Man charged as fugitive from justice in Cranston
CRANSTON, RI — The ACI Investigations Unit charged a Cranston man as a fugitive from justice from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Jan. 23. Franklin Baxter, 49, of Cranston, was arraigned in Third Division District Court and remanded to the custody of the Sheriffs Department. Two men arrested on...
Rhode Island–Massachusetts Winter Weather Alert: Dangerous Cold Snap Today Along I-95, Southern New England
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island – Frigid air clamps down across southern New England this morning, frosting car windows and numbing hands within minutes. The cold feels sharp and relentless. Side streets look clear, but the...
Providence City Council Calling in DPW Officials on Failed “Snow Removal and Salting”
The Providence City Council Committee on Public Works has called in officials at the Department of Public Works (DPW) for a “discussion relative to snow removal and salting.”. This week, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s administration faced harsh criticism of the city’s preparedness - and cleanup - of the snowstorm...
Meet Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s 2026 Champion Child
Jasper Casey defied the odds, and now he's taking the spotlight.
Double Homicide in Fall River: Suspect Charged After Mother, 54, and Son, 25, Shot...
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III announced that a fatal shooting involving two victims occurred last night in the City of Fall River. On Friday, January 30, 2026, at approximately 8:05 pm Fall River Police received a 911 call to 431 Barnes Street for a double shooting. Upon arrival, police...
NBC 10 I-Team: Local solar companies shutter, leaving homeowners with unanswered questions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The solar industry is facing a wave of company closures across the country, raising concerns for homeowners who invested thousands of dollars in rooftop systems and now may be left without support. From Rhode Island to California, dozens of residential solar installers have gone out...
Local wildlife center helps large out-of-place reptile found in storm
What do you do when you find a giant lizard struggling on the street during a snowstorm? You call the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, of course. Frank Hardy couldn't believe his eyes when he looked out on a Providence, Rhode Island, street after the weekend's big snowstorm and saw the reptile in the road....
Who Did This in Fall River?
A Fall River restaurant owner hopes to thank the mystery snowplow driver who helped her reopen after a major SouthCoast snowstorm.
Jury convicts man charged in 1999 Providence murder
The man accused of strangling a woman behind a Providence middle school nearly three decades ago has been found guilty of second-degree murder, 12 News has learned.
RI Cold Case Conviction in Question After Prosecutor’s Binder Found in Jury Room
On Friday, a Providence Superior Court jury returned a conviction against an alleged murderer tied to the strangulation death of Kathleen O’Dowd Boleman in 1999. But that jury decision is now in question. According to multiple sources, a binder belonging to one of the prosecutors was found in the...
