Providence RI

Classical grad Patrick Welch is just two shots off the lead heading into the weekend at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Simmons Bank Open. Welch is 11-under for the tournament with rounds of 62 and 67 and is two back of Austin Hitt, who leads the way at 13-under. Points...

-- From “The Snakes of September, ‘’ by Stanley Kunitz (1905-2006), American poet. There are lots of popular songs about September, some of them happy but more of them melancholy, such as this famous one from 1938:. “Democracy produces both heroes and villains, but it differs from...

Southern New Englanders have enjoyed a wonderful weekend up to this point as seasonal temperatures returned to the forecast! Mother Nature has also treated us to a fair amount of sunshine! Yet, things start to get interesting in the forecast as a wave of energy drops down from Northern New England.

Three vehicles collided into each other in Warwick Sunday afternoon. Police said the crash happened on Post Road at noon. Officers said one of the cars was traveling north and stopped to make a left turn. The car was then rear-ended, before being pushed into the southbound lane. Officials said...

It’s time once again for our annual Community Meetings! Each year, I look forward to these meetings to hear directly from residents about what’s happening in our neighborhoods. Donald Grebien. This is a great opportunity for our citizens to meet, engage, and ask questions of city leaders. I...

In the last school year, Rhode Island public schools saw a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates for the third year in a row, amid new statewide programming aimed at bolstering attendance. Chronic absenteeism — or a student missing about 18 school days or more each year — in the state...

Hundreds of people gathered in Braintree to celebrate the first annual Recovery Fest, an event organized by the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department, the Hope Center, and the Way of Life Peer Recovery Center.

The Brown brothers of Providence fought a family war over slavery that split their mansion and legacy. When the slave ship Sally lost half its human cargo in 1764, Moses Brown had a change of heart. His wife’s death in 1773 pushed him to join the Quakers, free his slaves,...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — Narragansett Town Beach was full of wagging tails Sunday morning for Animal Rescue Rhode Island’s (ARRI) 14th annual Bark on the Beach walk and fundraiser. Over 30 sponsors joined human participants and their four-legged friends in support of ARRI’s programming, which includes pet...

10:29 a.m. – A woman told police she had been fostering a dog since Saturday and was told by her landlord that she had to get rid of it after it chased another dog. The woman thought that the dog might have been neglected by its previous caretakers since it had skin issues and was missing patches of fur. Police told...