Providence RI

The second and final vote on Providence City Council's rent stabilization ordinance is scheduled to take place on Thursday night.

WEST WARWICK, RI — A Providence man was arrested following a motor vehicle accident investigation on Jan. 9. Derek Diaz, 26, of Providence, was taken into custody at 9:52 p.m. by state troopers responding to a crash on the exit 24 off-ramp from Route 95 South to Route 2.

Coventry police released bodycam of a person fatally crashing into a home in March. The man behind the wheel was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police identified the man as 50-year-old Derek Decosta of Pawtucket. According to police, three people had been forced by Decosta into the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Police Department said a gun went off during the robbery of a convenience store. Police say the robbery happened at KB Mart at 545 Broad St. on Wednesday morning, but it wasn't reported until around 1:20 p.m. The assailant demanded money and got...

SOMERSET, Mass. (WJAR) — Somerset police said four people were arrested after suspicious activity near the former Montaup Power Plant site on Wednesday. According to police, a local business reported a suspicious truck parked behind their building. At the scene, officials said they determined the vehicle was previously involved...

Police are investigating after an armed robbery was reported at a convenience store in Providence on Wednesday.

Police are investigating a shooting that happened inside a Providence restaurant Thursday night.

A Massachusetts man has several plans after hitting big money on a State Lottery scratch ticket and they make some pretty good sense. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Adam Finnell of Attleboro is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$4,000,000 Extreme Cash” $10 instant ticket game that went on sale Tuesday, March 31.

Carlos Bras used the money to enrich himself, including buying a car and an attempt to buy land in Portugal, according to court documents.

A recent pilot study found that early screening for chronic liver disease can lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment. The study was conducted by Brown researchers in collaboration with Clínica Esperanza, a health clinic that provides health care to uninsured Rhode Islanders. The study screened 14 patients who were...