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Firefighters observed thick, dark smoke pouring from Park Street Pizza around 5 p.m.

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Ringling Bros. is bringing circus performances and nonstop energy to Providence this May.

PROVIDENCE, RI.- The RISD Museum presents The Artistry and Reunion of Two Surimono Albums, a major exhibition opening May 23, 2026, that reunites for the first time in nearly 100 years two extraordinary albums of Japanese surimono—luxurious woodblock prints that combine poetry, imagery, and exquisite craftsmanship. Ori

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PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WJAR) — A stretch of shoreline in Portsmouth will reopen to shell fishing for the first time since 1975 after meeting water testing standards, but longtime quahoggers are skeptical whether it will correct the course of Rhode Island's embattled shell fishing industry. Mark Johnson has been a...

ATTLEBORO — On Saturday, May 23, 2026, at approximately 5:03 p.m., firefighters with the Attleboro Fire Department responded to Park Street Pizza at 104 Park Street following reports of a fire inside the restaurant. According to the Attleboro Fire Department, when crews first arrived on scene, they observed heavy,...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — One person is dead and another has been hospitalized after an early-morning rollover crash in East Providence. According to East Providence Police, the crash occurred at around 4 a.m. on the Wampanoag Trail in the area of Forbes St. Two young adult occupants were in the vehicle- one male

NEW: Man Arrested for Assaulting Police Officer at Providence Club. A man was arrested for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer at a nightclub in Providence overnight. It took place at Mi Sueno on Broad Street in Providence. As GoLocal reported following a stabbing in March, the club has...