Providence RI

Ever dreamed of being a scientist? Or wanted to do more to protect your favorite water body? The University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch, which has collected water quality data on lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, streams and the marine environment throughout southern New England for four decades, is seeking...

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run in Providence Overnight. A pedestrian was struck and killed in Providence overnight, GoLocal has learned. According to police, it happened at approximately 2:30 AM on Saturday. About Incident. Providence Police responded to the area of Corliss Street for a report of a pedestrian...

The Rehoboth Planning Board voted Wednesday to forward the latest zoning plan to comply with 3A to the Board of Selectmen for a vote at the Spring Town Meeting in June. Section 3A of the Massachusetts Zoning Act (MBTA Communities Act) requires 177 cities and towns with or near MBTA transit to create at least one...

Locals in Rhode Island have been keeping a delicious secret for decades, and honestly, it deserves to be shared. Hidden in a peaceful setting, there’s an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet that diners travel for hours just to enjoy. It has earned a reputation so strong that first-timers often leave already planning their...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Lt. Patrick Potter walking outside the Brown University building where a mass shooting took two lives and seriously injured many more. Potter was not supposed to be working that day, but took the shift to cover all of the events happening downtown. “I arrived two...

Three from Fall River were arrested on a list of firearm charges by FRPD on Friday evening. According to police, on Friday evening, Detectives assigned to the Major Case Division with the assistance of CAST and ESU, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Plymouth Avenue. The target of the search...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Starting tonight, Friday, March 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will begin a series of lane and road closures associated with the rapid demolition and replacement of the Douglas Pike Bridges, which carry Route 7 over I-295 in Smithfield. The work will take place during...

(WJAR) — It was just last year that the FDA cleared a new blood test for Alzheimer's disease. It's pretty accurate in those already displaying symptoms of this memory robbing disease. At one time, people feared getting that diagnosis because, let's face it, there weren't many treatment options. That,...

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — An East Providence police officer safely disarmed a man openly displaying what appeared to be an assault-style rifle Tuesday morning, avoiding gunfire during a tense encounter. At approximately 8:43 a.m. Tuesday, East Providence Police Patrol Officer Josemar Silva responded to a Waterman Avenue...

In 2025, a year when federal funding cuts and rising costs strained nonprofits across Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Foundation distributed $93 million in grants. Many of the grants, which were publicly announced two weeks ago, went toward supporting health care, food services and housing across the state. Founded...