Providence RI

Above: Previous Boston Post Cane recipient Bill McClintick, Sr., with his son, Bill, after receiving the cane in 2020. The Boston Post Cane tradition was established in 1909 by the Boston Post Newspaper. A special cane was presented to the Board of Selectmen in several towns throughout New England, to be presented as an honor to each town’s oldest resident.

Not the best start to Mother's Day weekend as an area of low pressure moves into the northeast. Light, scattered rain showers moved through the region Saturday morning as the warm front associated with this system lifted through the region, but since then, it's been more clouds than anything. Expected...

LINCOLN, RI — A Providence man wanted on a Massachusetts warrant was arrested at a hospital Tuesday morning. Jose Alonzo, 56, of Providence, was taken into custody at Rhode Island Hospital at 10 a.m. as a fugitive from justice. Alonzo was wanted by Massachusetts State Police on an affidavit...

Taunton’s former Silver City Galleria is getting a dramatic transformation after years of uncertainty.

WARWICK, RI — A Cranston man was arrested on a driving under the influence charge Friday afternoon following a traffic stop on Route 95. Alistair Pierce, 33, of Cranston, was taken into custody at 1:15 p.m. by Rhode Island State Police troopers. Pierce was charged with driving under the...

Coming Sunday: Brown’s New Mega-Donor and Ties to a Company with a Checkered Past. Brown University has, in recent years, solicited major gifts from some donors with, shall we say, complex backgrounds. GoLocal has chronicled in detail the background of the Lindemann family — whose donation of tens of...

LINCOLN, RI — Rhode Island State Police arrested six men on May 5 in connection with an alleged chop shop operation involving stolen vehicles. Michael Brown, 48, of Cranston, faces eight charges including six counts of possession of stolen vehicle, operation of a chop shop, six counts of alteration of identification number, insurance fraud claim over $1,500, conspiracy, six counts of possession of motor vehicle...

Court records obtained by Target 12 show that charges in a February DUI case against the Lincoln man were dismissed.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Newly released video of two close calls involving e-bikes and scooters is raising concerns, as police and lawmakers push for tougher rules and stronger enforcement. Milford police released surveillance video showing a child on an e-bike being hit by a car. Then, on Thursday, another...

Officers responded to a home on Barton Street Thursday night, where the victim was uncooperative, police said.