The City Council's last minute rejection of a deal to let Excel Academy lease the empty Carl Lauro Elementary School left the ...

All eyes are on the Providence City Council on Thursday night when a controversial lease agreement is up for a vote.

An unusually lengthy saga to craft Providence’s 2026 fiscal plan concluded Tuesday morning with Mayor Brett Smiley signing ...

On THursday, Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Clara Decerbo announced updates to ...

Since taking office in 2022, Smiley has insisted on tackling quality of life issues in Providence, including noise levels.

Why electric rates will be lower this winter; and RI's rising number of disability pensions for first responders.

Providence's recent tax hike has raised the question of whether the city should offload Camp Cronin in Narragansett.

As Providence residents grapple with rapidly rising living costs, Mayor Brett Smiley’s decision to push for a tax increase above the 4 percent cap adds an unnecessary and avoidable financial ...

Much like already existing red-light cameras- and school zone speed cameras-- Proposed noise cameras, would detect unlawful ...

Higher Ground International, a nonprofit that provides services to West African immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized ...

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez maintains that officers' presence at an ICE operation was to ensure public safety, not to ...

PROVIDENCE — The civilian body that oversees the Providence police is claiming the department has “repeatedly obstructed” its ...