Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police said they responded to multiple swatting calls on Friday. According to police, they received a report of a possible person with a gun near the Amical Mutual Pavilion and Rhode Island Convention Center. Police said a similar report of a possible person with...

REHOBOTH, Mass. (WJAR) — Filming for statewide promotional campaign for new K-9 Heroes License Plates honoring a Yarmouth police officer and New Bedford native killed in the line of duty as well as his K-9 partner was held in Rehoboth Friday. The K-9 PTSD Research Center in Seekonk created...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — One person is injured after a rollover in Cranston Friday night. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Garden City Drive and New London Avenue. Officers said one vehicle was turning toward Garden City when it struck the other vehicle. The vehicle then...

Police are investigating after a parent reported that their child may have been given melatonin gummies at a Johnston day care earlier this month.

Jeff Kinney, the man behind the bestselling book series, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” is on a mission to revitalize his small town of Plainville, Massachusetts, which is also the setting of his 20 books and 8 movies. Kinney shares that he and his wife built a bookstore with their first “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” royalty check and they now have plans to...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A new food hall concept opened in Cranston brings more than 20 restaurant offerings under one roof. Wonder has opened a location at Chapel View, bringing more than 50 different menu items. “Anybody in your family could order anything they'd like, either picked up here...

A well-known paranormal investigator and television host will lead a live nighttime ghost investigation at the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River — and the public is invited inside to participate. Dalen Spratt, known for his role on the TV series Ghost Brothers, Fright Club with Jack Osbourne and...

A jury has convicted a Fall River man in a 2022 shooting that left one man dead and another injured in Providence, according to Attorney General Peter Neronha.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Friday marks 21 years since Providence police Detective Sgt. James "Jimmy" Allen was killed in a brutal attack that shook the department, a loss that colleagues say still weighs heavily on the force today. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez, who worked alongside Allen, sat down...

A new two-day music festival is bringing major artists to Rhode Island this summer.