Providence RI

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Warwick police said a woman has been charged with DUI after she crashed into a pole and knocked it onto the roadway on Tuesday night. The crash occurred in the area of 1190 Post Road. According to police, 33-year-old Dominique Mattoon had been driving a...

Italian bakeries in Rhode Island aren’t just bakeries. They’re little time machines, serving bites that could make anyone feel like they’ve landed straight in Italy. These spots don’t mess around: hand-rolled dough, buttery pastries, and old-world recipes passed down like treasured secrets. Locals stroll in for their...

The Dark Lady is no longer moving forward with a controversial mural that was in the process of being painted on the side of the building.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Streets Coalition and Families for Safe Streets held a demonstration event to promote speed-limiting devices. The Stop Super Speeders Accountability Act aims to stop reckless drivers. During the demonstration, a vehicle was shown with speed assist technology, limiting the...

Seekonk police said Wednesday that a suspect in a string of car break-ins is in custody. Police said 34-year-old Brandon Cairo-Dyson was arrested Tuesday in Providence. Cairo-Dyson faces 15 counts of breaking and entering, seven counts of larceny under $1,200 and one count of larceny over $1,200. He was being...

A bill first introduced in 2015, has been reintroduced in the House to allow terminally ill people in Rhode Island to end their suffering. The legislation would also protect health care workers from liability for providing the prescription medication needed. Supporters of the bill say terminally ill patients should...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — The dog that was allegedly stolen from an 89-year-old woman’s front yard in Fall River has been found. There has been nothing confirmed yet from police, but Christopher Silvia, owner of Christopher’s Cafe on South Main Street, posted on his Facebook page that he believes they have located...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Providence man accused of attacking a person with an ax faced a judge on Tuesday. According to police, 28-year-old Jehvine Quaweay is accused of striking the victim multiple times in the head with an ax. The alleged assault on Monday occurred on Smith Street.

Here's a story for all the cat people out there that'll have you in disbelief. Rhode Island’s Katie Carreiro found herself at the center of an unexpectedly hilarious viral moment after her now-infamous feline pulled off what can only be described as the "Great Corned Beef Heist of 2026". Within hours after posting,...

BURRILLVILLE – The driver of a vehicle that veered off of Broncos Highway before landing on its side on the opposite side of the roadway late Tuesday morning had to be rescued using the Jaws of Life according to responders. East Burrillville Fire Chief Joseph Bertholic said the man,...