Find Curated Nostalgia and Style at Top Shelf Vintage Co.
Remember the wacky days of the ’90s and early 2000s, when decor and clothing were meant to be as loud as possible and gimmicky characters were all over clothes? Annie Schisler certainly does, and misses it, which is why she and her partner Doug Valeri opened Top Shelf Vintage Co., a secondhand clothing shop in...
90 seat restaurant with 6 apartments above, coming to Bristol County as part of...
A new restaurant and apartments are coming to Bristol County as part of a current renovation taking place. According to Jay Pateakos, Executive Director of the Office of Economic & Community Development in Taunton, developer Steve Ferreira purchased last year the building housing Frank’s Good Times at 381 Winthrop...
Johnston Police investigating shots fired incident involving a stabbing
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — The Johnston Police Department said it was investigating a shots fired incident that occurred on Starr Street early Saturday morning that involved a stabbing victim. Police said the report came in around 3 a.m. Officers responding to the area found several individuals who claimed they...
Johnston Public Schools restricts cell phone use during school hours
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Johnston Public Schools released a statement Friday outlining a new policy that restricted the use of cell phones during school hours. "The Johnston School Department recognizes that while cellular devices can have some educational value, this is outweighed by the disruption they cause to the...
Emaciated dog found in Coventry gets adopted
The emaciated dog found in a Coventry woman's home last month has officially been adopted.
Michigan man sentenced to time served for role in retailer fraud scheme across 11...
PROVIDENCE – A Michigan man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island for his role in a multi-state wire fraud conspiracy that defrauded a Rhode Island-based retailer of approximately $140,000, announced Interim United States Attorney Charles Calenda in a press release. 27-year-old Mattek Scott of...
Swansea Public Schools honor 7-year-old boy who passed away unexpectedly
A local school district honored and remembered Friday a young boy whose life was tragically cut short. 7-year-old Mason Stringer of Swansea, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Hasbro Children’s Hospital due to complications from undetected acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Swansea Public Schools...
Dighton man sentenced to 10 years in wrong-way crash that hospitalized 6
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday that a Dighton man was sentenced to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions for a crash that hospitalized multiple people in 2022. Cary Guy, 33, was originally pled guilty to four counts of driving under the...
Husband, wife struck by hit-and-run driver in Cranston
CRANTON, R.I. (WJAR) — The Cranston Police Department said Friday that a husband and wife were victims of a hit-and-run at the intersection of Budlong Road and Everett Road earlier this week. Police said the two victims attempted to cross the road on Sunday after they saw a vehicle...
Fall River Fire Department rescues two locked out infants while battling blaze
The Fall River Fire Department responded to two incidents simultaneously in the city on Saturday morning. According to scanner transmissions, a call came into dispatch just after 10:00 a.m. for a fire in between the second and third floor at 125 Warren Street. Upon arrival, crews encountered smoke showing from...
