Providence RI

A new report shows the state's second-largest city posted a $6.4 million operating loss last fiscal year.

What's new in the world of Providence dining and what's coming soon in Rhode Island? One of the few rooftop restaurants and bars in Providence has reopened after a redesign. A new restaurant opened on Valley Street. Coming soon is a cafe in Newport. But the big news is that the Water Street location in Warren that...

In the heart of Newport, where cobblestone streets whisper tales of America’s birth, stands a crimson colonial building that’s been serving hungry patrons since before the United States was even a twinkle in the Founding Fathers’ eyes. The White Horse Tavern isn’t just Rhode Island’s culinary crown...

Some say that God will never give you more than you can handle, but a Fall River family is sadly being put to the test. Last week, Denise Tremblay’s husband 66-year-old Daniel Tremblay passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital. According to an obituary, “Daniel was a man of many...

Shaggy is bringing reggae fusion hits to Providence’s Strand Ballroom for a nostalgic night of music, energy, and throwback vibes.

It’s been almost five years since Rhode Island passed the ambitious Act on Climate, a seminal piece of legislation setting mandatory incremental goals to bring the state’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. But today, the prospect of reaching those goals looks bleak. The state’s public transit system is in...

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A West Warwick family is working to figure out how to move forward after a fire over the weekend left them without a home. Jesica Buck lived on the second floor of the home on Epworth Avenue. She said she had only been gone for a few minutes Sunday when she received a call from her...

While many Providence residents woke up on Jan. 27 to a pristine sheet of snow outside their windows, Providence resident Frank Hardy was greeted by something different: an injured tegu — a type of large lizard indigenous to South America — lying in his lawn. After some initial...

Settlement talks are under way in a lawsuit that accuses a Warwick police officer of using excessive force in a 2023 encounter that left a man paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries. Raymond Brehmer, 52, sued the city and Police Officer Normand Guilbert over a November 2023 incident in a parking lot on Post Road that...

Police reports detail how a Brown University shooting victim identified suspect Claudio Neves-Valente, describing an emotional reaction to seeing his face.