Providence RI

Providence has hired specialty industrial-strength snow blowers from Connecticut, and hopes to have a lane cleared on every city street by the end of the day, according to a city spokesman. Josh Estrella, a spokesman for Mayor Brett Smiley , said that plans to pay nonprofits to organize volunteer shoveling efforts...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — One person was arrested after two stabbings at the Charlesgate Apartments in Providence. According to the Providence Police Department, 44-year-old Magdaliz Diaz allegedly stabbed a woman in the neck and a man in the face after an altercation. During the stabbings, Diaz was also hit...

The driver was traveling at a “very high rate of speed” before the fiery wreck, according to authorities.

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A GoFundMe campaign started by the family of a North Smithfield man who was critically injured in a shooting at Denis Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on February 16 has raised more than $55,000 for his medical expenses. Thomas Geruso, age 54, remains in critical but stable...

When you ask someone about their favorite restaurant in Providence, one name comes up a lot — Al Forno. Love it or hate it, it’s a Rhode Island institution — a husband-and-wife affair that began as a side project by two RISD-trained artists. Some say it made Providence a culinary hotspot when it opened in 1980. Forty...

Members of the Rhode Island National Guard are in Providence to help the city dig-out from the Blizzard of '26. Mayor Brett Smiley requested support, and the troops were deployed to assist city and private contractors in the effort to clear the roads and sidewalks. The mayor also says the...

WICKFORD, RI — A West Warwick man was arrested on cyberstalking and harassment charges. Joseph Domenico, 46, of West Warwick, was taken into custody at 11:06 a.m. at his residence. Troopers arrested Domenico on an affidavit and arrest warrant originating from the Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks. He...

PROVIDENCE – A North Smithfield resident died on Tuesday in what’s been reported as the second death in Rhode Island from the historic blizzard that blanketed the region with snow on Monday. The individual has not been publicly identified, and the Rhode Island Department of Health reportedly stated...

The Attleboro Fire Department responded to a crash on I-95 North near Exit 6 that sent 11 people to the hospital.

Rhode Island has no statewide ban on sleeping in a vehicle, but local ordinances and parking rules often restrict it. It’s generally legal at rest areas for safe rest but risky on streets without permits, especially in cities like Providence. Statewide Legal Framework. No specific statute prohibits sleeping in...