Community rallies to support Providence musician after theft
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — After a long day of making music, Christopher Mitchell exited the Union Station Brewery Monday night to pack up his gear for the night after hosting karaoke. He was devastated to find his car windows smashed and his piano, laptop and iPad missing. "It was...
Some luck from a store clerk and a State Lottery scratch ticket turned lucrative...
Thanks to a store clerk and a State Lottery scratch ticket, a local woman is a little richer. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Kellie Demers of Somerset, and previously Fall River, won a $200 a week for life prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$200 a Week for Life” $2 instant ticket game.
Parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut could see plowable snow after Christmas
While Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut did not get the white Christmas some were hoping for, some in southern New England may see a white after-Christmas. According to the National Weather Service, they are keeping a close eye on a low-pressure system that could bring plowable snow to the region Friday...
Chance for 3+ Inches of Snow Friday Night in Southern New England
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Boston, Massachusetts – A developing low-pressure system could bring accumulating snow to parts of southern New England late Friday night into Saturday morning, though forecast uncertainty remains high....
Rhode Island woman last seen leaving Newport hospital still missing one year later
A Rhode Island woman last seen at a local hospital is still missing one year later. According to NamUs, 48-year-old Jennifer Warren of Bristol was last seen on 12/24/2024 leaving a hospital in Newport, RI. Jennifer was last seen wearing a black zip up jacket with a white undershirt, black...
This Rhode Island Restaurant Is So Famous People Wear The Long Line Like A...
If you’ve ever found yourself standing in a salty breeze, counting gulls while gripping a numbered ticket like it actually matters, then you already understand what makes Iggy’s work without anyone having to explain it to you, and at Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder House, 889 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick, RI 02889, that...
One person dead after fire in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The chief of the Providence Fire Department said Thursday that one person was dead after fire spread through a home in the Elmwood section. Firefighters were called to 100 Princeton Ave. at 4:44 a.m. for a report of fire in the basement that was spreading quickly.
Woman suffers several injures after rollover crash on Route 44 takes out utility poles.
Police, fire, and EMS crews responded to a rollover crash with injures on Wednesday. At around noon, a call came in for a motor vehicle accident on Winthrop Street (Route 44) between River and Broad Streets in Rehoboth. According to scanner transmissions, the collision involved multiple cars and utility poles...
Security company for Brown University responds to custodian’s account
A third-party security vendor at Brown University is responding to a custodian's interview with 12 News.
Connecticut scientists made major contributions to Brown University shooting investigation
MERIDEN, Conn. — As the eyes of the nation were on Providence, R.I. in the days following the deadly Dec. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Brown University, lab scientists in Meriden made an impact from a state over. The shooting claimed the lives of two Brown University...

















