Providence RI

Nicholas O'Malley who was charged with manslaughter was a patrolman in Providence.

Thursday is St. Joseph’s Day, and local Italian bakeries are getting a boost in business as people pick up some zeppole to celebrate.

WARWICK, RI — Two Massachusetts women were arrested early Sunday after state police stopped a vehicle that was the subject of a be-on-the-lookout alert from Massachusetts State Police. Serena Manos, 28, of Saugus, Massachusetts, was arrested at 12:45 a.m. and charged with child endangerment, possession of a...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Newport Police Department and other law enforcement agencies arrested six people on various warrants and drug charges between March 12 and March 16, authorities said. In Newport on March 12, members of the Rhode Island Violent...

Former Rhode Island Director of Administration James Thorsen sat atop state government three years ago when a now-notorious private lunch in Philadelphia began the end of his long career in public service. In March 17 testimony before the state Ethics Commission, Thorsen, in an effort to at least partly clear his...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Two men who were accused of stealing a Ferrari in Cranston in 2024 pled guilty to charges including robbery and burglary. Johnathan Costa pled guilty to charges of first degree robbery, burglary, using a firearm when committing a crime of violence, larceny worth more than $10,000, reckless...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families disclosed two near fatalities of youths on Wednesday. The department said a 2-month-old suffered a near fatality on Jan. 4 due to maltreatment. The infant was not involved with the department at the time. A 16-year-old...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has issued a missing child alert for a 15-year-old girl last seen in North Smithfield one week ago. Elizabeth Torres may be traveling to Providence or Cranston, and may use the name Lily, according to a release on the missing child.

Under the plan, the zoo would transform over several years into the Capron Park Zoo Nature Reserve & Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

(WJAR) — Pawtucket police said a man was arrested and charged with assault after a dispute with his neighbor. According to police, they responded to Pawtucket Avenue on Tuesday for a disturbance between two neighbors that knew each other. Officials said one person sustained minor injuries and another person...