Providence RI

A board game café is slated to open in North Providence sometime next month.

Cheryl Morrison decided she wanted to share her love of puzzles with others. The Seekonk resident had heard about the "Little Free Library" book-sharing boxes and decided to create something similar for puzzle enthusiasts like herself.

A Providence family has filed a lawsuit against Rhode Island Hospital and Bell Funeral Home, alleging a devastating mistake that led them to bury the wrong person after a loved one died following a Christmas Day fire. Emilia Severino died Dec. 30 at Rhode Island Hospital, days after the fire,...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for southern Rhode Island for a coastal storm that could bring more than six inches of snow from late Sunday night through Monday evening. "Whiteout conditions are possible at times and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening," the...

Massachusetts/Rhode Island – As you may have heard, a nor’easter is approaching southern New England. Here is the latest information. According to the National Weather Service, a Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late Sunday through Monday evening for south coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Cape...

On the evening of Feb. 20, 2003, a fire broke out at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring more than 230 others during a concert by Great White. It remains one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history. Shortly after 11 p.m.,...

SWANSEA — Want to dine with a dragon, eat like royalty in a castle, and drive go-karts on a track with real-life Mario Kart power-ups?. It’s about time you headed to Silver Stone Castle, which might be the most jaw-dropping destination in Massachusetts. Silver Stone Castle is a...

(WJAR) — Ahead of a potential snowfall, the City of Providence is offering residents free salt for after the storm. The city will provide the free salt this Saturday, February 21 at 30 Shipyard Street. The giveaway will be from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Residents are asked to...

A Fall River restaurant that had quickly become popular in a short time is relocating. Owners of INSA hookah lounge/restaurant on Federal Hill in Rhode Island, Sama and Omar Abbas announced in June that they were opening Casa Bar & Grill inside St. John’s Athletic Club at 1365 Rodman Street.

SWANSEA — Chief Mark Foley reports that, after an investigation brought forward by the Swansea Police Department, a suspect has been indicted by a Bristol County grand jury on numerous child sexual assault charges. 47-year-old Shayne Michael Hetherson of Swansea has been indicted by a grand jury on charges...