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State health officials said the child, who is recovering, was hospitalized after first experiencing symptoms on Oct. 24 and a diagnosis was given Friday.

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — An auto repair shop and dealership in West Warwick is offering a service to unpaid federal employees, SNAP and WIC recipients and veterans as the federal government shutdown continues. Porcelli's Auto Center is making state inspections available for free to members of these effected...

Crews are at the scene of a fire at a house on Almy Way in Lincoln.

NewsCenter 5 sat down with former Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Will Flanagan on Thursday as he shared his experience of surviving a near-fatal stabbing attack. On Oct. 20, 2025, Flanagan, who served as mayor from 2010 to 2014, was walking on Hartwell Street when he was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant.

We first discovered this captivating Santa Claus house in Bristol (RI) during Holiday 2022 after lunch at the Beehive. We did a double take. No, a TRIPLE take. Who had built this festive cottage? The Lights! The Reindeer, Toy Solders, And Red Mailbox!! I mean, they went way above and beyond.

Embark on a troll hunt in Rhode Island: track down the five giant recycled-wood sculptures by Thomas Dambo spread across Charlestown, North Kingstown, Exeter and East Providence.

The former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is headed to prison. Cedric Cromwell was sentenced Wednesday to 42 months in prison, followed by supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $270,000 in restitution. Cromwell pleaded guilty to tax crimes in July. Prosecutors said he hid $177,000 in income...

A Fall River man accused of stabbing former mayor Will Flanagan has two scheduled court appearances early next week. 31-year-old Corree K. Gonzales has a dangerousness hearing Monday morning in Fall River Superior Court on an alleged Assault with a Dangerous Weapon charge in a matter involving his mother. Also...

Gov. Ned Lamont promises that a UConn Health bid for Waterbury Hospital will come 'very soon' as Prospect's finances worsen.

It sounded like the Providence City Council was going to take a big, bold step to protect workers and the environment, but don’t put your Paris Climate Change Accord away too quickly. The new ordinance, finally passed by the Providence City Council to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, is a...