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The City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, will pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit by a homeless Black man falsely arrested and jailed for 31 days […] ‘I’m Sorry. This Was Never You’: Black Man Wrongly Arrested and Jailed for a Month To Get $550K from Rhode Island Town, While ‘Overzealous’ Officer Responsible Is Punished

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Acting United States Attorney Sara Mirion Bloom said that two New York men were sentenced in a multi-state bank fraud conspiracy that victimized at least 28 people and 20 businesses. 23-year-old Jaymark Larios and 54-yearold Paul Keenan were both charged with conspiracy to commit bank...

It was an emotional evening in Central Falls Tuesday as loved ones gathered to remember a young man who died in a crash over the weekend.

(WJAR) — A contractor accused of defrauding customers admits wrongdoing in a new deal with state regulators. The NBC 10 I-Team reported allegations against Jonathan Enright of Cranston last year. Customers accused Enright of performing shoddy work and leaving work unfinished after getting paid. The Rhode Island...

Mr. Charles Ackerman lived in Baltimore, the lovely city on the Chesapeake Bay and the commercial, cultural, and transportation hub of central Maryland. The Ackermans lived in northwest Baltimore, a neighborhood that is now outside the beltway. The current townhouse at this address was built in 1920 – I have...

It's official, three new towering trolls are coming to Rhode Island this summer and you can help build them. In the spring of 2024, Danish artist Thomas Dambo first debuted two huge trolls made of recycled wood and locally found materials. Both of those trolls were created inside Ninigret Park in Charlestown and were...

The Rhode Island Genealogical Society has been devoted to assisting residents with learning more about their ancestries for more than five decades.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Noir Lounge on Union Street remains temporarily closed after a hearing was cancelled by the Providence Board of Licenses for a July 25 incident. According to Providence police, officers responded to the club on July 25 around 10:30 p.m. for reports of a disturbance which resulted in one...

The campaign to replace term-limited Attorney General Peter Neronha will be one of the most-watched races in the state next year.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The sweltering heat is fine if you are indoors in air conditioning, but for outdoor workers like lifeguards it can be brutal. One bank thermometer read 102 degrees Tuesday. While people head for the water to stay cool, the lifeguards at Buttonwoods Beach sit in...