Providence RI

Downtown Providence Historic District — Historic District Context. Hotel Providence, the 80-room boutique property at 139 Mathewson Street, has a new owner following its sale. The transaction marks a new chapter for the historic hotel. That sponsor is hotel investor Raj Patel, who purchased the property in July through

A property owner says code enforcement near the Blackstone River is applied unevenly, and that unpermitted paving and a retaining wall across from her building remain in place. No council action was taken on the complaint. A Water Street property owner told the Woonsocket City Council on Monday, September 14,...

The officer suffered minor injuries in the single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning, according to police.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his roommate in Mansfield more than three years ago.

Decisions on a Cedar Swamp Road clinic, two front-yard structures and a major George Washington Highway development will be made by a five-member board, not by residents — and the record made on October 7 is what the board must decide on. Smithfield's Zoning Board of Review is scheduled...

Target 12 obtained police body-worn camera video of the arrests through a public records request.

Two men were charged with animal cruelty, a third was also arrested on drug-related charges after multiple complaints from neighbors.

An investigation is underway after a man was shot late Tuesday night in Fall River.

Campanella's Restaurant in Cranston is set to reopen on Wednesday. The reopening comes months after the restaurant closed during a business dispute and fraud allegations under different ownership. The Campanella family bought the restaurant back.

Rhode Island buyers already have DMV rules and an Attorney General with a track record of pursuing hidden add-ons; the FTC's guidance adds a federal enforcement signal and a clear test for any fee that appears after the advertised price. Forty thousand dollars plus an $850 mandatory document fee is...