The problem on Seaview Avenue began in early 2020 with one household running out of usable water, and the other households followed suit. Now, three of the five families who ran out of water have ...

Republicans run the show in Washington, D.C., these days, but the GOP remains on the margins in Rhode Island. The state hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 2006 and the party holds just 14 of ...

College Hill is quiet these days. With Brown undergraduates enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation, the few people on campus seem to have the place to themselves. But the mood on campus is not ...

Hyers, in back, looks on as Gina Raimondo, Jack Reed and Angel Taveras exchange pleasantries during a 2014 Democratic unity event. Credit: Ian Donnis / The Public's Radio Eric Hyers, who managed a ...

Walking along a snowy trail, Kate McPherson points out evidence of life in the frozen forest. She stops to examine a spot where the snow has been disturbed by deer digging up grass and acorns. She ...

The Whiting Foundation announced the 10 winners of their 2026 Whiting Award for emerging writers on Wednesday night. The esteemed early-career honor— which comes with a $50,000 prize — is given to ...

New England has plenty of quaint colleges in historic locales, but UMass Dartmouth, nestled in the forest of a town founded in 1664, is one of a kind. The state university’s sprawling megastructures ...

Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. Today, we’re headed to ...

A patrol boat moves through the water as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday. (Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The ...

Maria lives in New Bedford and is originally from Mexico. She’s been in the country for more than 20 years now, and jokes that the Mexican food on the East Coast isn’t as good as what she’s used to ...

A protester with an anti-ICE sign, stands outside of the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on Jan. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Jim Vondruska | Getty Images) The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee ...

The City of Providence’s Planning Department has released a new map showing proposed changes in growth and density in the city under its draft comprehensive plan. According to the city’s Planning ...