Car smashes into utility pole on School Street in Woonsocket
(WJAR) — A car smashed into a utility pole in Woonsocket early Friday morning. The incident happened around 1:00 a.m. on School Street. An NBC 10 news crew observed the pole fully snapped, which pulled the wires towards the sidewalk. The extent of injuries was not immediately known. This...
ICE searching for suspect at center of RI immigration scandal
A status report filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island indicates that ICE is working to track down Bryan Rafael Gomez after he failed to turn himself in.
How robotic-assisted surgery helps both doctors and patients
Robots have become a part of our daily lives, from robot vacuums to robot restaurant servers. There are even robotic cameras in our 12 News studio!
Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal sells 1.52-acre Hoxie Four Corners retail site for $2.5...
Warwick, RI Thomas Sweeney, SIOR of Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal sold 1584-1590 Warwick Ave., the retail corner property of Hoxie Four Corners. The 1.52-acre site features a 4,404 s/f retail building alongside a 6,000 s/f auto service building. The site, located at the signalized intersection of Warwick Ave. and...
Bristol County District Attorney identifies shooting victim; remembered as great guy, genuine soul
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced a homicide investigation related to a shooting death that occurred late last night in the City of New Bedford. New Bedford Police received a ShotSpotter alert at approximately 11:30 p.m. last evening for shots fired in the area of Acushnet Avenue and Russell Street.
4 charged in drug bust near Pawtucket elementary school
Four men were arrested Wednesday following an investigation into drug activity near Elizabeth Baldwin Elementary School.
Investigation enters ‘new phase’ after police end probe into former Ponaganset teacher
The Foster-Glocester Regional School District says the investigation involving former Ponaganset High School teacher Alisha Crins is entering a “new phase” after Rhode Island State Police completed their investigation into allegations involving a former student. NBC 10 News obtained a new statement from the district Thursday outlining a...
Aspen Aerogels expects to resume operations later this month after explosion
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An East Providence manufacturing facility is preparing to open back up after an industrial oven explosion sent 11 workers to the hospital last month. Aspen Aerogels revealed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to resume operations sometime...
City of Central Falls receives first payment from Wyatt since 2021
For the first time in five years, the corporation that oversees the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has made a payment to the city of Central Falls. The reasons for the $250,000 payment to the city for hosting the 770-bed quasi-private facility that serves as Rhode Island’s only Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center […]
Coventry police charge 2 men with burglary, weapons charges
COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — The Coventry Police Department said that two men were arrested after they allegedly attempted to force their way into a residence on Mill Street on May 5. Thirty-nine-year-old Aaron Tanzi and 38-year-old Evan Pono, both of Providence, were charged with burglary, possession of a firearm...
