Evening showers give way to cool and dry weekend
It has been an unseasonably hot day today, around 10 above averages. Interior northwestern Rhode Island soared into the mid-to-upper 80s. Highs along the southern Rhode Island coastline stayed near the mid-70s. The top 5 highest temperatures recorded in Rhode Island today can be seen below. Although highs were a...
RI Hospital doctors picket over ‘inadequate’ contract offer
Doctors rallied outside Rhode Island Hospital Friday, urging executives to approve their first contract and prioritize its frontline workers.
Cicilline’s cocktail bar shutters after four years
A popular cocktail and tapas bar in downtown Providence has closed its doors for good after four years in business.
HOPE AND MAIN – WEST END KITCHENS – RIBBON CUTTING – OCTOBER 2, 2026...
Hope & Main Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for West End Kitchens. New culinary hub already serving 35 food businesses expands access to commercial kitchen space, entrepreneurship, and food production in Providence. Brian Rolon, Founder, Brolitos Sandwiches- Latin-inspired Fusion Food Truck. WHAT:. Hope & Main will host the
T.F. Green Airport employee arrested after trying to bring firearm through access point
WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A contract employee at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was arrested Friday after police said he tried to enter a secure area with an unloaded pistol and a folding knife in his bag. Police identified the employee as 48-year-old Nathan Brown. The Rhode Island...
Stolen car pulled from water in Providence
An investigation is underway after crews pulled a car from the water in Providence overnight.
Suspect changes plea in 2023 deadly Woonsocket hit-and-run
A man has been sentenced for his role in a hit-and-run crash that left a person dead in Woonsocket three years ago.
Woonsocket Residents Flee Through Back Window as Grove Street Fire Traps Them Upstairs
A fire tore through the first floor of a Grove Street home in Woonsocket around 2 a.m. Friday, trapping residents on the second floor until they climbed out through a back window to safety. A police officer who tried to help them was treated at the scene, though no other injuries were reported.
30 Rapes Reported in One Year at Colleges in Providence According to Federal Data
30 Rapes Reported in One Year at Colleges in Providence According to Federal Data. Prosecutors in New York are investigating allegations of a gang rape at Cornell University. Cornell officials conducted the initial investigation in 2024, and no charges were filed. The alleged victim of the sexual assault filed a civil
2 men indicted by Bristol County grand jury for alleged roles in home invasion
EASTON, Mass. (WJAR) — Ernst Lacrete, 25, of Quincy, and Lavar Benson, 25, of Dorchester, were indicted by a Bristol County grand jury for their alleged roles in an armed home invasion in July. Both men were arrested on July 22 after allegedly breaking into a home in Easton...
