Providence RI

The Taunton Clarion Hotel is expected to close as an emergency assistance shelter. According to Sen. Kelly Dooner, the hotel will no longer serve as emergency housing by June 30. “Massachusetts cannot continue to sustain an overwhelmed emergency shelter system,” said Dooner. “I...

Cranston police said Monday that they charged a state lawmaker with driving under the influence. They said state Rep. Enrique Sanchez, D-Providence, was arrested at 3 a.m. on Reservoir Avenue. They said his car was stopped at a green light. According to body cam video released...

A Milford man was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly waving a firearm during a confrontation at a condo complex.

(WJAR) — A video making the rounds on social media is raising questions about the demolition of the Washington Bridge. It shows pieces of the bridge slamming down, and now some are questioning if this work was planned, and why people were not alerted of the major demolition....

Providence, Rhode Island's Washington Bridge was rumored to have a pair of sudden collapses over the weekend but we're setting the record straight. We all have our opinions as to how the construction project of the Washington Bridge is going and they mostly haven't been...

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Dominican national convicted for murder in Massachusetts in 2007 when officers arrested Cesar Augusto Polanco, 59, January 24 at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk after he was...

Two men were arrested for submitting fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, allegedly receiving over $43,000. They face serious federal charges and possible prison sentences. Boston, MA. – Official Release: Two men were arrested for allegedly submitting...

Free and open to the public: February 20 at 6:45 PM, the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society will host a program presented by Valerie Coates about the County Heights and East Side Taxpayers Associations that were founded in 1945. Her presentation will delve into the...

We have all read advice columns for people, but what about one for dogs?. Geneva Woodruff, a longtime educator, college professor, writer and columnist, provides such advice from her dog Frankie each week in the publication Neighborhood News, available for free at locations in...

Fall River crews and Massachusetts State Police responded Sunday to an incident that is believed to be unfounded. A call came into dispatch from a suicide hotline at approximately 5:45 p.m. for a possible bridge jumper on the Charles Braga Bridge on I-195 West. The female...