Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The taxpayer tab to keep an embattled Providence police sergeant off the job is closing in on a million dollars. And the city’s years-long fight to try to fire him is not over. Sgt. Joseph Hanley was accused of roughing up a handcuffed suspect...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Everyone at Navigant Credit Union loves longtime mail delivery specialist Charlie Zawacki. The 49-year-old, who has Down syndrome, has worked at Navigant’s headquarters in Smithfield for nearly 25 years. In this week’s Street Stories Unpaved, hosts Mike Montecalvo and Johnny Villella sit

An exhibition is opening in Cranston featuring three artists. It brings together Mexican painter Salvador Sánchez García, Dominican American artist Ramón Santiago, and Venezuelan American photographer Pablo Mijares. The exhibition’s opening reception will take place on October 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM at REALPRO Foundation

(WJAR) — Lindsay Clancy's defense team was back in court on Tuesday for a hearing that will influence whether she will face a new trial for the killing of her three young children. The first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. On Tuesday, the judge said...

Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office has rejected a turnaround plan by the new owners of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, determining it was insufficient to keep them afloat. “The runway, if they don’t get it turned around quickly, it’s not extensive,” Neronha said in...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Three military families received custom-built playhouses Monday through Habitat for Humanity’s Operation Playhouse program. About 130 volunteers from Citizens Bank and Habitat for Humanity spent the day in Johnston turning piles of lumber into two castles and a log cabin. North Kingstown residen

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. is pushing back against a whistleblower complaint alleging a pattern of alcohol and drug use among town firefighters while on duty. Johnston firefighter Edward Spicer, who joined the department in 2024, filed a lawsuit against the town last week in...

Pawtucket teachers' raises under the proposed 2026-2029 contract are not moving to the full council for now. A council committee member proposed that the School Committee return a one-year contract, retroactive to Sept. 1, citing doubts about paying for years two and three. School officials reported a fund balance of a

FALL RIVER – The long-delayed demolition of the former police station on Bedford Street is essentially complete , except for one small detail: a gigantic oil tank discovered in the basement. “I’m guessing — I’m going to guess it’s probably, at a minimum of 10,000 gallons,” said city Director of Inspectional Services Gl

Even though the flashing lights under the Oaklawn Avenue bridge weren't necessary during this weekend's nor'easter, a Cranston councilor is sounding the alarm over a broken flood warning system.