Record-Breaking Scituate Squash Tips Scale at 2,200 Pounds
Joe Jutras, a farmer from Scituate, Rhode Island, has set a new world record for the heaviest green squash. His extraordinary vegetable weighs in at 2,200 pounds. The achievement was officially acknowledged during the 2025 SNGPG Weigh Off. According to a Patch of Providence report, the award was presented to Jutras...
Proposed RIBridges class action settlement totals $6.3 million
A motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement between Deloitte and more than 700,000 people whose private information may have been impacted in the RIBridges data breach was filed Thursday in the District Court of Rhode Island.
Man arrested on stolen vehicle charge in Providence
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Connecticut man was arrested on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle following a traffic stop on Admiral Street. Jamal Lawson, 34, of Winstead, Connecticut, was taken into custody at 9:16 p.m. Oct. 17. Lawson was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and...
Crews pull person out of car in water in Warwick
A person was pulled out of a car that was submerged in water in Warwick Saturday night.
Providence City Council gives first approval to deter police interactions with ICE
Rhode Island’s capital city is one step closer to tightening its rules on how local police interact with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel. The Providence City Council on Thursday unanimously granted its first passage of a series of rewrites to the city’s Community-Police Relations Act as a way...
Rhode Island mandates adult changing stations in bathrooms of all new public buildings
Rhode Island's governor signed a bill that will help people who have disabilities, as well as their caretakers. The legislation, which Gov. Dan McKee inked on Tuesday, requires the installation of at least one universal changing station in bathrooms of new public buildings. Rhode Island mandates adult changing...
AAA Just Released the 20 Most Dangerous SouthCoast Towns for Deer Strikes
AAA just released its list of the 20 most dangerous SouthCoast towns for deer strikes. Find out where local drivers face the highest risk this fall.
Retired military K-9 reunited with handler after 6 years apart
SEEKONK, Mass. (WLNE) — Tactical Sergeant Russell Ferguson and K-9 Dex served for years together overseas, and after six years apart, they were reunited Saturday morning in Seekonk. K-9 PTSD Research Center founder James LaMonte said this is the first time in his organization’s history that a K-9 has...
Roger Williams Park Zoo celebrates birth of baby sloth
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roger Williams Park Zoo said a new baby sloth has joined the zoo family. According to zoo officials, the sloth was born last Saturday to mom Fiona and dad Riley. The newborn sloth is resting comfortable behind the scenes, officials said. "Our team is keeping...
Hunters find remains of 2 people deep in woods of Massachusetts state forest
The remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies.
