Providence RI

The Democratic nominee for mayor of Providence, RI, is vowing to enact a controversial rent stabilization scheme to help working families, as the capital of America's smallest state ranks second worst in the nation for affordability and homebuilding. State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old Democratic Socialist endorsed

A 64-year-old man has died after being struck by a car in Bristol Wednesday night.

A 36-year-old Brockton man has pleaded guilty in Boston federal court after selling crack cocaine at a Fall River housing development.

An approaching Nor'easter could deliver a punishing combination of rain and wind, with some communities facing a much rougher weekend than others. The National Weather Service said Thursday, Sept. 24, that eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island face the greatest rainfall potential as the storm bring…

Steven Stycos, Cranston citywide council candidate, is calling for JWU to "pay its fair share" as a tax-exempt institution.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A wildlife control worker at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was scratched by a coyote shortly before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. “One of the wildlife control personnel has been attacked by a coyote,” a first responder said...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence police are investigating a reported incident at Hope High School involving students, according to the school’s principal. In a letter to the school community Wednesday, Principal Francisco Velasquez described the allegation as serious but did not specify what happened. Velasquez said the s

Angels’ Care Closet celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 1515 Newman Avenue in Seekonk on Saturday, September 5, welcoming community leaders, supporters, volunteers, board members and friends to mark an important milestone for the growing nonprofit. The new location provides Angels’ Care Closet with addi

Airstreams usually suggest campgrounds, but Sézane is bringing French fashion to Fountain Street in one instead. Beginning tomorrow, September 25, the Parisian brand will park its En Route pop-up outside Neptune, an ASH Hotel, for three days, turning the familiar silver trailer into a compact boutique with a distinctly

EASTON, Mass. (WJAR) — The driver of a work van died after a collision with a tractor-trailer on Turnpike Street on Wednesday evening, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. Easton police and EMS responded to the area of 676 Turnpike St., also known as Route...