Providence RI

Providence, Rhode Island’s The Arcade was 188 years old when it ended its run as America’s oldest shopping mall. Instead of letting the classical Greek structure (surprisingly beautiful for a mall) fall into disarray, developers turned it into 48 micro-apartments. “It’s cool to be part of such a...

A spokesperson for Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the MBTA commuter rail, said a train hit a vehicle at a crossing in Bridgewater.

Starting on Friday night, March 27, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the ramp (Exit 1C) from Route 10 North to I-95 South in Cranston. RIDOT is building new ramps and retaining walls as part of the I-95 15 Bridges project and that work cannot proceed without temporarily...

Detectives are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.

(WJAR) — Three people were displaced after a house fire in Somerset late Thursday night. The Somerset Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. to a house on Hezekiah Street. The department said there was extensive damage inside the home. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is...

Rhode Island rang in 2026 with a new law that puts real limits on what debt collectors can do when someone falls behind on medical bills. Starting Jan. 1, collectors can no longer garnish wages, seize a person’s home, or report the debt to credit bureaus. Gov. Dan McKee...

Above: Christos Spyridis at Jigger’s. Burgers on Main is going into the former Patio location. Do you have an update you’d like to see included here regarding an 02818 business? Whether it’s small or big news, we’d like to hear from you! Share the buzz: [email protected].

WOONSOCKET, RI — A Woonsocket man was arrested on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop on Manville Road. Robert Heroux, 38, of Woonsocket, was taken into custody at 5:37 p.m. on a Sixth District bench warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on a charge of possession of a Schedule I to V controlled...

"As soon as we landed, we could see the fire department and all of the emergency crews on the runway waiting for us," one passenger said.

SEEKONK, Mass. (WJAR) — The Town of Seekonk said that short-term rentals were not allowed in residentially zoned homes or condominiums in town. The announcement came as a response to questions about renting out property on Airbnb, VRBO, or other platforms for the FIFA World Cup. "We understand that...