Providence RI

WOONSOCKET — The North Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual community celebration last week awarded Mayor Christopher Beauchamp The Barbara C. Burlingame Distinguished Public Service Award. The honor is an esteemed recognition of an elected official who has made, as the Chamber states in their press...

How many Rhode Islanders are billionaires , according to the newly released Forbes 2026 Billionaires list ? The answer to the question has always – at least as long as there have been billionaires – depends on how you define "Rhode Islander." Do you count where they were born, where they live now, where they went to...

Two turtles are safe after the heater in their tank caught fire Thursday afternoon.

It's back, baby! The shelves at Wright's Dairy Farm and Bakery in Rhode Island are stocked with maple milk, the beloved seasonal favorite. Their highly-anticipated maple milk is something customers and employees look forward to for months. "Every year, it feels like a celebration," Food Operations and Marketing...

ATTLEBORO — The Attleboro Fire Department and a regional hazardous materials team responded Thursday morning to Clifton Street after two containers holding an unknown dark liquid were found on the sidewalk. The substance was later identified as mineral oil consistent with hydraulic fluid. At approximately 10:00 a.m.,...

SWANSEA — A suspect was arraigned Thursday in Fall River Superior Court on numerous child sexual assault charges. According to Swansea Police Chief Mark Foley, 47-year-old Shayne Michael Hetherson of Swansea was indicted February 19th by a grand jury on charges of Aggravated Rape of a Child With a Ten-Year Age...

East Providence police disarmed a man carrying a rifle-like air gun during a tense roadside encounter that ended peacefully. The suspect was arrested on cocaine and weapon charges.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — The FBI was investigating a spa in Attleboro Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for the agency said the response on Newport Avenue was "court authorized activity in connection with an ongoing investigation." The Attleboro Police Department said officers assisted the FBI at the Soft Silence...

Target 12 obtained police body-worn camera video of an incident in Lincoln that led to an off-duty Providence police officer's suspension.

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A 93-year-old Korean War veteran has been very busy this winter. He has been using his tractor, which was a birthday gift, to help plow his neighbors in need for free. George Cioe of Johnston said he's lived in the town for the last 60...