Providence RI

Effective February 23, 2026, Johnson Paint | A Ring’s End Brand will acquire Somerset Paint, with locations in Swansea and North Dartmouth, Mass. As part of this transition, Johnson Paint will move its New Bedford, Mass., operations from 1193 Ashley Blvd to 668 State Road, Dartmouth, Mass. According to...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Providence, Rhode Island – Rhode Island faces a 40% chance of moderate winter storm impacts this weekend, with periods of hazardous travel possible between 7 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Monday as a coastal storm...

Warwick police are asking for help identifying a woman accused of involvement in an unspecified incident inside an Ulta. Police said it happened on Monday, Jan. 19 at the Bald Hill Road location. Officers did not say what happened inside the store. Anyone with information is asked to call Warwick...

Plant City Providence, the world’s largest plant-based restaurant, will close February 8, 2026, citing traffic issues linked to the Washington Bridge failure.

GoLocal has received a copy of a memorandum outlining steps to create a long-term solution to preserve CharterCARE hospitals' functions and "stabilize" the Rhode Island healthcare system by merging Roger Williams and Fatima into existing Rhode Island hospital groups. The document was shared between Brown University...

SWANSEA — The Swansea Board of Selectmen decided at its Jan. 15 meeting to appoint Fall River’s Director of Inspectional Services Glenn Hathaway as an “alternate” inspector for the town. Swansea’s building commissioner position remains “unfilled,” said Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein at the meeting. “We don’t...

CRANSTON, RI — Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a drive-by shooting on New Year’s Eve that nearly struck a toddler inside a Pleasant Street residence. Officers responded to reports of shots fired at 143/145 Pleasant Street at 9:22 p.m. on Dec. 31. Multiple shell casings...

Tucked away on Main Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, sits a slice of Americana that refuses to be forgotten in our fast-casual, app-ordering world. Jigger’s Diner isn’t just serving meals – it’s preserving a cultural institution where fifteen bucks still buys you not only a feast for your stomach but a feast...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston fire officials said multiple firefighters were injured while battling a house fire on Tuesday. The fire was reported at 6 Central St. Smoke was seen coming from the upper story and roof. NBC 10's Mike Cerullo reports after a fire broke out inside a...

Providence first responders helped rescue a woman who slipped and fell into the water near Point Street Monday afternoon.