The Latest Breaking News from Rhode Island

On 14 May 2025, human remains were discovered near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion. Police say no foul play is suspected, but the case has sparked public concern amid a wave of similar discoveries across New England.

Police say a possible human leg bone was found Wednesday near Taylor Swift’s famous Rhode Island ‘Holiday House.’

Plus: the federal government tries to stiff landlords over eviction moratorium one last time, the Supreme Court declines to take up eminent domain case, and starter home bills advance in Arizona and Texas.

A Rhode Island town seeks to use eminent domain to block construction of a large-scale affordable housing project.

Rhode Island local Kassondra Cloos discovers a slower pace of life on Block Island when visiting out-of-season – spotting seals, walking wooded trails and staying at a historic Inn

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

The lawsuit, led by the Democratic attorneys general from Arizona, Michigan, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and New Mexico, argue that Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution by creating DOGE without approval from Congress.

Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision

Tom Carroll says he’s eaten the same Chick-fil-A salad every day for the last two years