Providence RI

Your household can earn more than $160,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Rhode Island, according to a recent study by SmartAsset . Rhode Island is the state with the 17th-highest income range for households to be considered middle class, based on SmartAsset's analysis using 2024 income...

SOUTH PROVIDENCE — The Jacqueline Clements Park Collective, a volunteer-led neighborhood group, held a community conversation with Mayor Brett Smiley on March 24 to answer residents’ questions about issues affecting their quality of life. Yaimani Rivera, a member of the collective, and her sister Yadira facilitated...

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A mother and her son were assaulted during a home invasion that happened in Providence early Saturday morning, according to police.

ATTLEBORO – The Attleboro Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to a fire involving a makeshift structure being used as a shelter. According to the department, at approximately 3:30 a.m., crews were dispatched to the area of 10 Charles Street for a reported large brush fire in the woods. Upon arrival,...

A publication has ranked several local communities as some of the best places to live in the Northeast. The editors at Livability, an entity that explores what makes small-to-medium sized cities great places to live, put together a list through research of the top 25 cities in the region. Fall...

Rhode Island State Police Investigate Pedestrian Fatality. The Rhode Island State Police on Sunday released details about a pedestrian fatality that occurred in Exeter on Saturday. According to the State Police, at approximately 10:15 PM, Troopers from the Hope Valley and Wickford Barracks, as well as members from...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WJAR) — The Central Falls Police Department said it had made an arrest in connection with a homicide at Sue's Salon on Hunt Street. Lawrence Beauvais, 66, was charged with first degree homicide and first degree robbery. Police said that the body of 50-year-old Putali Kunwar...

ABOARD THE USS MASSACHUSETTS — Whenever he returns to Fall River, Ed Brennan can tell he’s home when he crosses the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Taunton River and sees the U.S.S. Massachusetts tied up below. On Saturday, Brennan, a career Navy sailor, will continue...

LINCOLN WOODS, RI — State Police made four arrests over a 13-hour period, including three on outstanding warrants and one on a DUI charge. At 1:20 p.m., troopers arrested Carmine Giarrusso III, 63, of Johnston, for domestic violence – criminal violation of no contact order – first offense.