As New England gets walloped by a forceful flu season, the number of people hospitalized with influenza in Rhode Island has hit a five-year high, according to public health officials. As of Tuesday, more than 900 people in the Ocean State had been hospitalized with the virus – the most since the 2019-2020 flu season,

The battle between Stop & Shop and union workers is heating up. Now, politicians in New England are weighing in on the labor fight. “As the state treasurers of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,

If you’ve ever thrown a baseball and live anywhere in New England, the Rhode Island Rams might just add you to their bullpen.  The Ducks took advantage of 43 free passes on a weekend in which they outscored Rhode Island 46-26 to win the series 3-1.

The deal, which is expected to close later this year, includes 33 dealerships, 52 franchises, and three collision centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

When Charyl Reardon needs to charge her electric vehicle quickly, she has to leave her home in New Hampshire’s White Mountains region and drive 65 miles south on the interstate highway until she reaches the capital city of Concord. For those like Reardon, a resident of the Lincoln Woodstock community in northern New Hampshire, this kind of routine is not uncommon. Public charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, are scarce in rural parts of the state. Compared to the rest of New England, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, the Granite State has lagged in its rollout of public EV infrastructure. “They’re kind of sprinkled along parts around the White Mountains,” said Reardon. “You don’t often see fast chargers by any means.”

The snow expected across the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts communities down to the Cape and southern Rhode Island could start falling during the tail end of the morning commute and last through the evening.

The warmup continues today as Southern New England and Greater Boston look forward to a mostly dry day under a blend of sun and clouds.

A strike threat over health insurance and a possible warehouse closing have prompted three state treasurers to send a letter to Stop & Shop.

The snow expected across the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts communities down to the Cape and southern Rhode Island could start falling during the tail end of the morning commute and last through the evening.

Claiming the cuts are illegal, attorneys general from 22 states, including Rhode Island, on Monday sued the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health to stop the cuts. A judge has temporarily halted the cuts and set a hearing for Feb. 21.

"Survivor" returns for its 48th season on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, and there are two players from New England among the new cast who will be fighting to become the sole winner. Do they have what it takes to live out their days on the island and dodge being voted off?

Mt. Blue and Edward Little both qualified three for the New England Championships, which are March 8-9 in Providence, Rhode Island. Here are Maine’s qualifiers, listed in order of finish: 106 —Preston Garland (Mt. Blue), Clayton McPheters (Mattanawcook), Remington Grunhuvd (Massabesic).