Providence RI

Finding a place that fits the family budget has become harder for many Rhode Islanders. Rising rents and home prices are changing how people plan their future, from where they live to how much they can save each month. Rhode Island has poured significant money into housing programs in recent...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence leaders gathered to break ground on the new Robert F. Kennedy PreK-8 School on Wednesday. School officials said the $75 million project will replace the former elementary school and house around 858 students when completed. “The PreK-8 model will allow students to learn, grow...

A Massachusetts man recently arrested on multiple charges in a fatal Raynham crash has pled guilty to an incident that took place earlier this year. According to police, at approximately 6:00 p.m. on January 20th, Rehoboth Ptlw. Alora Clemens was traveling eastbound in the area of 119 Winthrop Street (Route 44). At thi

More than two dozen construction workers joined state and local officials gathered near the bank of the Seekonk River in Providence Wednesday morning to watch a crane on a barge hoist a massive steel pipe into the air before lowering it into the water. That pipe is the first of 32 drilled shafts that will […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — More Rhode Islanders with nonviolent felony convictions could become eligible to clear their criminal records under legislation passed by the General Assembly this week. Current state law allows a person to seek expungement of a felony conviction if it is the only criminal charge on...

The murky future for SouthCoast Wind gained a small but significant sign of clarity Tuesday with a key permit approval from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). The panel’s unanimous vote — the first decision made by the newly retooled council —- followed a four-hour series of expert presentati

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police said a wanted Attleboro man was arrested on a string of drug and firearm charges on Tuesday. According to state police, a trooper initiated a pedestrian stop on Grace Street in Pawtucket. Officials said the trooper recognized 41-year-old Georgie Estrella of...

A petition to bring Waffle House to Rhode Island has garnered the attention of the late-night breakfast chain. In less than a month, the petition has gained over 1,000 signatures. The description of the petition states, "Despite New England’s strong food culture, Rhode Island’s nightlife, college population, tourism in

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed legislation into law that will restart parts of the state’s long-delayed cannabis retail licensing process. The new law, advanced through companion measures House Bill 8544 and Senate Bill 3313, amends the Rhode Island Can

The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said the owners of an East Taunton gas station failed to report the release of 31,000 gallons of gasoline into the environment. Prosecutors called it the "largest land-based gas release in Southeast Massachusetts history." Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed suit again