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WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A Starbucks that opened on Post Road in Warwick a little more than a year ago has closed as part of the company’s latest round of North American store closures. The location at 1727 Post Road was among roughly 250 coffeehouses Starbucks said it...

A weekend highway collision between a vehicle and pedestrian turned deadly in Rhode Island. According to Rhode Island State Police, at just before 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, Troopers from the Rhode Island State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks received multiple 911 calls reporting a pedestrian walking in the lanes of travel on

(WJAR) — Shea High School in Pawtucket will not open on Monday due to storm damage. The school sent out a statement citing storm-related impacts to the building. The message didn't specify what happened, but noted the school is working as fast as it can to fix the situation.

The Full Plate Project has shared the YMCA Southcoast's Full Plate mobile market schedule for October 2026. These mobile markets, hosted at local YMCAs, are open to anyone in need and offer each household items such as prepackaged fresh, frozen, and pantry food items (while supplies last). There are no eligibility, tow

WEATHER ALERT: A Flood Watch is in effect for all of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts through this evening with the potential for runoff into our rivers and streams. Urban and small river/stream flooding is possible. Good morning! Happy Monday! That stubborn storm will still be around today; although in...

Cleanup and restoration efforts continue after some communities dealt with power outages, flooding and fallen trees.

Can a sandwich ruin every mediocre lunch you eat afterward? Rhode Island has a few that might try. These shops take bread, fillings, sauces, and a little local personality and turn them into something worth crossing town for. Nothing needs to be outrageously oversized or stacked for a photo. The...

A deadly slow-moving September nor’easter dumped several inches of rain on Fall River and the rest of southeastern Massachusetts over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Boston/Norton, while the highest wind gusts stayed farther east along the Cape, Islands, and exposed coastline. NWS Boston/Norto

Wind gauges at Quonset Point spiked to 74 miles an hour on the morning of Feb. 22, 2026, a gust strong enough for the National Weather Service to call it Category 1 hurricane strength. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) shut every major bridge over Narragansett Bay before...

Three people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday that left two vehicles in the median and one in the woods on the side of Interstate 495.