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

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.

Learn the meaning, history, and significance of Victory Day in the USA also how it's observed as a state holiday, ...

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

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, ...

Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) is an annual celebration to mark the day Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II. This surrender, which occurred on August 15 1945, marked the end of the war.

At the dinner table, dad regularly would tell us about things he did and saw as a signalman aboard the USS Wasatch.

The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has declared a blood emergency as the state's blood supply has dropped below a 2-day inventory.

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 ...

Gov. Dan McKee sprung to action, pledging to “activate” his cabinet to prepare for federal funding cuts in a video clip released hours after Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on ...

A Rhode Island police department is under investigation by the city council after video circulated of officers assisting federal immigration agents in an arrest.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates. Japan holds a solemn ceremony on August 15, the ...