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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Providence, RI – As winter conditions settle in across Rhode Island and nights grow longer, drivers near Providence are being warned about a seasonal danger that spikes sharply this time of year: wildlife...

"It was incredible I did this much damage," said Carol Tuschick. She and her husband, Richard, were closing their summer home on Block Island on Friday, Sept. 26. "I only fell 18 inches," said Tuschick. Off a ladder, shattering her pelvis. "And I was helicoptered to Rhode Island hospital," she...

Witnesses in the area of Ravine Road and Route 32 reported seeing the eagle fly into the lines and drop straight to the ground, police said.

Target 12 reported last month that a family court judge ruled the suspect, Je’Zare Benton, can be tried as an adult in the murder of Emil Rodriguez.

New England spice lovers have a chance to experience the region's hottest offerings when the Rhode Island Hot Sauce Expo comes back to Providence for its third consecutive year. The event, which offers free admission, showcases artisan hot sauce creators from throughout the region, presenting everything from...

In the aftermath of the deadly Brown University shooting that shook Providence, Rhode Island, and the related killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, law enforcement’s use of automated license-plate recognition technology has become a flashpoint in a heated debate about surveillance, privacy and...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Warwick police are warning residents about a scam involving people impersonating officers. According to police, callers are identifying themselves as an officer from the Warwick Police Department and claiming that the resident has a bench warrant. The callers then ask for money to "clear" the...

Seven of the nine patients who were treated for gunshot injuries after the deadly shooting at Brown University have been discharged from Rhode Island Hospital.

(WJAR) — Frog and Toad announced Monday it raised over $10,000 for Brown University students affected by the shooting. The popular gift shop had been selling shirts and hoodies with the words that read "Hope, Power, Friendship, Providence" to help those impacted by the campus shooting that killed two and injured nine...

A Fall River woman was sentenced to state prison after admitting to an unarmed bank robbery she said she had “always wanted to do.”