Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Three years after a Providence man was killed in a New Year’s Eve hit-and-run, the driver accused of leaving the scene has taken a plea deal. Ariel Acosta was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in connection with the death of Edwin English. She will serve five years in prison, followed by 10 years

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The Attleboro Police Department is asking for help identifying a man accused of accosting three customers inside a store.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors annual conference was expected to draw hundreds of people to Providence in June.

Rhode Island Energy customers face two separate bill changes this winter. The average residential bill rises by a net $16.42 a month on Oct. 1, and a $20.45 monthly credit follows on the January, February and March 2027 bills. The credit is a later, distinct change and is not built into the October figure. The […]

A man wanted for allegedly escaping an Oklahoma prison has been captured in Providence.

(WJAR) — Home heating oil prices are squeezing homeowners across Southern New England, prompting some customers to order less fuel as winter approaches. One customer who paid $1,140 for 300 gallons last year paid $1,189 this year for just 200 gallons. David Studley, owner of Patriot Oil in West...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WJAR) — Central Falls police said a man was arrested after a violent dispute between neighbors on Wednesday. According to police, officers responded to 57 Garfield St. for a report of an assault and shots fired. Officials said a 19-year-old woman reported that an argument with...

PHILADELPHIA — A Montgomery County man is facing federal fraud charges for an alleged scheme to defraud investors in his company and to defraud the state of Rhode Island. David Dinenberg, 54, of the Penn Wynne section of Lower Merion Township, was charged in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia with securities fraud and

Police in Bristol County are investigating a case they believe involves ID theft and credit fraud. According to Mass Most Wanted, last Wednesday, an Easton resident reported fraudulent activity on his credit card stemming from suspicious charges at the Comfort Inn in Dedham. Surveillance video footage was obtained from