Providence RI

More than 14,000 LED finger beam toys have been recalled because they pose an ingestion risk to young children, according to the CPSC.

Nearly 150,000 portable generators are being recalled for posing a burn and fire hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Providence family is searching for stability after a fast-moving fire destroyed their home on Goddard Street earlier this week. Fire crews responded to the multi-family home just after 4:15 p.m. Monday and found heavy flames on the third floor and in the attic, according to Deputy Assistant Chief Craig Grantham. Ten people - including four children - were displaced...

A Rhode Island father is mounting a constitutional challenge to the state’s grandparent visitation law, arguing it infringes on parental rights and has forced him into a costly, years-long legal fight. Scott Naso, a 40-year-old narcotics detective from Middletown, says he has spent more than $500,000 defending his decision to block contact between his 4-year-old […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police said they responded to multiple swatting calls on Friday. According to police, they received a report of a possible person with a gun near the Amical Mutual Pavilion and Rhode Island Convention Center. Police said a similar report of a possible person with...

REHOBOTH, Mass. (WJAR) — Filming for statewide promotional campaign for new K-9 Heroes License Plates honoring a Yarmouth police officer and New Bedford native killed in the line of duty as well as his K-9 partner was held in Rehoboth Friday. The K-9 PTSD Research Center in Seekonk created...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — One person is injured after a rollover in Cranston Friday night. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Garden City Drive and New London Avenue. Officers said one vehicle was turning toward Garden City when it struck the other vehicle. The vehicle then...

Police are investigating after a parent reported that their child may have been given melatonin gummies at a Johnston day care earlier this month.

Jeff Kinney, the man behind the bestselling book series, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” is on a mission to revitalize his small town of Plainville, Massachusetts, which is also the setting of his 20 books and 8 movies. Kinney shares that he and his wife built a bookstore with their first “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” royalty check and they now have plans to...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A new food hall concept opened in Cranston brings more than 20 restaurant offerings under one roof. Wonder has opened a location at Chapel View, bringing more than 50 different menu items. “Anybody in your family could order anything they'd like, either picked up here...