Providence RI

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...

This month, R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha P’19 P’22 released a report detailing the results of the state’s investigation into child abuse by the Diocese of Providence. Since 1950, over 300 children were abused by 75 priests. Criminal charges have been filed against four of the named clergy. The report found...

The City of East Providence is proud to provide assistance to the many small businesses that are the backbone of the local economy. The city has made the success of small businesses a priority because of the many community benefits they offer. Small businesses keep profits and investments local, provide jobs for...

A Portuguese dessert in Taunton delivers a nostalgic taste of the Azores.