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by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.netMayor Taveras, visiting a local dress store, in his mission to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage - again. The Democratic candidate for gov

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net @DeeDeQuattro Rhode Island has officially joined with other states in a multistate investigation into the scope of the data breach at Target in December. Attorney

Rhode Island swept the Atlantic 10 weekly honors, with Xavier Munford named Player of the Week and E.C. Matthews earning Rookie of the Week honors.

Governor Chafee will make at least one more big announcement. Aside from who he will endorse in the 2014 Democratic primary for Governor, it is likely Governor Chafee will drop one more political bomb

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net @deedequattro A day before the General Assembly begins its 2014 session, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung is calling on the General Assembly to make comprehensive tax reform

Despite 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists from senior guard Tom DeCiantis (North Kingstown, RI), the Rhode Island College men's basketball team fell to cross-city rival Johnson & Wales, 85-75

Freshman guard Steven Spieth (Dallas, TX) was named the Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week after scoring a career high 11 points against Niagara last week. He is the third different Brown freshman to e

10. Ernie Almonte decides to run for treasurer, not governor… the first candidate to announce for Governor was the first candidate to bow out. Former State Auditor General Ernie Almonte made the decis

Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.us-east-1.rayoscms.net General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has made it official: she will run for Governor in 2014. Raimondo made the announcement in an email to supporters complete with a vide

Nothing has showcased the lack of unity inside the Rhode Island GOP than the beginning of what is shaping up to be a pretty brutal gubernatorial primary. While Mayor Allan Fung, is trying to be Mayor

Freshman guard Austin Cilley (Westerly, RI) racked up 16 points, including 12 in the first half, to help propel the Rhode Island College men's basketball team to a 76-50 thrashing of UMas

Junior guard Eric Alleyne (Watertown, MA) buried back-to-back clutch three-pointers late in the second half to give the Rhode Island College men's basketball team a lead they wouldn't sur

Junior forward Chris Burton (New Rochelle, NY) racked up 14 points and 15 rebounds to go along with four assists, four blocks and two steals to lead the Rhode Island College men's basketball team t

(Providence, Rhode Island) – It was a sad week in the world of politics as we commemorated the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. There was other news, too, so let's get to it: 

The Providence College Friars, which was making its first trip ever to the Virgin Islands, overcame a 16-point deficit with 10 minutes remaining in the contest to earn a 67-60 win over Vanderbilt

The Arizona Wildcats are headed to New York City. Not that anyone ever doubted they would be. Nick Johnson had 20 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the fifth-ranked Wildcat

A rose by any other name… wouldn't smell as sweet… Yesterday Clay Pell, grandson of the beloved late Senator Claiborne Pell, announced an exploratory campaign for Governor in 2014. Pell hasn't exactly

unior center Victor Smith (Providence, RI) posted 18 points, six rebounds, three blocks and was named to the All-Tournament Team as Rhode Island College defeated Thomas, 76-67, in the consolation

Rhode Island (1-0) showed off its new muscle under the basket, using its size to control the paint in a 97-77 victory over Maine in the season opener for both teams Friday.

As he prepares to break his Atlanta training camp and depart for this Saturday night's fight against 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) for the vacant World Boxi