Providence RI

After the shooting at Brown University, many students and local residents watched federal agents move through campus. Photos and short videos shared online prompted a wave of questions about who the agents were, how they operated, and why some carried minimal visible identification. What people noticed about the...

A significant winter storm is forecast to bring hazardous conditions across much of New England, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) in Boston/Norton to upgrade its alert to a Winter Storm Warning. The alert spans from 7 a.m. Sunday, January 25, through 8 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2026, and applies...

"It was determined that the roof needs immediate repair," Health Department spokesperson Joseph Wendelken said Friday morning.

Two defendants were arraigned on Friday, in Wrentham District Court in connection with a child abuse investigation involving multiple juvenile victims at a childcare facility. Anthony Barron, age 27, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was arraigned on the following charges:. – Four counts of Assault and Battery on a Child...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island – Extreme cold during winter weather significantly increases the risk of deadly hypothermia when alcohol is involved, according to physicians, because alcohol masks the body’s natural warning...

Two Providence councilors have launched a fundraising effort in honor of the anonymous tipster who assisted detectives with tracking down the gunman in the wake of the deadly shooting at Brown University.

Police have arrested a Lincoln man accused of stealing more than $10,000 in donations from an East Greenwich church last year.

The cold has made itself apparent across New England this morning, as we wake up to temperatures in the single digits and feels like temperatures far below zero!. This goes beyond “typical winter cold”. For reference, the average low this time of year is in the low 20s, while the average high is in the mid 30s. We...

A cold weather advisory has been issued for Bristol County from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, as temperatures are set to hit a dangerous chill. "Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected," the National Weather Service advisory says . "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause...

IPSWICH — A Taunton man has been charged for abandoning a Coleman pop-up camper behind the Tractor Supply in Ipswich last summer. Jonathan Simon, 44, appeared in Ipswich District Court on December 22. His case was continued until June 22 of this year, but he owes $200 in costs, according to court records.