Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Students and teachers at Providence’s Nathan Bishop Middle School claim the temperatures in the building have been extremely high. "The heat is unbearable," said social studies teacher Kim White. "It's definitely distracting," said student Nilana Gomes Fernandes. "It's really hot. Some rooms...

Fall River Police responded to a shots fired incident on Wednesday evening. According to scanner transmissions, a call came into dispatch just after 8:00 p.m. for a shooting in the area of Third, 4th, and Morgan Streets. Police arrived on scene and during the course of the investigation located at...

The Friends of the Attleboro Animal Shelter has announced that they are "in desperate need" of specific items to continue caring for the animals under their protection and have called on the community to help them. In a Facebook post released Wednesday, January 14th, the shelter outlined their most pressing needs:...

Nestled in the heart of Providence’s Federal Hill neighborhood sits a blue Victorian house that’s been transformed into a dessert lover’s paradise. Pastiche Fine Desserts might look unassuming from the outside, but inside awaits a world of sweet treasures that have locals forming lines and visitors planning detours.

DARTMOUTH — Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux says he has realigned nearly $3 million in his budget by eliminating “non-jail positions” since taking office in January 2023. “I put this money previously spent outside of the jail back into the jail,” Heroux stated in a press release. Heroux said jail operations needed...

The Cranston Police Department know the name of a woman struck and killed by a pickup truck early on the morning of Sunday, January 11, but are trying to learn more about her circumstances. The state Medical Examiners Office identified the woman as Vaune Vacarro, 56, with a last known address in Utica, New York,...

Police said Haylee Whitley was last seen leaving her Taunton home around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A city spokesperson told 12 News the suitcase contained clothing and no threat was identified.

PROVIDENCE – Several U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers "barreled" through the Garrahy Judicial Complex on Thursday, Jan. 15, in pursuit of two young men, breaching court security on their way, according to witnesses. "They were screaming stop, stop, stop," said lawyer Stephen Dennis, who on Jan. 15...

According to the Rhode Island medical examiner's office, 56-year-old Vaune Vacarro, was hit and killed by a car while in the breakdown lane on Scituate Avenue.