A new report shows the mean bed occupancy at hospitals across the US went up even as the number health care workers staffing beds during the same period declined.

The United Way is offering free tax preparation and filing for Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents who meet income eligibility requirements through its VIT

We now know who will be the acting U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island now that Zachary Cunha resigned. Sara Myron Bloom will now be acting U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island. Bloom spent over 25 years as Massachusetts’ Assistant U.

An open letter to CEO Chris Cocks on why the toy company should relocate its headquarters to Boston from Rhode Island. It comes down to our local workforce.

The company will close its only Rhode Island store, as well as its two Massachusetts locations closest to the state border.

Herb Chambers was once a copy-machine repairman. In a $1.34 billion deal, the Herb Chambers automotive chain, which includes dealerships in Auburn, Braintree and Burlington, is in line to be bought by Georgia-based Asbury Automotive Group.

The snow expected across the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts communities down to the Cape and southern Rhode Island could start falling during the tail end of the morning commute and last through the evening.

Massachusetts (14-13, 10-7 A-10) fell to Rhode Island (16-13, 11-5 A-10) in a tightly contested 42-40 decision on Sunday afternoon

The latest skirmish in the battle over federal funding to states took place in federal court in Providence Friday. Lawyers representing a coalition of 22 states — including Rhode Island, Massachusetts,

Andrew Fernandez, 36, led police on a chase from Uxbridge to Woonsocket, and through several other Rhode Island and Massachusetts communities, officials allege..

The recalled products were sold across 32 states — including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.

When Charyl Reardon needs to charge her electric vehicle quickly, she has to leave her home in New Hampshire’s White Mountains region and drive 65 miles south on the interstate highway until she reaches the capital city of Concord. For those like Reardon, a resident of the Lincoln Woodstock community in northern New Hampshire, this kind of routine is not uncommon. Public charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, are scarce in rural parts of the state. Compared to the rest of New England, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, the Granite State has lagged in its rollout of public EV infrastructure. “They’re kind of sprinkled along parts around the White Mountains,” said Reardon. “You don’t often see fast chargers by any means.”