Providence RI

WOONSOCKET, RI — A Woonsocket man was arrested on a bench warrant following a traffic stop on Robinson Street. Anthony Melendez, 41, of Woonsocket, was taken into custody at 11:30 a.m. on a Providence Superior Court bench warrant for failure to appear for a technical violation hearing. The original...

Looking for a loyal companion to brighten your days? Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River has some wonderful dogs waiting to meet you. Each one is ready to bring love and joy into a new home.

A crash on Wednesday morning led to the arrest of a Bristol County woman. Seekonk personnel responded to a crash on Read Street depicted in the above photo. According to a police spokesperson, Mackenzie Sears, age 22, out of Seekonk, MA was charged with OUI-Liquor, Negligent Operation of a MV, Marked Lanes Violation, and Speeding Greater than Reasonable and Proper.

(WJAR) — Less than a year after a resurfacing project on the Mount Hope Bridge, drivers began to complain of potholes forming on the surface. During the project in August, the bridge was closed for four days while the work was complete. A $1.1 million contract was awarded to...

A 32-year-old Rhode Island man who was wanted for multiple crimes of child sexual abuse was arrested in Maine on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Dathon Wright of West Warwick, Rhode Island was arrested in the Town of North Berwick. Wright was wanted on three counts of first-degree...

Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins will seek General Assembly approval to increase the city’s annual tax levy by 7.4% in an attempt to address a multimillion-dollar deficit.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A major runway project at T.F. Green International Airport is changing flight patterns - and residents say they are hearing and feeling the difference. The Rhode Island Airport Corp. began rehabilitation work this month on the airport’s primary 8,700-foot runway, known as Runway 5-23. The...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr. is still working on a solution for the road crossing over the Pocasset River that frequently floods. Over the past several years, residents have seen Belfield Drive flood over 20 inches after being inundated by rainstorms. After years of temporary...

LINCOLN / CUMBERLAND – With their new food truck, Off the Rhode, Max Klitzner of Lincoln and Sam Kelley of Cumberland said they’re looking forward to feeding Rhode Islanders good old-fashioned, authentic barbecue. “In other parts of the country, barbecue is absolutely huge, but up here, not so...

Does the Taunton Public Library have a public safety problem? It depends on who you ask. For Taunton resident Kathryn Cunningham, who has spoken at multiple Taunton City Council meetings about the library, the library has a "problem of the homeless," as she said on March 10. "They're not homeless. They're drinking and drugging and being a nuisance," she said. "This is our library...