Man injured in stabbing incident in Providence
(WJAR) — A man was injured following a stabbing in Providence on Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for the Providence Police Department says the incident happened on Washington Street. Police say the man was transported to hospital care, and is expected to survive. No arrests have been made so far.
Families have safety on their minds as students return to school
(WJAR) — On the top of mind for most families when it comes to school is safety. Those include: Panic buttons, entryway weapon detectors, and school resource officers. These are all things schools have implemented to improve safety across the country, but as we head into the 2025-2026 school year, experts say make...
Prosecutors Pulls a ‘Don’t You Know Who I Am?’ With Officers at Rhode Island...
A Rhode Island prosecutor decided to turn dinner into a courtroom drama when she was asked to leave a restaurant and cops arrived to escort her and her friend out. Instead of just walking away, she went full “Don’t you know who I am?” mode, dropping her “Special Assistant Attorney General” title like it was a...
Police: Providence man stabs coworker with scissors at Canton gas station
Police have arrested a Providence man accused of stabbing his coworker at a gas station in Canton Wednesday morning.
Providence Police highlight ‘limitless’ benefits to new real-time crime center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence Police Department is upping its game, with the state’s first real-time crime center. Detective Sergeant Jonathan Primiano has been with the department for 23 years and led the effort to open the center. “I can tell you that the benefits of this...
NEW: Deer Carcass Removed From Pond, Following GoLocal Story
A deer carcass has been removed from Juniper Pond in West Warwick, after a GoLocal story was published regarding neighbors’ complaints about the smell. GoLocal spoke with West Warwick Fire Chief Jeffrey Varone, who confirmed the deer was removed on Wednesday morning. As for why the action took days,...
Rotting Deer Carcass Causing a Stink in West Warwick
Juniper Pond, a small retention pond near an even smaller park off East Greenwich Ave in West Warwick, can be easy to overlook. Located closer to the East Greenwich and Coventry borders than to downtown West Warwick, the pond is more often frequented by ducks and Canada geese than by townsfolk, except for local...
State troopers defend enforcement of overweight trucks on Washington Bridge
Rhode Island State Police are pushing back on numbers showing an overwhelming majority of overweight trucks are getting away with going over the Washington Bridge. The new claim from troopers comes after an NBC10 report earlier this week. NBC 10’s Gabrielle Caracciolo obtained the numbers from a monitoring system on...
3 fugitives arrested in Rhode Island in connection to Connecticut animal cruelty investigation
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (WLNE) — Three fugitives were arrested in Rhode Island and extradited to Connecticut in connection to an animal cruelty investigation in September of 2024, Old Saybrook police said. 70-year-old John Crouse, 59-year-old Jennifer Crouse, and 34-year-old Bebe Soho were arrested in Rhode Island and...
Major fentanyl, cocaine bust in Massachusetts resulted in 19 arrests, 33 guns recovered
Hundreds of Massachusetts law enforcement officials conducted a narcotics investigation that resulted in the arrest of 19 people, the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl, and over 30 firearms.
