Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The start of a new school year is just around the corner, but the United Way of Rhode Island is doing their part to make sure local kids are ready. 1,000 students received a free backpack from the United Way as well as school supplies.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence External Review Authority concluded that the Providence police officers violated department and city policies while interacting with ICE agents last month. According to the outside group that reviews police activity, the officers assisted ICE agents in conducting civil...

PROVIDENCE — While the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority was holding public hearings on proposed service cuts, the most extensive in the agency’s history, the governor’s office was trying to schedule a meeting with former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. about the multimillion-dollar bus hub project.

Former Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King has been selected to be CCRI's new director of public safety and chief of police.

When it comes to determining a verdict, many factors have to be considered. It is a challenging decision judges have to make, using several skills, knowledge, experience and wisdom. When Judge Frank Caprio was to render a verdict regarding a motorist who ran a red light, he proceeded with caution, per Caught in...

The Great Swamp holds a dark winter secret. On December 19, 1675, over 1,000 colonial troops marched across frozen swampland to attack the neutral Narragansett tribe’s fort near present-day Kingston. Though the Narragansett had stayed out of King Philip’s War, they were marked as enemies for sheltering other tribes....

Over 100 people, including friends and family, came together in Rehoboth Saturday night for a vigil to honor the life of Kylee Monteiro.

D'Maury Monteiro, 19, of Fall River, is accused of killing a 16-year-old outside a Dyer Avenue apartment complex.

BOSTON — Officers assigned to District B-2 arrested Nathias Villanueva, 18, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on various firearm offenses Saturday. About 12:20 a.m., officers were on patrol in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Washington Street when they observed a group of individuals running across the...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston has announced two recent arrests. ICE Boston arrested Nelson Bolivar on Thursday who they say is a 60-year-old violent criminal alien from the Dominican Republic. He’s been convicted of drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy to violate the...