Providence RI

On less than an acre of farmland in Hopkinton, rows of hemp plants were nearing harvest. Most of their “colas” — dense clusters of buds prized for smokable flower — had already been cut ahead of a nor’easter bound for southern New England on the last weekend of September. The rest will be harvested in […]

In a few months, Blank Street will touch down in Rhode Island for the first time, just steps away from Brown’s campus. The new location will open at 218 Thayer St., filling the vacancy that Starbucks left after an abrupt closure last year. “We had a few dozen places...

Rhode Island’s Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax Act — also known as the “Taylor Swift tax” — faced its first legal challenge with a lawsuit headed by Providence-based law firm Hinckley Allen. The tax applies to all R.I. residential properties assessed at over $1 million that...

Multiple crews responded to a Bristol County crash on Monday evening. According to scanner transmissions, at just after 7:45 p.m. a call came into dispatch for a rollover crash in the area of 1374 Old Fall River Road in Dartmouth. Upon arrival, Dartmouth Fire District 3 found a bucket truck...

Giovanni and Lisa Ricci never expected to spend their wedding anniversary at Rhode Island Hospital.

Greater Providence City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage City Hall Landmark. Providence is headed for a bright but breezy Monday, with temperatures climbing to the upper 60s before a noticeably colder stretch settles in. Early conditions are mostly cloudy and near 57 degrees, but skies should clear as the day unfolds.

DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — While Lindsay Clancy‘s criminal trial remains in legal limbo after her mistrial last month, her civil case is advancing after one of the defendants filed a response to the malpractice allegations. Clancy, 36, stood trial on charges that she murdered her three young children; at her trial, her

Rhode Islanders looking to cut back or quit using tobacco and nicotine products now have access to a new app designed to make the process easier.

Some families pass down recipes. Others pass down a bakery address, and the kids learn early that the good loaves disappear before lunch. In Fall River, Massachusetts, one small shop has been feeding generations with Portuguese sweet bread that people still drive across state lines to buy. It opens only four days a wee

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A report of a man wearing tactical-style gear and openly carrying a firearm prompted a large police response at Warwick Mall Monday afternoon, but police later determined the man was an armed security guard conducting legitimate business at the mall. Warwick police said they received...