Light shaking from the earthquake was felt as far south as Rhode Island, according to the USGS. Monday's earthquake, which originated in Maine but was felt in Rhode Island, is being measured at 3.8 on the magnitude scale, according to the USGS.

Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

Scituate police Sgt. Jason Riquier, a resident of Plainfield, was found dead outside of Sterling Town Hall Monday, according to Connecticut State Police.

The group of Democratic attorneys general argued that freezing spending authorized by Congress to conduct an ideological review is unconstitutional.

A Rhode Island man has been arrested for driving under the influence and driving the wrong way in Norwich on Saturday.

SouthCoast Wind is moving forward on other fronts. On Dec. 20, the Biden administration announced that the proposal had received approval from the federal government, making it the 11 th offshore wind project to get the green light from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

At its maximum in the Atlantic Ocean, totality during the eclipse on Jan 24, 1925 lasted 2 minutes 32 seconds—and far less on mainland U.S. where it was seen from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The vehicle had been seen in the Glastonbury area and police said it is was possibly heading to Rhode Island. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC ...

Shark finning is already illegal in the United States, but a bill proposal would bring Connecticut state law in line.

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture shared on Friday that avian flu was detected in a flock of birds in New London County.

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Sebastian Thomas had 22 points in Rhode Island's 88-82 victory against UMass on Wednesday night.

More than 23 states are seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration over its effort to freeze federal funds.