The state’s 70th governor served from 1985 to 1991, and was sentenced to prison after his third term over corruption charges.

McKee's latest poll numbers put him in the same territory of Gov. Lincoln Chafee, but experts say don't count him out yet.

From state representatives and senators to mayors and even a former governor, here are some prominent examples.

Former Gov. Edward DiPrete died peacefully at his home on the night of July 8 after his 91st birthday celebration with family ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local leaders are mourning the death of former Gov. Edward DiPrete. DiPrete, who was 91 years old, served as Rhode Island’s governor from 1985 until 1991 and as mayor of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Mayor Brett Smiley signed the city's budget Tuesday. Providence City Council passed the $624 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year for the second and final time Monday. The ...

Visiting hours for DiPrete will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Nardolillo Funeral Home in Cranston. His funeral will ...

Edward DiPrete was governor from 1985 to 1991, and later served nearly a year in prison on corruption charges.

Governor Edward DiPrete making a speech at the Community College of Rhode Island in 1985 (RI State Archives).PROVIDENCE, R.I.

The distribution center is being built with the help of state money and the developer just announced financing for the ...

PROVIDENCE — Mayor Brett Smiley’s administration asked a judge Thursday to allow the city to fire embattled Sergeant Joseph ...

At a time of the passing of a man like Ed DiPrete, it’s common to say he was a complicated figure. But really, he wasn’t.