at Everytown for Gun Safety, rejected claims that the proposed law is weak. “The weakest law is what Rhode Island has now, no ban on assault weapons,” Ryan said.

Rhode Island ’s Democratic-controlled state House passed legislation late Friday that would ban the sale and manufacturing of certain semiautomatic rifles, commonly referred to as assault weapons.