Providence RI

In late August, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Board of Directors approved the advancement of the Providence Transit Center project into its next phase, which will involve designing and engineering the space. As part of this effort, RIPTA will shift Providence’s transit hub from Kennedy Plaza to nearby Provi

Benjamin Davis, a 16-year-old sophomore at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, spent much of the past two school years building a machine in his family’s home in Wrentham that turns plastic waste into fresh filament for 3D printers. In May 2025, the project carried him to the 75th Regeneron Internati

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police say license plate reader cameras played a pivotal role in the arrest of a suspect in a deadly weekend stabbing, reigniting debate over whether the surveillance system is a vital law enforcement tool or an invasion of privacy. Chukwnonso Uzome-Eze, 19, appeared in...

Federal immigration agents detained multiple people in and around New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations personnel conducted arrests in the city and nearby Fall River. A community group director estimated at least eight people were taken

(WJAR) — The Massachusetts State Police Department responded to a vehicle fire on I-195 in Swansea on Tuesday morning. Crews responded around 7:30 a.m. to the westbound lanes. A couple of lanes were blocked while the flames were being put out, police say. It took them about an hour...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A surveillance camera from a local business captured a crash involving a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority van in Johnston on Monday. The crash occurred at the intersection of Killingly Street and Oakdale Avenue. A surveillance camera from a local business captured a crash involving...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police arrested a Providence driver early Monday after they said she traveled south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 for nearly 10 miles. Troopers received reports of the wrong-way driver at about 1:30 a.m. near the Smithfield Avenue area of Providence,...

Thousands of residents in the East Bay had no power Saturday morning.

Rhode Island may not have any amusement parks in operation today, but many years ago, the Ocean State was full of them, from Crescent Point to The Enchanted Forest to Rocky Point Amusement Park . Theme parks were a historic Rhode Island tradition, full of attractions such as carousels, Ferris wheels and, of course, ple

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A 60-year-old Washington County man, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health, has been diagnosed with Powassan virus- a rare tick-borne disease. The Department of Health says that this is the third case of Powassan virus detected in the state this year, and only...