Golden Crust Pizza to open in former Warwick Hooters building
WARWICK, R.I. — Golden Crust Pizza is moving into the former Hooters property on Airport Road in Warwick, according to the building’s real estate agent. The restaurant will be the company’s second location, joining its first in Providence. The property sold for just under $900,000, the agent...
School bus driver reportedly seen throwing empty nip bottles from bus window in Somerset
SOMERSET, Mass. (WJAR) — Somerset Berkley Regional High School officials said in a letter to families that a bus driver was seen throwing an empty nip bottle out of a bus window during morning pickup on Tuesday. According to the letter, a driver travelling behind the school bus saw...
State Police Turn Off Three Flock License-Plate Cameras in East Greenwich After Town Objects
Three State Police Flock cameras in East Greenwich are deactivated pending a State Police review, and the town says it is prepared to go to court if they return. The East Greenwich Town Council took no action Monday night on Flock license-plate cameras after learning that the Rhode Island State Police had turned off th
Providence woman loses car, more than $10,000 after Facebook Marketplace fraud in Cranston
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston Police are warning about Facebook Marketplace fraud after a Providence woman reported being out thousands of dollars and a car after purchasing one on the app in May. “Everything looked very legitimate,” said Jessica Castro, who bought a 2018 Honda Accord off Facebook Marketplace...
Taxpayer cost of keeping Sgt. Hanley out of work nears $1 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The taxpayer tab to keep an embattled Providence police sergeant off the job is closing in on a million dollars. And the city’s years-long fight to try to fire him is not over. Sgt. Joseph Hanley was accused of roughing up a handcuffed suspect...
Street Stories Unpaved: Longtime Navigant employee exceeds expectations
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Everyone at Navigant Credit Union loves longtime mail delivery specialist Charlie Zawacki. The 49-year-old, who has Down syndrome, has worked at Navigant’s headquarters in Smithfield for nearly 25 years. In this week’s Street Stories Unpaved, hosts Mike Montecalvo and Johnny Villella sit
Exhibition Opening at REALPRO Gallery in Cranston
An exhibition is opening in Cranston featuring three artists. It brings together Mexican painter Salvador Sánchez García, Dominican American artist Ramón Santiago, and Venezuelan American photographer Pablo Mijares. The exhibition’s opening reception will take place on October 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM at REALPRO Foundation
Lindsay Clancy team and Commonwealth argue motions
(WJAR) — Lindsay Clancy's defense team was back in court on Tuesday for a hearing that will influence whether she will face a new trial for the killing of her three young children. The first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. On Tuesday, the judge said...
Can new owners turn around struggling Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals? Neronha is not...
Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office has rejected a turnaround plan by the new owners of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, determining it was insufficient to keep them afloat. “The runway, if they don’t get it turned around quickly, it’s not extensive,” Neronha said in...
Military families receive custom playhouses built by volunteers in Johnston
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Three military families received custom-built playhouses Monday through Habitat for Humanity’s Operation Playhouse program. About 130 volunteers from Citizens Bank and Habitat for Humanity spent the day in Johnston turning piles of lumber into two castles and a log cabin. North Kingstown residen
