Three Fall River men indicted on list of firearm charges in Superior Court, one...
One of three from Fall River who were arrested on a list of firearm charges by FRPD last month faced a judge on Wednesday. According to police, on March 12th, Detectives assigned to the Major Case Division with the assistance of CAST and ESU, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Plymouth Avenue. The target of the search warrant...
North Smithfield man charged with video voyeurism after search warrant
NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WJAR) — The Lincoln Police Department said that a man was arrested after a search warrant was executed in North Smithfield on Wednesday. Thirty-seven-year-old Joseph Mello was charged with video voyeurism. The department said that anyone with a "reportable encounter" with him was asked to contact...
New report: No evidence that East Providence mom’s 1993 death was a homicide
More than three years after her mother's body was exhumed, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha issued a long-awaited report on her cause of death.
CCRI campus police officer in Providence injured while responding to disorderly person
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Community College of Rhode Island said a campus police officer was injured while responding to a disorderly person on the Providence campus on Wednesday. According to officials, the suspect was taken into custody by Providence police. Providence police said the alleged assault involved a...
Dune Brothers owner wants to return to Crescent Park clam shack
It appears Dune Brothers isn't giving up on the Riverside clam shack just yet.
U.S. Marshals arrest fugitive wanted in Worcester triple shooting
A Massachusetts man wanted in connection with a triple shooting in Worcester has been captured following a multi-agency investigation.
Property sales in North Smithfield from April 6 to April 13
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office from Monday, April 6 through Monday, April 13. Seller: Veronica Perez & Cristian Jimenez-Gonzalez. Buyer: Justina Igbokwe & Chamberlain Ibe. Price: $539,000.
Council Approves $11M for Wastewater Improvements
Just in time for the state’s Clean Water Week, the Town Council Monday (4/13/26) approved issuing up to $11.1 million in bonds for what DPW Director Fred Gomes called “critical” upgrades to the town’s wastewater treatment plant and town sewer lines. The vote was 4-0 (Mike Donegan was absent).
Island Rhodes Music Festival to be held at Centreville Bank Stadium this summer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Island Rhodes Music Festival will be debuting this summer at Centreville Bank Stadium. Stadium officials said its first concert event will take place on the weekend of Aug. 15. The two-day festival is to feature artists including Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, The Roots, and more.
Community Focus: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined 12 News at 4 on Tuesday to share more about proposed legislation he's hoping will help victims of abuse, among other topics.
