Providence RI

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — A new document has been filed in the Gabriel House civil litigation in Bristol County Superior Court. July marked one year since the deadly fire at the assisted living facility, which killed 10 people and injured several others. “This was a very traumatic event...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Heavy rain flooded the Oaklawn Avenue underpass in Cranston on Sunday, once again trapping vehicles beneath the bike path bridge and renewing calls for a long-term fix. The low-lying roadway, located between Oaklawn Avenue and Wilbur Avenue, can fill with a foot or more of...

Rounds of heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flooding problems up the I-95 corridor Sunday morning from northern New Jersey to Rhode Island. Repeated storms on Sunday morning caused severe flooding up the I-95 corridor from northern New Jersey through Rhode Island. A half-marathon course flooded, causing runners to s

(WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police identified the Cranston man who was killed in a crash on I-95 north Saturday night in Providence. According to state police, 30-year-old Leneth Fisher, who was a passenger, was killed in the crash**, which** occurred just before the Branch Avenue overpass. Officials said...

Ken Block, an independent candidate for Rhode Island governor, shared his top campaign issues on "Gene Off Script." Block also discussed truck tolls, socialism, and the Washington Bridge construction.

Save the date. "Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller is coming to Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island for a weekend of dance combos, technique, and Q&A.

Some towns hold onto a food tradition so tightly that outsiders barely know it exists. In one Massachusetts mill city, a modest Chinese restaurant has been serving a hometown creation for more than seventy years, and families still make the drive from Rhode Island and beyond just to keep the ritual alive.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — After one of their coworkers tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident, the staff at a Providence restaurant is trying to help bring peace and closure to his family. Rafael Cruz, an employee at Tortilla Flats, died in a motorcycle crash in Lakeville, Massachusetts on...

During fiscal year 2026, the City of Providence completed 988 housing units and permitted 726 new residential units, according to the City’s 2026 Housing Progress Report released August ahead of the mayoral primaries. Of the new units, around 40% were designated to be affordable. “By removing barriers to development,..

Numbers Are In — World Cup Was Not the Boost to Providence Area Hotels as Expected. The promise for cities like Boston and Providence was that the World Cup games would be a series of Super Bowls for tourism. By many measures, the summer of soccer was a delight,...