Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Police Department said its Narcotics Bureau arrested a man after a months-long investigation into an illegal narcotics distribution operation. Thirty-seven-year-old Jonathan Garcia was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, as well as trafficking-related charges. A search warrant for...

PROVIDENCE, RI — State Police arrested two men on multiple driving-related charges following separate incidents in the city. At 9:45 a.m., troopers arrested Ryan Gobern, 49, of East Providence, for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in damage to an attended vehicle and driving on a suspended license, 4th or more offense.

DIGHTON, Mass. (WJAR) — A father-daughter duo has taken both of their dreams, and made them a reality. Heather Medeiros, 43, and her dad Evaristo Lopez Jr., 64 , launched a business last year that was three years in the making. “I’ve always had this dream to have a...

The second and final vote on Providence City Council's rent stabilization ordinance is scheduled to take place on Thursday night.

WEST WARWICK, RI — A Providence man was arrested following a motor vehicle accident investigation on Jan. 9. Derek Diaz, 26, of Providence, was taken into custody at 9:52 p.m. by state troopers responding to a crash on the exit 24 off-ramp from Route 95 South to Route 2.

Coventry police released bodycam of a person fatally crashing into a home in March. The man behind the wheel was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police identified the man as 50-year-old Derek Decosta of Pawtucket. According to police, three people had been forced by Decosta into the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Police Department said a gun went off during the robbery of a convenience store. Police say the robbery happened at KB Mart at 545 Broad St. on Wednesday morning, but it wasn't reported until around 1:20 p.m. The assailant demanded money and got...

SOMERSET, Mass. (WJAR) — Somerset police said four people were arrested after suspicious activity near the former Montaup Power Plant site on Wednesday. According to police, a local business reported a suspicious truck parked behind their building. At the scene, officials said they determined the vehicle was previously involved...

Police are investigating after an armed robbery was reported at a convenience store in Providence on Wednesday.

Police are investigating a shooting that happened inside a Providence restaurant Thursday night.