Providence RI

With winter storms, there is always the potential for power outages, and no power means no heat.

Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi has driven snowplows through storms himself, so it might not come as a surprise that he's asking residents to support the city's plow drivers this weekend. With a major snowstorm bearing down on the Ocean State , Picozzi is asking residents to donate snacks and drinks to city workers who...

Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the...

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing in Barrington on Tuesday. Sixty-six-year-old John Ciliberto is charged with felony assault and assault on a person over 60, causing serious bodily harm. Police say the victim was found stabbed in the chest near the Riverside House apartment complex on...

The former office manager for a Franklin environmental services business has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer, the U.S. Attorney said Friday. Marie Hobson, 55, of Attleboro, was sentenced to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release,...

The sports radio station will still be available on 93.7 FM in Boston, and the company that owns it will find a new signal in the Rhode Island market. Sports fans who listen to WEEI in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts will soon have to find the channel on a new signal.

LINCOLN, RI — Rhode Island State Police arrested 14 people on Jan. 22 in a series of operations targeting fraud, violent fugitives and drug trafficking. The Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Roberto Olivares, 40, of Central Falls, for obtaining property by false pretenses/personation over $10,000. Olivares was...

Rhode Island raised the state minimum wage from $15 to $16 per hour in a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The shift affects some 50,000 workers who earn minimum wage, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Dan McKee, who signed the legislation last August. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1,...

Rony Alonso, 52-years old, was beaten to death allegedly by four children on Monday on Manton Avenue. He died from those injuries on Thursday at Rhode Island Hospital. GoLocal broke the story of the beating on Wednesday. The ages of the accused assailants were one 11-year-old and three 12-year-olds. The...

The victim of a brutal assault this week in Providence has died, GoLocal has learned. As GoLocal was the first to report, four juveniles were arrested and charged with assaulting a 52-year-old man in Providence. The incident took place on Manton Avenue on Monday, January 19. The juvenile suspects -...