Providence RI

Officer Marcy Christ retired today after a long career in public safety that spanned two local agencies and nearly 30 years of service. Christ spent 13 years with the Fairhaven Police Department. Before joining the town force, she served 15 years with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. Colleagues marked...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A viral dessert chain known for its Southern-style sweets has officially opened its first New England location in Providence. The Peach Cobbler Factory is now serving customers at 102 Dean Street, near the Federal Hill neighborhood. It is one of more than 120 locations across the country, and

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A 17-year-old is now facing murder charges in the shooting death of Joseph Ramos on Swift St. in Providence, according to a city spokesperson. That juvenile was officially charged in Family Court in Providence on Tuesday. Ramos, 20, died in the early morning hours of...

Officers responding to Julian Street just after 5:15 p.m. found a man with a minor laceration to his stomach, according to police.

A local man who gave decades of service as a police officer has died. According to an obituary, Steve Mello, a Fall River native, built a long career in campus law enforcement after earning a criminal justice degree from Bristol Community College. He began at UMass Dartmouth as an ISO, graduated from the MPTC Canton Re

LINCOLN, R.I. (WJAR) — Two men are facing charges after they allegedly each stole $1,000 worth of casino cheques from Bally's Twin River Lincoln over the summer in unrelated incidents. According to the Rhode Island State Police, on Aug. 17, Arturo Ramos of Sharon, Massachusetts noticed two $500 purple...

Combined College Hill Properties Sell for $6 Million. Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce the combined sale of 251 George Street for $4,000,000 and 112 Benevolent Street for $2,000,000, both on the East Side of Providence. According to data from the Multiple Listing Service, the...

PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) — This week’s Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses Hometown Sports Hero is Ken Fecteau. The Coventry native brought home four medals, a Bronze in the Discus, a Silver in the Shot Put and Golds in the Hammer and Weight Throw in the 75–79-year-old age group at the RI Senior Games. Currently ranked fifth i

An ice rink hosting an R&B block party while a gospel choir prepares to perform with Big Freedia sounds less like a carefully coordinated civic festival than a particularly busy Providence group chat. That may be the clearest way to understand PVDFest this year. The festival returns September 18 and 19 with a lineup th

Police in Pawtucket are investigating a home invasion that occurred overnight.