Providence RI

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr. is still working on a solution for the road crossing over the Pocasset River that frequently floods. Over the past several years, residents have seen Belfield Drive flood over 20 inches after being inundated by rainstorms. After years of temporary...

LINCOLN / CUMBERLAND – With their new food truck, Off the Rhode, Max Klitzner of Lincoln and Sam Kelley of Cumberland said they’re looking forward to feeding Rhode Islanders good old-fashioned, authentic barbecue. “In other parts of the country, barbecue is absolutely huge, but up here, not so...

Does the Taunton Public Library have a public safety problem? It depends on who you ask. For Taunton resident Kathryn Cunningham, who has spoken at multiple Taunton City Council meetings about the library, the library has a "problem of the homeless," as she said on March 10. "They're not homeless. They're drinking and drugging and being a nuisance," she said. "This is our library...

Six Providence residents were displaced by a fire that tore through their apartment building Wednesday evening.

Rhode Island lawmakers are taking a closer look at a proposal that could change how some doctors deliver care in the state.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Cat owner Susan O'Donnell had a dilemma. Her Maine coon named Titus was very sick with feline infectious peritonitis and malformed hips. Seeing him in pain was pure torture. "He's my baby," O'Donnell said. "I love him." But she knew the bill to treat...

Coventry, R.I. – According to police, over the past several months, detectives with the Coventry Police Department’s Special Operations Unit initiated a narcotics investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in and around the Town of Coventry. Through extensive surveillance and investigative efforts, detectives identified 33-year-old Richard Martin Jr., of Beach Street, Coventry, R.I., as the primary target of the investigation.

Rhode Island’s total tax revenue in 2024 reached $5.3 billion, of which estate and gift taxes accounted for 1%, totaling $51.6 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five major tax categories and...

Spotlight New England shares the latest spring trends, Anchored Soul gift shop's anniversary, and front porch flower displays from The Farm Girl.

The K-9 PTSD Research Center in Seekonk, Massachusetts, founded in 2019 by Jim LaMonte, is helping retired police and military dogs recover from PTSD by providing them with a permanent home. According to a NewsCenter 5 WCVB report, the center began with Dakota, a police dog from the 2013 Boston...