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(WJAR) — Firefighters helped rescue several animals from a house fire in Dighton. Crews responded to a home on Winthrop Street near Chestnut Street for the fire. Those rescued animals included guinea pigs, a lizard, and a cat. One firefighter was taken to Saint Anne's Hospital for heat exhaustion.

Small Dog Rescue of New England, a Rhode Island-based dog rescue, is asking the public to help find an adopter for Kip, a small dog currently in Texas who is “fully vetted and ready to travel up north,” according to the organization. The nonprofit, volunteer rescue, based in the New England area, explains that it rescu

(WJAR) — Long before Broadway became the entertainment capital of America, a boy born in Providence helped define what American theater and music could become. More than a century later, the songs of George M. Cohan are still striking a chord. Historian-musicians Benjamin Sears and Bradford Conner recently performed...

A Taunton man is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly leading Massachusetts State Police on a pursuit following a reported road rage incident late Wednesday night.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force made an arrest as part of a narcotics investigation in Warwick on Thursday. Fifty-three-year-old Shawn Maher was charged with possession with the intent to deliver one ounce to one kilogram of a Schedule...

Music, candlelight, storytelling and an 80-member chorus will transform Grist Mill Pond into a patriotic summer celebration.

A Fall River man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a stabbing. According to police, on March 7th, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., officers responded to the Cottell Heights Housing Development for reports of a male victim suffering from a stab wound to the chest. Citizens called 911 and provided me

An investigation is underway after administrators were notified of a swastika that was discovered at Barrington High School.

A Bristol County man who was shot by police was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to several charges. According to Police Chief Richard McQuade, on September 12th, 2024, North Attleboro Police Department Officers responded to the Red Roof Inn located at 60 Forbes Boulevard in Mansfield, MA. The Officers were...