Providence RI

A Massachusetts roadway was temporarily closed to traffic after a truck became engulfed in flames on Wednesday night, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, fire officials said in a statement on Facebook. Photographs shared by the department show firefighters battling the fire, the truck fully engulfed in...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — The Woonsocket Police Department said that three students were arrested after two unrelated fights on Wednesday. The department said the fights occurred around noon at Villanova Middle School. Four male students were involved in the fights, and a 13-year-old and two 14-year-olds were charged...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — One person was injured after a tractor trailer and car collided on Interstate 95 south in Providence Thursday night. Police said they responded to the crash shortly before 6 p.m. Officers said a black Mazda CX5 attempted to abruptly take the exit 37 offramp when...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A mystery in the capital city! Pictures are showing up on utility poles in multiple parts of the city. Providence is known for its history and art. Residents say that mystery fits right in. "It's very quirky, unusual I guess. Artsy. That's a Providence thing,"...

According to the Rhode Island Lottery, the ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball number during the March 18 drawing.

Nicholas O'Malley who was charged with manslaughter was a patrolman in Providence.

Thursday is St. Joseph’s Day, and local Italian bakeries are getting a boost in business as people pick up some zeppole to celebrate.

WARWICK, RI — Two Massachusetts women were arrested early Sunday after state police stopped a vehicle that was the subject of a be-on-the-lookout alert from Massachusetts State Police. Serena Manos, 28, of Saugus, Massachusetts, was arrested at 12:45 a.m. and charged with child endangerment, possession of a...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Newport Police Department and other law enforcement agencies arrested six people on various warrants and drug charges between March 12 and March 16, authorities said. In Newport on March 12, members of the Rhode Island Violent...

Former Rhode Island Director of Administration James Thorsen sat atop state government three years ago when a now-notorious private lunch in Philadelphia began the end of his long career in public service. In March 17 testimony before the state Ethics Commission, Thorsen, in an effort to at least partly clear his...