Providence RI

On paper, Rhode Island does not share many characteristics with the ruby-red states of the South. Yet when it comes to one important measure of electoral democracy, Rhode Island feels very similar: Too many elections offer voters little or no meaningful choice. After the primary on Wednesday, Sept. 9, many Rhode Island

(WJAR) — The Providence Police Department says a juvenile, who was allegedly fleeing from officers, crashed a moped head-on into a police cruiser over the weekend. The department says it was responding to calls for several subjects wearing all black and reportedly in possession of knives in the area of 160 Cranston Str

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Campanella’s owners said the beloved restaurant will reopen next Wednesday. The restaurant closed after it went into receivership following a business dispute and fraud allegations involving restaurant owner Andrew Loffredo in May. The previous owners, the Campanella family, purchased the restau

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term. Ocean State voters will also choose nominees for a full slate of federal, state and local offices. McKee was elected governor by a wide margin in 2022 after first assuming the role in Ma

A local man collapsed and died instantly while working at the Fall River Superior Court, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser. 49-year-old Michel Richard Poisson of Chepachet, died suddenly on Friday, August 28th at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River. According to an obituary, Poisson was born in Fall River...

More than $170 million in bill credits are about to move through Rhode Island Energy’s electric and gas accounts, and the first ones land with the bills customers get this October. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission closed out the company’s base rate case on August 21, 2026, and Rhode Island Energy confirmed

A Brockton man was killed and seven other people were wounded when gunfire erupted during a house party in Taunton, Massachusetts, over the weekend. Zirovick Depina, 22, died after being shot just after midnight on Sunday at a home on Weir Street. All eight people who were shot were in...

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This week’s top-selling property in Taunton is a luxurious custom-built Colonial that sold for $950,000. Nestled on a corner lot in the Segregansett Woods neighborhood, 7 Jocelyn Circle was designed as a great gathering spot for family and friends. Built in 2004, stepping onto the welcoming front porch, you enter a two

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