RI is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of WWII in 1945 with the surrender of Japan on August ...

Monday marks a holiday that Rhode Island, alone amongst all 50 states, recognizes as official- Victory Day, also commonly referred to as Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime ...

Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945.

In Rhode Island, one of the strongest and most robust sister-city relationships has been built between the port cities of Newport and Shimoda, Japan.

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has faced criticism for focusing on Japan's surrender and the atomic bombings, ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the ...

The reigning New York State champions pulverized Rhode Island’s Burrillville Little League 18-0 to reach the Metro tournament’s semifinals on Saturday night in Bristol, Conn.

Pete Alonso hit his 250th career homer, Francisco Lindor drove in four runs and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak ...

The victory was a critical one for Pittsburgh, which avenged a 1-0 loss at Rhode Island on May 31 in Pawtucket. It also broke the Riverhounds’ three-match draw run.

Now I came back here as a player of [Liverpool]. It was a dream-come-true moment.” Wataru Endo may not be Liverpool’s flashiest name, but in Japan, he is a beacon of what’s possible — proof that ...

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ...