Providence RI

A cold front Friday night will bring a few evening showers and downpours, followed by an October cold blast this weekend. There's a low-end risk for a few strong thunderstorms as a squall line races across Southern New England on Friday evening between 7 and 10 p.m. Gusty winds would be the main risk with any storms. We can't completely rule out an isolated power outage or two with the risk of gusty winds.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will be closing I-195 overnight early next month to demolish the Potter Street bridge in East Providence.

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — West Warwick police are mourning the death of a beloved member of their team. K9 "Mouse", whom the department adopted as their own in June 2025, passed away Saturday morning. West Warwick officers first encountered Mouse shivering beneath a bush in February 2025, abandoned,...

According to Central Falls Police, officers attempted to stop a car being driven by 30-year-old Gabriel Estrada when he drove away.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Airport Corporation announced Friday that T.F. Green International Airport's primary runway has returned to normal operational flight status. Runway 5-23 had been closed for months for rehabilitation work. Officials said the most significant aspects of the work has been completed as of...

Tickets are on sale for the 14th Rhode Island Brew Fest, returning Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027, to the WaterFire Arts Center, with a 15% launch discount through midnight Monday, Oct. 19. The festival will feature more than 50 breweries pouring more than 200 styles of beer, according to organizers. There are two sessions, 1 to […] The post Rhode Island Brew Fest returns to Providence on Jan. 30, with 15% off tickets through Monday appeared first on What's Up Newp .

The Providence Board of Licenses and Kulture nightclub have agreed to shut down the business for eight days and submit a new security plan.

Providence, Warwick and Cranston face a potentially milder winter, but snowstorms remain possible.

Starting tonight, Friday night, October 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a series of weekend overnight closures of I-95 at the Route 10 (Exit 33) interchange in Cranston and Providence. The schedule varies with full and partial closures, and some ramps to and from Route 10 also will be closed. The closures are necessary for demolition work over the highway. The current schedule calls for three consecutive weekends of overnight closures.

Top of the Bay Restaurant in Warwick has brought back its popular $14.95 lunch special, available Monday through Saturday until 4 p.m. The deal starts with two clam cakes and a cup of chowder, followed by a choice of select entrées and dessert. Lunch options include chicken parmesan, veal...