Providence RI

TAUNTON — On Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, Taunton Police Detective Kraig Pimental said he was assigned to the department’s Street Crimes Unit and assisted in executing a search warrant at 18 Adams Street, Apt. 3, alongside other detectives, officers and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officer.

PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WJAR) — The Plainville Fire Department said it responded to six calls since 8 a.m. Saturday, including a car fire at the Target on Taunton Street. The department said the car fire began in the engine compartment of the vehicle. Several cars were damaged due to the...

Zahan Akbar had just dropped his kids off at school one October morning when he got a call from his staff at Atwood Pharmacy in Johnston. A half hour later, Akbar arrived to find two unexpected guests at his independent pharmacy on Atwood Avenue. They were auditors from Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager...

FRANKLIN – What started as a disturbance at a Franklin business turned into a terrifying chain of events that left two people seriously hurt. Police say a Franklin man caused damage at a business on East Central Street, smashing into several parked cars before driving off. When officers attempted to stop him, he...

Parts of Massachusetts are likely to see residual snow showers on Monday morning, ahead of what is likely to be a dry and seasonable day. The best chance for showers on Monday is on the South Coast and Cape Cod and the Islands, with the lingering snow likely to exit east of Nantucket by mid-morning, according to...

Bristol has once again been recognized as the safest town in Rhode Island.

Want to find classic restaurants in Rhode Island that make incredible pizza?. These 7 restaurants serve delicious pies and cozy neighborhood atmosphere!. 1. Pizza Marvin (Providence) Pizza Marvin stands on its corner like the king of the neighborhood. The gray building with those huge windows makes you curious about...

Owning a home in 2026 means facing a barrage of “micro-charges” from local governments and utilities that go far beyond standard property taxes. Municipalities, squeezed for revenue, have unbundled services that used to be covered by the general fund and turned them into specific “user fees” that appear on your water...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are alerting pet owners, animal control officers, and municipal clerks that a shipment of rabies vaccine is being recalled because some vials in that shipment may have contained sterile water instead of...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island – Dense fog hangs low over Providence this morning, and temperatures sit at just 21 degrees. Headlights glow along I-95 as drivers navigate reduced visibility and icy patches left behind from...