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LINCOLN, R.I. (WJAR) — AAA Northeast insurer Motor Cab Insurance Company will receive nearly $7 million in state tax credits for bringing 370 jobs to Rhode Island by 2030. "We're going to keep building this state's economy in a way where national leaders will be establishing their footprint in our state," said Gov. Dan McKee at a tour of the company's new claims processing center in Lincoln on...

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Bikers, walkers and runners alike have a lot to celebrate on the East Bay. After six-and-a-half years, and nearly $26 million, the East Bay Bike Path bridges are finally open and operational. The pedestrian bridge over the Barrington River in Barrington, and the bridge over...

Looking to add a furry friend to your family? These wonderful dogs in Warwick, RI are waiting for their forever homes through Rhode Home Rescue. Each one has a unique story and plenty of love to give.

(WJAR) — The Community College of Rhode Island said the lockdown at the Warwick campus has been lifted on Tuesday after police investigated an incident. The Warwick campus had been put on lockdown Tuesday morning. According to an alert sent to students and staff, there were reports of an...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — A Pawtucket resident is calling on local leaders for help with rats, after dealing with an uptick of them in her neighborhood. Sarah Seelbach said in the last few months, the rat problem has gotten out of control. "A couple of years ago, we saw...

Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Pawtucket Monday evening.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A Warwick family is feeling lucky to be alive after a massive tree crashed through their home, narrowly missing an 8-year-old's bed as she was sleeping. Colleen McKenna, Katherine McKenna, and her daughter Noelle were all home when the tree came crashing down around 3...

On March 31, legislators and advocates held a bill launch at the Rhode Island State House for the R.I. Voting Rights Act, which aims to protect Rhode Islanders against voter suppression and vote dilution. The proposed legislation comes in the face of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which entered consideration in the U.S. Senate on March 17 — a week before the RIVRA was referred to...

On a spring morning in 1993, state officials and hikers gathered to dedicate a new trail linking Dawley Park in Exeter with Stepstone Falls in West Greenwich. The opening of the 7-mile trail through the Arcadia Management Area would have seemed like a modest achievement in and of itself, but it marked the beginning of something much larger. It was the first piece of the...

It was a strong sharp feeling, a yearning for accountability. It grabbed Christine Marino almost as unexpectedly as the walloping news that someone had just shot and killed her 24-year-old daughter. But no one would ever arrest the guy or prosecute him or lock him up. Marino's daughter, Loren, was the victim of a murder-suicide . The North Providence man who had shot...