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Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing a bill that would force restaurants to meet strict nutritional guidelines for children's menus.

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday it was launching a trial review on the safety and efficacy of methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study will also focus on the impact of MDMA usage for people with severe mental health disorders and alcoh

A Mansfield man is facing weapons and drug charges after a local multi-agency and federal investigation. Police said they arrested 26-year-old Jonathan Mejia on Tuesday after executing a search warrant on Oakland Street. Officers said members of the Northern Bristol County Drug Task Force searched Mejia's apartment and

The governor went on offense against his Democratic primary challenger after the new 12 News/Emerson poll showed him down by 20 points.

Fifteen pilots stood silently outside Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport on Wednesday, their backs to the terminal as they held signs demanding their employer, Breeze Airways, agree to its first collective bargaining agreement three years after negotiations began. The pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A woman accused of hitting and killing a man on North Main Street in Providence in 2023 was sentenced in court Wednesday. A judge sentenced Alisha Pina to 10 years in jail, of which she’ll have to serve three, a three-year license suspension, and a $5,000 fine.

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — West Warwick police said two people were arrested after a larceny incident at a laundromat last week. According to the police report, officers responded to 22 Monterey Drive on May 18 for a report of a larceny in progress. The caller stated that a...

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WJAR) — Authorities said a driver whose pickup truck went off the road, over an embankment, and into the river under the Railroad Street Bridge in North Smithfield Tuesday morning, may have experienced a medical episode before the crash. The driver, who was not identified, was...

Ringling Bros. is bringing circus performances and nonstop energy to Providence this May.

Four individuals have been sentenced after pleading guilty for their roles in a major drug smuggling operation at the Bristol County House of Correction and Jail in Dartmouth — described by authorities as the largest employee-involved drug bust in the facility’s history. The scheme centered on the smuggling...