Providence RI

For the second year in a row, Bally’s Corporation, the exclusive operator of the two state-sponsored casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, is asking lawmakers for more state money to spend on marketing to head off losses after an indoor smoking ban takes effect in January 2027. The request is...

Rhode Home Rescue is looking for a home for Jack, a 10-year-old male Shih Tzu, whom the nonprofit, Rhode Island-based rescue, recently introduced to the community. In their words, Jack is a “sweet senior” who has “so much love left to give,” and is now searching for a safe, stable place to land after a sudden life change.

(WJAR) — Kingston, Massachusetts, police said a former school employee who was under investigation regarding a social media video involving a minor was found dead in Rhode Island on Tuesday. According to police, the man, who worked for the Silver Lake Regional School District at the time, was allegedly...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Neighbors living near Brown University are raising concerns over plans to demolish four historic homes to make room for a new building on campus. Brown University is known to be a campus that sits in the heart of the East Side next to surrounding homes and apartments.

Looking for some great free finds in Pawtucket? A few generous neighbors are giving away useful items — from home essentials to scrap materials you can repurpose. Everything must go! This giveaway includes a monitor, washer and dryer, furniture, and mattresses — all free to pick up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Perfect if you’re setting up a new place or need a few extra household items...

PROVIDENCE — The city’s lawsuit that could change the way Rhode Island Recycled Metals does business stands still as South Providence residents grow frustrated that the company is allowed to continue operating without a municipal license. City officials are still waiting for a Superior Court judge to determine...

A crash slowed the Monday evening commute on Interstate 195 west in East Providence. The westbound lanes were intermittently closed near the state line. Drivers should expect delays.

(WJAR) — Frustration is the only thing growing for dozens of people who want to get in on Rhode Island’s legal cannabis industry. They're criticizing the state over a process that has already taken years. And then, last week, it was halted altogether by a judge. “I’ve had...

On the edge of Providence’s Federal Hill and West End neighborhoods is a former industrial building still filled with old machinery and abandoned pallets. It’s the very spot a group of entrepreneurs had envisioned for a cannabis dispensary run by a diverse worker cooperative. PVD Flowers secured the location in October in order to qualify […]

The Brown University School of Public Health conducted a study where patients were offered free screenings for risk factors and liver disease at a community health clinic.