Providence RI

5 local fire departments responded Friday morning to a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 95 North near Exit 6. According to the Attleboro Fire Department, at just after 9:15 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to Interstate 95 North for a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, crews found minor damage to a group...

TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman who lived on the third floor of the Taunton multi-family home that exploded Wednesday says she’s lucky to be alive, and is still shocked about what happened. The home on Plain Street exploded then burst into flames at approximately 10 a.m., sending 25-year-old...

In one of the most talked-about local closures, Plant City, the world’s first plant-based food hall and marketplace, officially closed its flagship Providence location in February 2026. The Reason: Ownership cited a long-term decline in foot traffic, exacerbated by the ongoing Washington Bridge infrastructure...

A jury in California awarded millions of dollars to a former Providence City Council member who was hit by a vehicle while she was on vacation. KSBW reported that the Monterey County jury awarded Helen Anthony $18.854 million. Anthony was hit by a Polaris electric vehicle as she was walking...

Rhode Island authorities have announced charges for a Bristol County man after a fatal shooting and a double fatal car crash. According to police, on Thursday, at approximately 8:34 p.m., officers from the Cranston Police Department responded to Legion Way for a report of a male who had been shot.

RIDOT Posts Highway Message “Thank You, Director Alviti, You Will Be Missed”. On Rhode Island’s highway message boards across the state, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation posted a message on Thursday stating, “Thank You, Director Alviti, You Will Be Missed.”. The message comes after the embattled...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Days after the blizzard, some residents across the area were still dealing with side streets that remained snowed in, even as major highways had been cleared. In Fall River, homes on a hill along Claflin Street were still buried, and the National Guard arrived...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island state prosecutor seen in a viral video during her arrest last summer is now back to work following a six-month unpaid suspension, though in a different role, NBC 10 has confirmed. Devon Hogan Flanagan, a special assistant attorney general, was seen on...

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to charges related to a conspiracy to murder a federal witness to prevent the witness from testifying in a criminal matter pending before the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. Kareem Pires, 27, of Wareham, pleaded guilty...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston police said they are looking for a suspect after a man was fatally shot Thursday night. Police said they responded to a report for a man shot multiple times in the chest on Legion Way. The suspect was described to be wearing dark clothing...