Providence RI

TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Today, the ex-boyfriend of murdered 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro is expected back in court. Gregory Groom is charged with murdering Monteiro after prosecutors say he admitted to stabbing her to death and burying her in the woods behind his home. Monteiro’s remains were found in Groom’s...

Authorities in Rhode Island arrest one of dozens of accused members of a "large-scale" drug trafficking group in Puerto Rico. Federal court documents show Carlos Javier Reyes-Nunez, also known as "Dutty" and "Duty," was arrested Thursday in Rhode Island. A federal indictment in Puerto Rico last week charges...

A popular local tv personality is out of a job…again. Kelly Bates is a well-known meteorologist based in Providence, Rhode Island, with a career spanning over two decades in weather forecasting. Bates began her career in 1996 at WLNE ABC6 in Providence as a weather anchor and reporter, later...

A convicted murderer is arrested in a Providence drug bust, as investigators seize tens of thousands of dollars in cash. David Mello, 38, and his girlfriend Juricco Castillo, 37, are accused of distributing cocaine in the city, according to the Providence Police arrest report. Court records show Mello was previously...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect indigenous to parts of China, India and Vietnam, has now infested Providence County and several other areas in Rhode Island, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The red-winged bugs were first spotted in R.I. in August 2021, but relatively...

Providence police Col. Oscar Perez said the department's Intelligence and Organized Crime Bureau arrested David Mello, 38, and Juricco Castillo, 37 following a traffic stop on 95 North last Wednesday.

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) — An 18-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with serious burns after he lit himself on fire as part of a TikTok challenge on Sept. 6, according to the North Smithfield Fire and Rescue Service. According to the department, a 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old...

A long-awaited expansion to Taco’s Fall River, MA, plant on Bedford Street had a ribbon cutting this week. The $20+ million project greatly enhances and expands the manufacturer’s ability to build larger tanks, heat exchangers and a wide range of other products – while also enabling them to add capacity and reduce...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island leaders will remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, with a special ceremony on Thursday. Gov. Dan McKee and others will speak on at the event held at the Rhode Island Police Department headquarters in North Scituate. The somber day reflects on the attacks...

Thursday marks 24 years since the U.S. was the target of a coordinated terrorist attack that killed thousands.