Archaeologists have discovered a 300-year-old shipwreck with a hoard of treasure, but the fate of the 200 slaves on board ...

Everyone is invited to Dummerston Historical Society’s quarterly meeting in Dummerston Center on Thursday, July 17. A business meeting of members at 6:30 p.m. will precede the program ...

On July 11, 1780, a French army of 5,300 men and 450 officers under the command of the comte de Rochambeau landed in Newport.

Follow the footsteps of the 12,000 French soldiers and sailors who were stationed in the City by the Sea during our nation’s ...

Providence and Newport swim in attention from Rhode Island visitors, but there’s plenty to see beyond the city and the sea in ...

The report’s recommendations lean heavily toward the establishment of a quasi-governmental agency, such as the I-195 District Commission in Providence.

Wayfinder Newport is offering a special deal for Independence Day, with rooms available for just $17.76 per night. This offer ...

A Poor Man's Roast Beef or Fresh Boston Fried Cod each cost $1.25; a New England Boiled Dinner $3.50; Prime Rib with ...

How 'The Gilded Age' got access to Newport's historic mansions and how it's sparking a tourism boom in the Rhode Island resort town.

“Stand back, I’m about to act,” Ashlie Atkinson, who plays gossipy Mrs. Fish on HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” jokes as she prepares for another take of a luncheon scene that finds her giving ...

“We couldn’t do this show without Newport,” says David Crockett, an executive producer on “The Gilded Age.” “The stately homes from the period that are still in New York are all hotels ...

The remains of the historic HMS Endeavour have been definitively located at a site near Newport, Rhode Island. The ship was the first European vessel to reach Australia's east coast.