Cunningham Teacher Tells Pawtucket School Committee One of School’s Two Teacher Assistants Was Cut...
A teacher at Cunningham Elementary School said the school now has one teacher assistant, down from four last year, and that a first-grade collaborative classroom has no teacher assistant assigned to it. A teacher at Cunningham Elementary School told the Pawtucket School Committee on Tuesday, September 15, that one of..
Man dies in Coventry motorcycle crash
Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened in Coventry Thursday afternoon.
Providence whistleblower hotline leads to four investigations in first year
An anonymous tipster named “Gold Piano” was among the first to come forward with a lead for Providence’s new whistleblower hotline: A retired city police officer whose ex-wife’s health insurance was still being covered through the city. The complaint became one of four full investigations in the first year of SpeakUp!P
Newsmakers 9/18/2026: Providence mayor nominee David Morales
The Democratic nominee discusses his stunning primary win, his plans if he is elected in November, education, public safety, pensions, foreign policy, democratic socialism and more.
Morales: Rent control in Providence could be enforced by next fall at the earliest
State Rep. David Morales, the Democratic nominee for Providence mayor, had his first sit-down television interview since his stunning primary night win.
Somerset, Fall River, Dighton, Freetown, Berkley, Massachusetts State Police combine to arrest one after...
Several police agencies combined to get one man in custody, while police search for a female suspect. According to Somerset Police Chief William Tedford, at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Somerset detectives and patrol officers received a report of potential criminal activity at a Somerset bank. Upon attempting to
Gina Raimondo named senior fellow at Brown University’s Watson School
The former Rhode Island governor and U.S. commerce secretary will host a fireside chat with the dean on Oct. 26.
3 arrested in connection with road rage incident in Lincoln
(WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police said three people were arrested on Thursday afternoon in connection with a road rage incident in Lincoln. According to officials, the three people are accused of throwing objects, including a cigarette lighter, a lug wrench, and a screwdriver during the road rage incident on Route 146
Federal prosecutors allege two men ran a crack cocaine operation in Rhode Island
(WJAR) — Federal prosecutors allege two men, Edward Hazard and Robert Evans, ran a crack-cocaine distribution operation in Rhode Island. An FBI affidavit filed Wednesday asked the court to issue criminal complaints and arrest warrants for Hazard and Evans on allegations of conspiracy and possession with intent to distr
Police: Bomb threat that led to Cranston building evacuation was unfounded
Major Todd Patalano initially told 12 News that a "suspicious letter stating there was a bomb on the premises" was what prompted the evacuation.
