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With 79 days to go until Rhode Island’s Democratic primary, the two Democratic frontrunners for governor officially filed their declaration of candidacy paperwork less than three hours apart Tuesday afternoon. But only one took questions from reporters. Gov. Dan McKee spared the fanfare as he officially filed his paper

Trajaun Albert, 39, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to cocaine trafficking, domestic assault, and stabbing charges.

Five additional reports have been made against a former BCA teacher and coach who was previously charged for allegedly grooming a student.

Hosts Ashley Erling and Audrey McClelland chat with Daley about being Miss RI and pageant life.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — One of the 13 companies sued over its work on the failed westbound Washington Bridge is no longer in the state’s crosshairs. Lawyers for the state have asked all parties to agree to remove the defendant — Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants Inc. — from the case, according to a court filing.

Torrential rains impacted roadways in areas like Fall River earlier Tuesday. A cluster of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to parts of Massachusetts Tuesday morning, flooding roads and trapping some cars. The flash flooding was mostly isolated to the South Coast, National Weather Service meteorologist Hayden F

A man was arrested in Providence after being accused of attempting to abduct two young children Tuesday morning. Police said a man, later identified as Dinis Pimentel, approached a woman who was walking with her children downtown and allegedly attempted to pull one of the children away. Investigators said Pimentel...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced the deportation of a man living in the Bay State. Sarath Lon, a criminal illegal alien from Cambodia convicted of second-degree murder for his role in a Fall River homicide, was captured in Concord, Massachusetts in May. On March 18, 2006, Lon drove...

The Rhode Island State Police today announced six arrests as part of an ongoing effort to combat human trafficking and the exploitation of vulnerable individuals during the FIFA World Cup. The arrests resulted from a multi-agency human trafficking enforcement operation conducted in coordination with the Rhode Island St

Two Rhode Island residents were charged after the Justice Department announced a $6.5 billion healthcare fraud crackdown. The department said 455 defendants were charged, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes. Mareli