Providence RI

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Warwick Police Department is set to get a new drone, designed to reach an emergency faster and provide information to police prior to their arrival. "In this line of work to make sure that when our officers that are running into danger or running...

Heating oil prices have increased by $1.71 a gallon in the last year in RI.

Rhode Island Energy is advising customers to stay vigilant after "an increase in reported scam attempts across the state."

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday rejected Brown University’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island over access to arrest reports by its campus police. The bench decision by Associate Justice Shannon Signore allows the case challenging whether the...

Track 15 will be home to two new vendors this spring: a second location for Newport’s acclaimed Yagi Noodles and a new concept, Grumpy Pies. The food hall has been one of the most exciting and innovative additions to Providence in decades and has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors in its first year.

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston police said a bicyclist has died after a crash Monday night. According to police, they received a report of a bicyclist down in the roadway near Wellington Avenue and Well Avenue. Police said they found a man who sustained serious injuries, including multiple lacerations...

Erin Drozda and her wife are supposed to be in Costa Rica, but their travel plans got interrupted by a coyote.

(WJAR) — A New York man accused of driving drunk in Somerset, and killing three people on Christmas day in 2023, had his day in court Monday. Adam Gauthier, 43, had been charged with three counts of manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A business that would eventually include 600 stores was founded by his parents, Greek immigrants Vasilios Spiros Haseotes and Aphrodite Bassis Haseotes. With just $84 and one cow, the couple started a dairy farm in their hometown of Cumberland. Through the years, the farm grew and the family opened its first dairy...

WHEREAS, Section 2-7(a) of the Fall River City Charter authorizes the City Council to investigate the conduct of any department, office, or agency of the City; and. WHEREAS, recent publicly reported information has raised concerns regarding actions taken by the Fall River Police Department involving the use of a...