Providence RI

After receiving a record number of applications, the University of Rhode Island exceeded its enrollment target for the incoming freshman class this fall. The academic caliber of students on the Kingston campus is also on the rise with new students having arrived with strong grade point averages coming out of high...

FALL RIVER – Corree K. Gonzales, the man accused of brutally stabbing former mayor Will Flanagan last month, did not appear at a status hearing in Fall River District Court on Monday but was given a new court date of Dec. 4 for a competency hearing, according to his attorney, James Vital.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Diocese of Providence has announced the merger of several churches in both West Warwick and Providence. Most Rev. Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Providence, announced that Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish and SS. Peter and Paul Parish to merge into St. Joseph Parish in West...

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is offering free monthly transit passes to apartment residents through a new pilot program aimed at boosting ridership and reducing vehicle use. The Residential Transit Pilot Program invites multifamily property owners and managers to order complimentary monthly passes for...

CRANSTON, RI — A man was arrested on multiple firearms charges Friday following the execution of a search warrant. John Carrion, of Cranston, was taken into custody at approximately 3 p.m. by members of the HIDTA Task Force. Carrion faces four charges: two counts of possession of a firearm...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — A vigil was held in Woonsocket Sunday evening for recent deaths and victims of recent violence in the city, including those who were tragically killed in a murder-suicide Monday. The vigil, organized by The Milagros Project, happened at the plaza in the heart of Woonsocket, at the corner of...

BOSTON – Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe chairman Cedric Cromwell has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on federal charges of tax fraud and extortion. Cromwell was sentenced in federal court last Wednesday. The case was connected to alleged dealings during the First Light Resort and Casino project in...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — The survivor of a gruesome Woonsocket double-murder suicide shared her story. It was just last week that 19-year-old Jazmyn Roderick escaped her home after her ex-boyfriend pulled a gun, killing her mother, her mother's boyfriend, and himself. "I know that none of us were supposed...

BRISTOL – In a seeming and presumed ode to "The Godfather ," a deer head was left on the doorstep of a house on Elmwood Drive the day before Halloween. The residents suspected foul play and intimidation, in response to their opposition to bow hunting in the area, Bristol Police Capt. Steven St. Pierre wrote in a news...

The Little Bubblegum Bookshop, the first brick-and-mortar romance bookstore in Rhode Island, opened its doors on Oct. 25. Located at 103 Wickenden St., the shop specializes in romance titles that range from fantasy to dark romance. The store — which can house up to about 800 books — intentionally curates...