Two held without bail after Newport, NH home invasion
One man was initially charged with a misdemeanor, and the other released, but police say both now face charges of aggravated sexual assault.
New 176-unit permanent supportive housing complex opens in Providence
On Oct. 10, the Summer Street Apartments, a new five-story 176-unit permanent supportive housing development for formerly homeless Rhode Island residents, opened at 94 Summer St. in Providence. The 176-unit apartment complex is operated by Crossroads Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization that coordinates housing and...
RIPTA Bus Service Cuts Could Disproportionately Affect Affordable Housing Residents
While investments in affordable housing are increasing, like the money awarded for a series of units on Woodward Street in Cumberland, waning funding for public transit has pushed the state to impose major service cuts. (Colleen Cronin/ecoRI News) Earlier this year, for the first time ever, the state awarded nearly...
Federal Hill chef hospitalized after scooter crash
A popular restaurant manager and chef on Federal Hill is currently in a medically induced coma after a crash in Providence last week.
Woman arrested on fugitive warrant in Warwick
WARWICK — A Central Falls woman was arrested on a fugitive warrant following a traffic stop on Route 95 at 9:15 p.m. Jovanna Nunez, 36, of Central Falls, was charged with being a fugitive from justice out of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The warrant was issued by the Rehoboth...
RI housing costs rise fastest in New England; no affordable municipalities left
The 2025 Housing Fact Book continues to paint a bleak picture for housing costs in Rhode Island.
Fatal Restraint Gone Wrong: Inside the Swansea School Tragedy That Claimed a Life
A Desperate Bid for Freedom Turns Deadly (Image Credits: Unsplash) Swansea, Massachusetts – In the quiet tension of a late afternoon dorm, a simple attempt to keep order spiraled into heartbreak under the dim hallway lights. A Desperate Bid for Freedom Turns Deadly Picture this: a 14-year-old girl, frustrated and...
D.A.: School staffer dead after physical altercation with student
A Swansea school staffer has passed away after a physical altercation with a 14-year-old student, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III announced.
Man sentenced for rape of woman with intellectual disability in Fall River
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A 54-year-old man was sentenced for rape and an indecent assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III. 54-year-old Fernando Rodriguez, of Puerto Rico, was sentenced to six to nine years in State...
Rhode Island stocking 24 waterways with trout
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking 24 waterways with brook and rainbow trout.
