Mobile home fire under investigation in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — A fire at a mobile home in Pawtucket late Saturday night is under investigation. Crews were called to Conant St. around 10 p.m. for a report of a fire, but they were able to put it out quickly. Officials said if the mobile home were to be closer to a building, […]
Letter to the Editor: UnitedHealthcare cuts major RI hospitals from network – patients face...
If you are one of the thousands of Rhode Islanders with a Medicare Advantage plan through UnitedHealthcare, beware: As of July 1, 2025, the following Brown University Health hospitals are out of network for non-emergency care: Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Miriam Hospital, and Newport Hospital....
‘A tragic accident’: Zebra dies during storm at Roger Williams Park Zoo
The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the sudden loss of one of its beloved zebras.
Woman, 17, killed in Fairhaven 3-car crash. What we know
A Fairhaven teenager has died in a multiple-vehicle crash on Route 6. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Fairhaven police and EMS and Massachusetts State Police reported to the scene of a crash at Route 6 and Jeannette Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. on July 5. There, police found a 2009...
Modern Diner in Pawtucket is up for sale
Modern Diner in Pawtucket is now for sale after serving up breakfast in a 1940s Sterling Streamliner for more than 40 years.
Newly filed bill aims to ban ICE agents from covering their faces in Massachusetts
Attleboro Rep. Jim Hawkins says he created bill because of rising complaints of ICE agents covering their face while detaining people for immigration-related issues.
Man charged in Rhode Island College assault appears to be suspect in wild DC...
A man accused of riding off on a Washington, D.C., police bike while handcuffed, then running up to a restaurant rooftop, appeared last week in a Rhode Island courtroom where his lawyer said he had a different name, that of a man accused of assaulting a Rhode Island College worker earlier this year.
Boy dies after swimming at Dartmouth beach
A 9-year-old Pawtucket boy has died after suffering a medical emergency at Jones Beach in Dartmouth.
McKee vetoes bills that aimed to give credits for unused vehicle registration fees
Of the 513 bills the General Assembly sent to Gov. Dan McKee this year, only two pairs have been blocked at the governor’s desk — both aimed at giving Rhode Island drivers partial credits for fees on canceled vehicle registrations. McKee vetoed the two sets of bills opposed by the Rhode Island Division of Motor […]
16 arrested for DUI over 4th of July weekend in RI
Last year, 48 people were arrested for DUI over the same weekend.
