Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Providence Public School District spokesperson said two administrators will be leaving the district next month. According to officials, Lisa DiMartino, who is the chief of staff, and Paula Dillon, the deputy superintendent of academics, will be leaving their roles. Dillon’s resignation will

Police are investigating an apparent camper fire that happened in Warwick Thursday afternoon.

Some spots in Massachusetts hide their best treats behind an ordinary storefront, and this one keeps a loyal crowd coming back all day long. Tucked into a working-class corner of the South Coast, it feels like walking straight into a little slice of Portugal without ever leaving the state. Regulars...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence voters will decide in November whether the city should divest from foreign countries accused of severe human rights violations. The ballot question asks voters whether they support divesting from countries “conducting severe violations of human rights such as ethnic cleansing, apart

A majority of the incoming Providence City Council support rent stabilization.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Eight people safely escaped a house fire on Lenox Avenue Thursday night, according to the Providence Fire Department. Battalion Chief Christopher Lannan said Firefighters received the call for a house fire at 19 Lenox Avenue around 7:30 p.m., and approximately 35 crew members responded. Lannan

When students arrived on campus for the new school year, they returned to an unfamiliar Thayer Street area — one with four fewer places to dine and drink. Since May, Kung Fu Tea, Tiger Sugar, Aroma Joe’s and Bagel Gourmet Ole all closed their doors. Students seeking boba...

Construction continues at the Douglas Avenue storage building. The council will take the matter up again in October, when it may hire outside lawyers. Officials acknowledged the town's subdivision regulations do not define a "minor modification." The North Providence Town Council voted by voice vote at its Wednesday sp

(WJAR) — Rising diesel prices are increasing costs for truck drivers and businesses that rely on large delivery fleets, including Ocean State Job Lot. The discount retailer operates more than 170 stores, stretching as far south as Maryland, and uses close to 100 trucks and hundreds of trailers to move products, co-foun

An arbitrator has ruled that the head of the union representing police and firefighters at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport can return to work nearly two years after he was fired from the airport’s fire department. But the outcome still depends on the resolution of a lawsuit filed last year in Providence S