PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Less than 24 hours after the City Council approved a controversial rent stabilization ordinance, Mayor Brett Smiley has exercised his veto power for the second time in his ...

The $635.7 million proposal boasts no property tax increase, but a lack of a budget crunch like the one felt by municipal officials last year does not mean the city finds itself in a cheerier ...

Fixed costs have continued to increase as a percentage over the years Utility bills are way down 11 new positions are proposed PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is proposing a 4.2% increase ...

PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is proposing a 4.2% increase to the city's budget for the next fiscal year, but is promising not to increase property taxes or fines on residents. The total ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mayor Brett Smiley on Wednesday proposed new funding for housing measures and promised taxes would not be raised as he unveiled his proposed near $636 million tax and ...

President Trump said Sunday night he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade. "We ...

Alysa Liu’s gold-medal grin comes with hardware. Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the 20-year-old win Olympic gold in women’s figure skating on Thursday — and many walked away with the same ...

Alysa Liu is a lot of things: Olympic gold medalist, person with the coolest hair in the world, and burgeoning style icon. If you've noticed jewelry on Alysa's teeth when she smiles (which she does A ...

Rickey Smiley is used to jokes; he is a comedian after all. But this week, Smiley made it clear there’s a difference between playful roasting and what feels like disrespect. The situation began last ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I regret to tell you that, in the modern parlance, “You’re welcome” isn’t polite. It is currently more polite to say “No problem” or “No worries,” which imply that whatever was done ...

IOWA CITY — When Gary Lee Bloore came into the world in 1946 in a small town near Maquoketa, his mother described him as a “blue baby.” The condition that gives infants bluish skin is caused by poorly ...