Providence RI

FREE PALLETS (Coventry) A few stacks of pallets available for free — great for DIY projects or firewood. Some are sturdy, others better for burning. First come, first served. Located in front of the mulch pile at the dead end of 23 Albro Lane, Coventry RI 02816.

Burbage Theatre Co premieres Lynn Nottage’s two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clyde’s, directed by Burbage’s founding artistic director, Jeff Church. A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their...

EAST PROVIDENCE − You won't hail an autonomous taxi in Rhode Island anytime soon, but the Ocean State is already teeming with robot boats. In an old brick warehouse on the banks of the Seekonk River, technicians with HavocAI tinker with more than a dozen gray, 12-foot fiberglass runabouts with no cockpit and an antenna-topped black box where the driver should be. They would...

The City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, is shining a spotlight on a new arrival in the city’s business community, welcoming Woodcraft Group after the company relocated its operations from Canton to a facility at 1299 County Street. The move, city leaders said, is already translating into local jobs, with the company beginning to hire residents soon after opening.

Woonsocket police said a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing Tuesday was located. "I would like to thank the wonderful Woonsocket community for their assistance locating the missing juvenile," police said in a social media post. "Thanks to a tip we received from a passerby, the juvenile was located safe and sound."

Sue Espinoza is still coming to terms with the fact that her family's home was destroyed by fire last week.

Hey everyone! We’re continuing to track some on and off showers through the afternoon and evening, although we would be seeing just a plain rain at this point in any showers as temperatures are well above freezing. Wednesday will be much drier with lots of sunshine, but temperatures will stay on the chillier side with […]

A Providence man claimed the $50,000 Powerball prize from the March 18 drawing on Monday.

REHOBOTH — As the town considers how to comply with a state housing law, local officials and residents are working to clarify what the legislation does — and does not — require. The MBTA Communities Act is a Massachusetts law requiring 177 cities and towns to create...

Alyssa Garcia only remembers bits and pieces of what happened to her on March 5, 2017. But she said those fleeting memories are "extremely vivid."