Receiver recommends Pyramid, Paolino offer of $133M for Providence Place
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence Place mall is closer to having a buyer after more than a year in receivership. The receiver on Wednesday recommended that Pyramid Management Group partner with the local Paolino Properties to take over. The judge makes the ultimate decision. The mall's receiver recommended Pyramid...
Blame game begins over Cranston budget crisis
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — As leaders in Cranston look into what led the city into a budget deficit of nearly $10 million, some pointed to police and fire overtime pay as a contributing factor. But Maj. Todd Patalano with the Cranston Police Department said first responders aren't to blame.
Temporary shields placed on Cranston ramp after barrier fell onto train tracks
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island Department of Transportation acting Director Robert Rocchio said crews are making good progress when it comes to reopening the ramp that failed Friday night, sending debris onto active train tracks. After approval from Amtrak, RIDOT crews now have extended work windows over rail...
Local 10-year-old’s Curiosity Cubby spreads joy around Warwick
WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A local 4th grader is doing all he can to spread joy with his newly installed Curiosity Cubby located in a small patch of grass near 84 Kenneth Ave. in Warwick. Luke Cook, 10, said a while ago, he had been scrolling on social media...
Grand jury indicts 5 in death of Central Falls woman
The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that a Providence grand jury indicted five people in the death of Erica Bader. Elizabeth Durand, 41; Joshua Brurnelle, 35; Brittney Terpening, 34; Andrew Cornell, 29 and Stephanie Bletzer, 37, all faces charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Somerset man killed in motorcycle crash was days from celebrating retirement; remembered for how...
A local man killed in a recent motorcycle crash is being remembered. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III previously announced a fatality related to a motor vehicle crash involving a dump truck at 814 Grand Army Highway (Route 6) and Milford Road in Swansea on Friday morning. Massachusetts State...
West Warwick police investigating viral video of person in robe, pointed hood
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A video circulating online is drawing concern in West Warwick after it appeared to show a person walking overnight through the center of town wearing what looks like a white robe and pointed hood. The video, captured around 2 a.m. Monday near the Main...
Penny the “Sweetest Girl You Could Ever Meet” is Looking for a Cuddle Buddy
Penny, a young dog at the West Warwick Animal Shelter in West Warwick, Rhode Island, is looking for a home, and the shelter says the affectionate pup is ready to become part of a family. The shelter described Penny as “a playful, young, lovable dog currently looking for a home,” and encouraged anyone interested in meeting her to reach out soon.
Three sentenced after pleading guilty to role in largest employee drug bust in Bristol...
An investigation into the largest employee drug bust in Bristol County jail history has so far netted three convictions, court rcords show. Ginger Hook, Bestlee Vazquez, and Axel Hazard have all pled guilty. On March 13th, Vazquez was sentenced to three years in State Prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy.
North Providence celebrates 7-year-old who saved choking classmate
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A 7-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero, after he saved his classmate using the Heimlich maneuver at Stephen Olney Elementary School in North Providence. On April 9, 7-year-old Sameer Santana was eating a snack with his classmates at school when he noticed...
