Providence RI

A new poll released Tuesday by Salve Regina University’s Pell Center shows incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner holding a 13-point lead over Republican challenger Victor Mellor in the race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Of the voters surveyed, 52% said they support Magaziner, while 39% supported Mellor. Undecided voters comprised 7% of […]

The survey by Salve Regina University also found John Loughlin and Sabina Matos in a dead heat for lieutenant governor.

(WJAR) — A Cranston man has a warning for homeowners after he paid to renew his furnace maintenance plan with Continental Engineering, only to have the Johnston company close before his scheduled service appointment. Terrence Gasbarro, a longtime customer, said he mailed his annual check on Sept. 2 and...

Farley, a one-year-old, 18-pound dog recently brought to Rhode Island from Texas, is settling in with the help of a caring foster home, and may soon be ready to meet prospective adopters. Small Dog Rescue of New England says he gets along well with other dogs and was expected to be ready for a meet-and-greet in a few days.

A Rhode Island State Police trooper who was pulled over in Jamestown is facing a DUI charge. According to a police report, Michael Bowen, 36, of East Greenwich, was driving on North Main Road late Thursday night with two flat tires at a slow rate of speed. The Jamestown officer...

A Massachusetts teen facing a list of charges after a tussle with authorities following a Bristol County motorcycle crash was arraigned Monday in Fall River Superior Court. According to Seekonk Police, on August 13th, at just before 12:30 p.m., multiple police units were dispatched to the area of 178 Central Avenue (Rt. 152) for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.

FRAMINGHAM – The Massachusetts State Police today announced the results of Operation Wicked Safe, a coordinated regional enforcement initiative targeting dangerous and distracted driving on major roadways across the Northeast. In the October 13-15th operation, State Police agencies from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont combined to make 36 OUI arrests and issue more than 2,000 speeding violations along with nearly 6,000 overall traffic citations.

Husband of Chair of RI Democratic Party Is Indicted on Charges Relating to Stealing $20M in Pell Grants. Michael Perik, the husband of the chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, Elizabeth "Liz" Perik, is one of three people indicted in a massive scheme. Perik and two others connected to...

Providence faces chilly mornings and gusty winds before a potentially milder November start.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced that a 48-year-old Fall River man pled guilty to Armed and Masked Robbery in the Fall River Superior Court. Edwin Reyes was sentenced by the Honorable William White to serve a State Prison sentence of 7 to 10 years. The case...