Rhode Island

It may have seemed like a swarm of locusts bringing about the end of the world, but it was actually a swarm of dragonflies that took over Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island this weekend. Joanne Vandal, of Enfield, was on the beach when the swarm began. “It was like a black cloud and what started as a couple hundred, was…

The hiker was attacked on Friday and bitten on the leg while walking in the woods in Johnston, according to police.

A Florida man is facing over 100 charges after a shooting and high-speed chase in East Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday afternoon. According to WJAR, 43-year-old Joshua D. Pavao, of Kissimmee, Florida, is charged with 106 counts of possessing a large capacity feeding device, two counts of license or permit required for carrying a pistol, discharge of a firearm from…

The former White House aide succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts saw strong thunderstorms early Friday, prompting severe weather and tornado warnings in parts of New England.

Stranded vehicles, property damage and flash floods were seen across New England on Tuesday, while parts of Massachusetts were under a tornado warning.

As the world warms, the amount of snow covering the ground is on the decline, and one of the places leading the way is Boston, a new study finds. In fact, Boston and the rest of southern New England are “losing snow cover faster than anywhere else in North America,” said Salem State University professor Stephen Young, author of the…

Last week, Portuguese man-of-wars were reported on south-facing beaches on Martha’s Vineyard, and on Tuesday, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management reported that the creatures were spotted on three state beaches this week. There were also reports of man-of-wars washing up on at least one Cape Cod beach this week.

Many American cities have been excavating water mains, revealing lead pipes and leaving them there.

The government officials, David Patten and James Thorsen, allegedly displayed “bizarre, offensive and unprofessional” behavior during a March 10 trip.