Providence RI

Over the last four months, the state Board of Elections has excused hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for candidates who have failed to file quarterly finance reports or filed them late. This flurry follows years in which the Board has been frustrated by the courts, which, when asked...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — T.F. Green International Airport announced it was closed Sunday due to the ongoing snowstorm. The airport said that both runways were closed due to "extremely poor visibility, snowfall rates, and accumulation." All flights were also cancelled. Flight statuses can be found here.

ICE and the fog of war As a former police captain, Joe Broadmeadow makes the point that we need to consider the level of risk that Officer Jonathan Ross thought he was facing when he shot Renee Good in Minnesota ( “Circumstances, not policy, led to death of Renee Good,” Commentary, Jan. 18 ). Perhaps, although it is...

Rhode Island might be our nation’s smallest state, but it harbors culinary treasures that punch far above their weight class. Louis Family Restaurant in Providence stands as delicious proof that sometimes the most memorable meals come from the most unassuming places. Nestled on Brook Street with its weathered yellow...

The documentary follows the story of the artists who lived in the Providence Place Mall. We talked to artist Michael Townsend, who got arrested, got banned — and lived to tell the tale. 9 minutes to read. This story was never meant to be shared. It started as a...

An intense and high impact snowstorm blanketed Rhode Island on Jan. 25, with intensity expected to pick up around 3 p.m. and continue well into Monday morning. With road conditions already slippery and deteriorating, state officials and local police have urged drivers to stay home if at all possible. But if you're...

Most commercial trucks will not be able to use interstate highways in Massachusetts during the heaviest parts of Sunday's storm, according to a release from that state's Department of Transportation.

Three people — including two Bryant University students — have died after a fiery, wrong-way crash in Lincoln, Rhode Island, overnight. Rhode Island State Police said they started receiving 911 calls around 12:30 a.m. Sunday reporting a vehicle driving southbound on Route 99 north. A short time later, 911 calls were...

Even major grocery stores are announcing plans to close early on Sunday, Jan. 25 as a major storm barrels down on New England. Market Basket, one of the most popular stores in the region, announced that it plans to close all stores at 4 p.m.. "Due to the severe weather forecasted for today and for the safety of our...

The Rhode Island State Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed three people early this morning. At just before 12:30 a.m., State Police Headquarters received 911 calls reporting a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 99 North. Shortly thereafter, additional 911 calls were received for a crash involving...