Providence RI

The risk comes from high winds, low humidity and days without significant rainfall, the National Weather Service says.

Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Ashley Judd was in Providence Sunday to deliver the commencement address for the New England Institute of Technology.

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced that the state has finalized a settlement agreement with Deloitte Consulting LLP related to the December 2024 cybersecurity incident that shuttered the state’s benefits administration site, RIBridges. In February 2025, Deloitte, the services provider for the site, paid the state $5 million to...

Man Pepper-Sprayed, Robbed on Broad Street in Providence. A man was pepper-sprayed and robbed in Providence overnight. It happened on Broad Street, close to Route 95. Shortly before 4 AM on Sunday, police were called to Broad and Haskins Streets for a report of a robbery. The victim - a...

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England issued an update concerning an incident that took place over the weekend off the coast of Rhode Island. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, at around 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, Sector Southeastern New England received a report of a barge listing, located northeast of Point Judith, RI. The barge and its tug, The Challenger, had been...

The Massachusetts closures occurred in late April.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by drinking margaritas and chowing down on chips and guacamole. Cinco de Mayo (for those of you who flunked high school Spanish) is on May 5th. Here are some local neighborhood businesses that are celebrating! Check back as this list will be updated as needed!. Loco...

LINCOLN, RI — Two men were arrested on street racing and reckless driving charges following incidents on Route 146 South. At 12:06 a.m., troopers arrested Adam Gomez, 20, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, for street racing and reckless driving. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route...

11:58 a.m. – An East Greenwich man told police his wife and stepson moved out of his house while he was in the Adult Correctional Institutions and took some of his belongings with them. Police communicated with his stepson about the matter. 1:21 p.m. – A caller said a...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Family and friends gathered Sunday morning to remember a 28-year-old man one year after police said he was fatally shot. Brandon Kjenstad was killed on May 5, 2025, in a shooting prosecutors say involved his first-floor neighbor. On Sunday, loved ones attended a memorial at...