Providence RI

Pool & Patio Center Inc. is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades in business serving pool and spa customers in Rhode Island. The company was founded in March 1986 by Kenneth and Annette Stockley, who established the retail store with a focus on providing quality products and customer...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gianna Pagliarini, fourth-generation owner of Central Nurseries, was a guest on this edition of Spotlight New England. In the video above, Pagliarini talks to hosts Ashley Erling and Audrey McClelland about how the Johnston business helps people design gardens, along with the latest...

West Warwick police said Monday that a Warwick woman is facing a drunken driving charge after a head-on crash last week on Providence Street. Police said Ashley Moran was on her way to drop off friends early Friday after a night out and told officers that she had consumed a few alcoholic beverages before getting...

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Todd Alicea was one of two men charged in the drive-by shooting that killed Leonardo Tavares.

Volunteers were back on the water last week to continue an 18-year Save The Bay tradition of counting seals.

PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda through a press release. William Jose Alejandro Arias Amador, 45, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Providence, pleaded guilty to false representation of a...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Irish man wanted on felony assault charges in Rhode Island was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the Niagara River to illegally enter the United States from Canada with three others, officials announced Tuesday. Authorities responded to investigative reports of illegal...

BURRILLVILLE – A Providence woman who reportedly spent her morning drinking in her husband’s vehicle while he worked as a security guard at Ocean State Power was arrested last week for allegedly providing false information to 911 operators. Roslyn Bessell, age 38, called 911 twice saying she’d been...

Rhode Island Energy (RIE) has shown significant improvements in electric reliability for its customers following the coldest winter in more than 30 years and the historic Blizzard of ‘26. The blizzard dumped record snowfall, up ... Read More » The post Rhode Island Energy shows improved reliability despite harshest...