The mass shooting at Brown University has shoved Providence Mayor Brett Smiley into the national spotlight, causing some people, largely outside of the state to ask who he is.

EVERYONE KNOWS the ingredients of a smiley face: the egg-yolk circle, the black oblong eyes, the curved grin. It has pervaded pop culture since the 1960s, when hippies stickered it onto VW buses and ...

Smiley is once again asking the General Assembly to pass a law restoring local control of the Providence public schools, ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley quickly became the face of the city for a global audience after the Brown shooting, Patinkin ...

The mayor is trying to assure anxious Providence residents they're safe enough to go about their lives. Here's his response to public criticism.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As Rhode Island lawmakers prepare to return to the State House, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said Monday his legislative priorities for 2025 include increasing tax revenue, ...

The celestial heavens will soon be smiling down on Earth...literally. At the end of the week, two planets and the moon will align just right to form a celestial smiley face that will be visible in the ...

A giant smiley face made out of trees can be seen by drivers in Polk County, Oregon The hills have a smile! Around the U.S., fall brings cooler temperatures and the promise of changing leaves — but in ...