Providence RI

By trade, Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately. And then there’s another side to Tony, one where you can’t see his contagious smile. On a recentFriday afternoon as the temperatures finally crawled into the...

PAWTUCKET − Dawn Bolduc was wide awake on Tuesday, May 6 − the morning after her nephew, Brandon Kjenstad's , slaying. Police have accused her nephew's neighbor of shooting and killing the 28-year-old and also shooting and seriously injuring his girlfriend as she held their 2-year-old son in her arms. The boy's...

Authorities across several states in New England are investigating a pattern of suspicious deaths that could be linked as possible serial killings, raising panic, as the cases, which started in the beginning of 2025, are still unsolved. The number of bodies found across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...

A local police department is warning parents concerning a social media challenge that is making the rounds. According to the Cumberland Police Department, a dangerous TikTok trend called the “Chromebook Challenge” is circulating among students — and it’s something every parent should know about. This challenge...

More than 140 people turned out Saturday to help the Johnston Historical Society honor a local World War II hero. Paratrooper Emery O. Picotte was 23 when he was killed during the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945. But he was never forgotten by family or friends back home in Johnston.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — An Attleboro man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to first degree murder, burglary and unarmed assault, and arson. Adam Rollins appeared in court Thursday morning to change his plea in the murder of Judith Henriques. Prosecutors said...

Read is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard outside of a house party in Canton.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe paid Taunton $2.4 million on Wednesday — which means the tribe is now current on its annual payments to the city and no longer owes money from missing payments that started in 2021. Currently, the tribe is constructing an addition to its casino Welcome Center...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Johnson and Wales University has reduced its overall workforce by 5 percent by laying off 91 staff members. A spokesperson said the decision, which was announced in a memo sent to the university’s community, was made on May 5 following deliberations by university leadership.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — A new TikTok trend is raising alarms in Cumberland after police say students are damaging their school-issued Chromebooks as part of a dangerous online stunt. The “Chromebook Challenge,” as it’s known on social media, encourages students to stick pencil lead or other conductive materials...