Providence RI

The mosquito sample that tested positive was collected in Providence on June 29, officials said Thursday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation rolled out its new Mission Kitchen mobile food trailer in Providence Thursday. The event at the Rollins Rec Center provided meals for children with developmental disabilities. Staff with the foundation said they are working with local vendors to...

The Democratic primary for governor continues to heat up as incumbent Dan McKee deals with another rebuke from his hometown and stands by his TV attack ads.

The Rhode Island General Assembly passed dozens of bills before their session ended in June that became laws over past few weeks.

A Fall River man who was found deceased after going missing while swimming Wednesday is being remembered. Plymouth Police responded to a possible drowning just after 2:00 p.m. at Charge Pond in Myles Standish State Forest. The victim was located at approximately 3:45 p.m. in water that was 17-19 feet...

The city of Attleboro says stricter water use restrictions will go into effect on Monday. The city said in a Facebook post that all lawn watering and nonessential outdoor water uses will be banned. "Although recent rains were much needed, the city and much of SE Massachusetts remain in a...

The changes were made a few weeks ago after Mayor Bob DaSilva did a ride-along with a resident who pointed out that the yield signs had been configured in a way that differed from other intersections in the state.

Rhode Island has become the first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes, requiring every store to have at least one staffed checkout for every three self-checkouts operating. Lines at Rhode Island grocery stores are about to get a whole lot longer. In late June, Rhode Island became the first state...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The former Friendly's restaurant in North Providence is set to become a car wash. Town officials said Scrub-a-Dub car wash purchased the land on Mineral Spring Avenue in 2023. The restaurant officially closed in 2019 and was the last of the franchise in Rhode...

The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning at the Intake Service Center, according to the R.I. Department of Corrections.