Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — As a heat wave settles over Southern New England for the Fourth of July weekend, Providence city leaders are expanding cooling resources, extending pool hours and opening free attractions to help residents stay safe. Mayor Brett Smiley announced Thursday that the city has expanded cooling...

(WJAR) — The Pawtucket Fire Department responded to a house fire on Foster Street on Friday morning. Crews responded around 12:30 a.m. to a home on Foster Street near Kenyon Avenue and Mendon Avenue. An NBC 10 news crew observed firefighters climbing up to the roof. A stretcher was...

Former mayor Jasiel Correia II will be released from custody of the Bureau of Prisons on Saturday, July 11, according to the federal agency’s inmate database. Correia, now 34, was the youngest serving mayor in the city’s history after being elected in 2015 at the age of twenty-three after serving on term on the City Co

(WJAR) — A man accused of murdering an 86-year-old man was arraigned in court on Friday. Police said that on June 25, police responded to Thayer Street and Angell Street and found an injured man. The man, identified as John Conley, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with complaints...

If you're wondering when North Providence's highly-anticipated board game café will officially open, you're not alone.

A new tax on high-end Rhode Island homes that sit empty for most of the year took effect.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Warwick Police Department said that a raccoon that was found in the area of Oakhurst Avenue on June 28 tested positive for rabies. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that two dogs were exposed to the racoon and one person may have been exposed.

As warmer temperatures move into the Boston region, the increase in water activities for staying cool has also resulted in several drowning deaths over the past month. The Boston Globe reported that on Saturday, June 27, Kayron G. Costa, 18, died in a Boston hospital after being pulled from Houghton's Pond in Milton. C

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and churches across Rhode Island are so far facing 33 state lawsuits and at least one federal complaint alleging decades of sexual abuse committed by clergy and other officials. That’s just the number of cases filed on Wednesday, the first day victims could file complaints under

Cranston's long-awaited public pool is finally reopening after delays forced residents to swim elsewhere for years.