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Providence Police arrested a woman for reportedly "tagging" a historic downtown building with graffiti - who was already facing on a bench warrant. At approximately 7 PM on Friday. August 22, police on patrol in the Westminster Street area said they saw a suspect in the act of defacing the Shepard Building with...

State Police arrested a Fall River man on the highway this weekend. According to Rhode Island State Police, on Saturday at just after 2:00 a.m., Troopers arrested 28-year-old Escarlin Herrera for Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – 1st Offense, and Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test – 1st Offense.

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Roxbury early Saturday morning after a foot chase led to the recovery of a loaded firearm.

Over two days next week, former Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor’s fight to get his job back begins in earnest. Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, made headlines for the derogatory text messages he sent about Read during the investigation into the death of her boyfriend, John...

Hollywood returns to Rhode Island as J.J. Abrams films "Ghostwriter" with stars like Glen Powell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jenna Ortega, with some spotted in East Providence.

BOSTON — On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Boston police officers assigned to District B-2 in Roxbury arrested Nathias Villanueva, 18, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on multiple firearm-related charges. At approximately 12:20 a.m., officers on patrol in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Washington Street...

The allegations against former U.S. Marine Christopher Aubin from Rhode Island and his girlfriend, Ashley Corcoran, of scamming investors and spending the money on a life of luxury took a turn on Friday. GoLocal first uncovered the story in September of 2024, months before law enforcement took action. On Friday,...

RHODE ISLAND - Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union, has a name that seems straightforward, but its origins are a fascinating story of two separate and distinct colonial settlements. The state's official name, which it held until 2020, was the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." Understanding...

Police said a missing North Providence teenager has been found.

There is currently a heated debate in New Bedford over whether police officers should be required to be U.S. citizens. The controversy was sparked by the recent hiring of Patrolman Edwin Yat Toj, a 25-year-old legal permanent resident (green card holder) who is the city’s first officer of Mayan descent and the first...