Charleston was named after King Charles II of England, who gave Rhode Island its charter and therefore helped to establish the colony of Rhode Island.

CHARLESTOWN — Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Specialist Casey Tremper and University of Rhode Island Associate ...

CHARLESTOWN — LifeSpring Health Systems announces the open house for its new Charlestown Community Medical Center, 890 Main ...

A tip from a local resident helped Charlestown police track down and arrest a suspect in the Jay C store incident.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was charged after he allegedly grabbed a young girl's leg in a bathroom stall at a southern ...

Prosecutors said Nora Nelson, 24, of Boston, stabbed attorney Joseph Donohue, of Charlestown, 67 times, including in the head where part of a knife was still lodged when he was found. Prosecutors said ...

The Charlestown Police Department turned Halloween into a creative competition this year and the winning design is now part of officers’ uniforms.

Three Charlestown men who died in WWII were remembered, honored, and posthumously awarded Bronze Star medals on Sunday at a dinner ceremony hosted by three of the city’s veteran groups. John J. Noonan ...

Marilyn Moedinger’s clients, a family of five, spent about a decade dumping their belongings by the front door and zigzagging ...

The U.S. Army posthumously awarded three Bronze Star Medals this week to World War II veterans from Charlestown, honoring their heroism and sacrifice ahead of Veterans Day.

All day Thursday, WCVB NewsCenter 5 is working to raise money for Home Base, to raise awareness and critical funds to support ...