Providence RI

(WJAR) — The man shot by a Pawtucket police officer back in June just went before a judge. Sebastian Yidana, 28, is facing a list of charges in connection to the incident on Broad Street. The suspect was waving what appeared to be toy gun before he was shot...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Gov. Dan McKee sent Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum in response to a meeting the two had about the stoppage of the Revolution Wind Project. The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any ongoing activity related to the Revolution Wind Project to stop on Aug. 22.

State Rep. David Morales faces an uphill battle if he challenges Providence Mayor Brett Smiley next year, although Morales said Tuesday he is not fazed by Smiley’s big advantage in campaign fundraising. Morales had about $68,000 in his campaign account at the end of June, a fraction of the...

Sherry Kuntze has new neighbors on Puritan Drive, and she’s not at all happy about it. She says if the city doesn’t take action, the problem will worsen and Warwick overall will suffer. Property values will decline and people won’t want to live here as we spiral into decline.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A North Providence church announced it is installing a self-service Narcan box on its property. St. James Episcopal Church, located on 474 Fruit Hill Ave., said the Narcan Life Box will be an anonymous and free resource. The box will be on the church's...

A new Rhode Island law now requires every school district in the state to equip its buses with live video monitoring systems to catch drivers who illegally pass them when they are stopped.

More trolls have taken over the Ocean State. If you haven’t had the chance to encounter the original set down in Charlestown yet, don’t be alarmed: They’re not the oversized, dim-witted ogres you may remember from fairy tales and The Hobbit. Rather, these trolls are gentle giants, hulking creatures crafted from scrap...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Some families of prisoners in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections system plan to file a complaint with the attorney general’s office. The families are accusing officers of violent retaliation to a protest by the prisoners. The families claim on June 6, more than...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The North Providence Police Department said a Woonsocket man was arrested after officers found a gun in his vehicle on Aug. 31. 21-year-old Trevon Plante was charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Police said an officer was patrolling Mineral Spring Avenue on Aug....

(WJAR) — The Warwick Police Department continues to investigate a swatting incident that happened over the weekend and tied up significant resources. On Saturday, the Warwick Neck neighborhood was tense as officers responded to what they believed to be an active shooter on Cliff Road. It turned out to...