Providence RI

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Boston, Massachusetts – A broad late-January winter pattern could bring accumulating snow and renewed travel disruptions across much of New England, with impacts possible from coastal cities to interior...

Just when you thought spring was going to be quiet, Juvenile said absolutely not. The New Orleans rap icon who dominated the late ’90s and early 2000s is bringing his Boiling Point Album Release Tour to Providence, Rhode Island, stopping at The Strand Ballroom & Theatre on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Situated on the East Greenwich–Warwick line, the new location is about a 10-minute drive from Rhode Island’s first Chick-fil-A off Bald Hill Road.

Governor Dan McKee announced on Friday four judicial nominations to fill vacancies in the Superior Court, Family Court, and District Court. “Today, I am nominating four experienced judges to serve our state’s judicial system. Each brings qualifications and perspectives that will contribute to the effective...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police said Friday that a patient at Butler Hospital assaulted staff members and injured a police officer. Police said they were called to Butler at about 8 p.m. for a report of a patient assaulting hospital staff. NBC 10's Ryan Medeiros reports that a...

A new restaurant chain is opening in Fall River in just a few days. Naz’s Halal Food is coming to 167 Broadway on the side of Papa Johns. According to their website, Naz’s Halal Food was founded by cousins Naz and Kareem who were public school teachers at the same New York City school.

Lemay's Sharpening on St. Barnabe Street in Woonsocket has been in business for 55 years.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — As the investigation into a deadly Christmas morning fire on Princeton Avenue in Providence continues, the community is remembering a mother and son who died. According to city councilman Juan Pichardo, the fire claimed the lives of Emilia Severino and Yoel Morales. A GoFundMe campaign...

A New Bedford man was sentenced to jail after assaulting state troopers during a moped stop, resisting arrest and spitting on an officer, prosecutors said.

Rhode Island's tax revenue for 2024 reached $5.3 billion, of which motor fuels sales taxes accounted for 2.9%, totaling $150.7 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five major tax categories and...