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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — An East Providence man, known as the "King of the Pawpaws" has a garden unlike any other in the state. East Providence resident Joe Barros has hundreds of pawpaw trees in his backyard. Pawpaws are a fruit native to North America. What started as...

I’m reaching out on behalf of the Gaspee Days Committee with a timely Rhode Island story and upcoming community event. September 9 marks 250 years since the Second Continental Congress officially replaced “United Colonies” with “United States of America.”. To commemorate the milestone, Gaspee Days will...

Inside the same August 21, 2026 order that produced more than $170 million in bill credits for Rhode Island Energy customers, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission also did something much smaller and far less noticed: it told the utility that ratepayers won’t be covering $440,766 of the legal costs it wanted to

The Peach Cobbler Factory, Ruby Slipper, Applebee’s, Taco Bell, and The Sandwich Spot lead RestaurantNews.com’s Top 20 stories for the week ending September 6, 2026. 1) The Peach Cobbler Factory Continues Northern U.S. Expansion in Providence, Rhode Island. The Peach Cobbler Factory is furthering its northern expansion

(WJAR) — The Norfolk District Attorney's Office said a Taunton man died in a head-on crash in Dedham last Friday. According to officials, the deadly head-on collision occurred on Washington Street at around 11:15 p.m. The crash involved a utility truck and a pickup truck. The driver of the...

On paper, Rhode Island does not share many characteristics with the ruby-red states of the South. Yet when it comes to one important measure of electoral democracy, Rhode Island feels very similar: Too many elections offer voters little or no meaningful choice. After the primary on Wednesday, Sept. 9, many Rhode Island

(WJAR) — The Providence Police Department says a juvenile, who was allegedly fleeing from officers, crashed a moped head-on into a police cruiser over the weekend. The department says it was responding to calls for several subjects wearing all black and reportedly in possession of knives in the area of 160 Cranston Str

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Campanella’s owners said the beloved restaurant will reopen next Wednesday. The restaurant closed after it went into receivership following a business dispute and fraud allegations involving restaurant owner Andrew Loffredo in May. The previous owners, the Campanella family, purchased the restau

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term. Ocean State voters will also choose nominees for a full slate of federal, state and local offices. McKee was elected governor by a wide margin in 2022 after first assuming the role in Ma

A local man collapsed and died instantly while working at the Fall River Superior Court, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser. 49-year-old Michel Richard Poisson of Chepachet, died suddenly on Friday, August 28th at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River. According to an obituary, Poisson was born in Fall River...