Providence RI

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — Fire officials released the cause of a house fire that injured one person on Saturday. The State Fire Marshal said the fire on Roland Street was caused by a wood stove ashes put into a combustible receptacle. According to Cumberland Fire Department, a person who...

The sheriff of Bristol County in Massachusetts has called for Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol leaders to step down after three U.S. citizens were shot, two fatally, during Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota. “Law enforcement is not allowed to break the law to enforce the...

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy following an investigation into a shots-fired incident that happened in Cranston on New Year's Eve.

The Cranston Police Department has arrested and charged a 16-year-old male from Providence in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred on New Year’s Eve at 143/145 Pleasant Street. According to police, officers responded to reports of shots fired into a residence. Multiple shell casings were found in the...

Steve Zane, who lives on Ogden Street, off of Hope Street in Providence, says a snow angel came to save him and his neighbors, not once, but twice, from the back-breaking work of shoveling their sidewalks. “We all know what a Snow Angel is, but I never thought I’d see...

Plant City in Providence is scheduled to close on Feb. 8.

A driver received a citation, but did not suffer any serious injuries after colliding with a telephone pole near the intersection of Market Street and Chestnut Street on Saturday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Sunday's snowstorm is one some New Englanders have been dreading, but for out-of-towners, it is a chance to experience something new. A brave group of Johnson & Wales University students was not fazed by snow piling up on sidewalks in Providence. Ryan Medeiros reports on...

6:38 a.m. – Police returned a child, approximately 4 years old, to her family after she was found walking alone on High Hawk Road. 8:46 a.m. – Police pulled over a woman on Post Road with expired registration stickers, found she had a suspended license, issued her citations, and had her car towed.

(WJAR) — Those who didn’t heed the parking ban in Providence faced fines and maybe a towed vehicle. The city issued hundreds of tickets over the snowy weekend and also towed hundreds of vehicles. The city’s parking ban was to help crews clear the streets. A city...