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Should video related to Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell's arrest be made public? The city's legal department and the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office disagree. When Shaunna O'Connell was arrested on July 19, 2024, for allegedly assaulting her husband , the police department recorded body camera footage from...

Since the pandemic, homelessness in Rhode Island has risen significantly, making it clear that our investment in homelessness response is more important than ever. One-time State Fiscal Recovery Funds allowed us to make important progress: expanding emergency shelters, creating prevention and diversion programs, and...

Maybe I've been listening to too many True Crime podcasts, but as of late I have been seeing numerous reports about bodies found scattered across New England. According to recent reports, remains have been found of 8 different people from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The remains, which according to...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — At first glance the high-flying balloons and crowds of friendly faces might indicate it's your run of the mill birthday party. And while indeed a celebration for one special 3-year-old, Saturday's guests were there on behalf of a bigger cause: Supporting little Jada Kennan's family during her...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Hundreds of dogs had the opportunity to find a new home Saturday at Super Dog Adoption Day in Providence. The event at the WaterFire Arts Center had 350 dogs ready for a new start. Louise Anderson-Nicolosi is the founder of Always Adopt, the organization behind...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Police and fire crews were on scene as a car slammed into a building Saturday afternoon. Crews got onto the scene around 2:15 p.m. for a report of a car into a building. The building, which is home to a local lemonade stand and a...

Police are investigating after a man was stabbed on Broad Street early Saturday morning.

PROVIDENCE — Troopers arrested Darnisha Ashley, 29, of 22 Pocasset Avenue, Apartment 3R, Providence, Rhode Island, at 9:45 a.m. for an active Sixth District Court Bench Warrant. The warrant was for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Disorderly Conduct originating from the Providence Police...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — One person was injured following a shooting in Fall River Friday night. Around 9:45 p.m. Friday, officers from Fall River's Patrol Bureau, Major Crimes Division, and Community Action and Suppression Team responded to a residence on Orange Street for reports of shots fired. Officers...

PROVIDENCE — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested three individuals wanted on various charges in separate operations on Friday, May 9. Justin Silva, 46, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, was arrested by the ACI Investigations Unit as a fugitive from justice from Massachusetts on a charge of...