Providence RI

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert for several areas in the state. Officials said there was increased drug overdose activity. According to the alert, from July 1 to July 6, Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, Scituate, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Exeter, Richmond and Hopkinton...

Nearly four days after a severe storm hit Southern New England, less than 100 Rhode Island Energy customers are without power. The storm brought down trees and power lines across the state, leaving more than 50,000 customers without power. The Rhode Island Energy outage map and restoration tracker was unavailable...

A friend just told me she used to babysit for the owner of Luigi’s, and if that’s not quintessential Rhode Island, I don’t know what is. It’s a wildly popular spot for private parties…christenings, anniversaries, milestone birthdays, and the like. Let’s talk about the food...

Rhode Island might be our smallest state, but when it comes to authentic Italian cuisine, it’s a heavyweight champion. I’ve spent years hunting down family-owned trattorias and hole-in-the-wall pasta havens that put those chain restaurants to shame. Once you’ve twirled your fork through the homemade linguine at...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Public School District announced the district's four-year graduation rate has climbed to 79.4%, marking its highest level in more than a decade and narrowing the gap with the statewide average to less than 5 percentage points. This is 2.6 percentage-point increase from 2023.

PROVIDENCE — Troopers arrested Ashley Kazana, age 33, of Pawtucket on Sunday at 3:45 p.m. for outstanding arrest warrants. Kazana was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on Thurber’s Avenue in Providence. She faced an affidavit arrest warrant from the Pawtucket Police Department on a charge of obstructing...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Body camera footage shows a Bellingham police officer being arrested in Rhode Island. Sergeant Kevin Heenan is seen in the video being questioned by officers in the city of Woonsocket. Officers accuse him of driving drunk in June and crashing into a parked car. In the video,...

A viral video has prompted an internal affairs review of a response to a house party in Providence.

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut could see more damaging weather as feel like temperatures approach triple digits. According to the National Weather Service, a Heat Advisory will be in effect through 8:00 p.m. Tuesday across much of southern New England, except the Berkshires and the islands. Heat index...

State and local leaders gathered Monday morning to celebrate the grand opening of the Soria Apartments, a 63-unit complex located off Frenchtown Road.