5 injured in tractor-trailer rollover crash
An investigation is underway into a rollover crash that temporarily shut down I-95 North near Route 4 Tuesday afternoon.
School bus carrying elementary students crashes in Warwick
Police said the bus veered off the road and into a small ditch near the Briarwood Meadows apartment complex off Quaker Lane.
Providence man arrested in Boston after ‘ghost gun’ allegedly found inside vehicle
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A Providence man was arrested in Boston after a “ghost gun” was allegedly found inside his vehicle on Oct. 18, according to the Boston Police Department. 44-year-old Sandley Pierre Louis was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm (third offense), unlawful possession of...
Student faces assault, disorderly conduct charges after fight at Providence school
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police said a male student is facing charges after a fight at Roger Williams Middle School on Tuesday. According to police, two female students got into a fight, and a male student was struck while trying to intervene. The male student then caused damage...
Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan stabbed multiple times, suspect arrested
Police say former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan was stabbed multiple times.
CCRI swears in new chief of police
Paul King brings more than four decades of experience in law enforcement and public safety leadership to CCRI, the college said.
Man accused of threatening Cumberland school staff deemed fit to stand trial
(WJAR) — A man accused of threatening a school staff member in Cumberland has been deemed fit to stand trial. The incident happened last month at B.F. Norton Elementary School. Police said Frank Blazejewski showed up at the school, and threatened to shoot a staff at drop-off. He did...
Trash compactor fire breaks out at Providence scrap metal company
Police and firefighters responded to Aluminum & Copper Recycling at the corner of Waldo and Salem streets Tuesday morning.
Rhode Island man accused of faking his own death sentenced for 2008 rape
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (WLNE) — The Rhode Island man accused of faking his own death was sentenced in court on Monday for raping a woman in Salt Lake County in 2008, according to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Nicholas Rossi, who goes by several other names,...
RI Hospital transitioning some nursing shifts to 12-hour formats
Brown University Health said the change will come for inpatient and emergency department nurses.