Murder trial ongoing for 2nd suspect in drive-by shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Nearly three years after a 24-year-old woman was killed in a drive-by shooting, the second suspect believed to be...
RI, Mass. award millions in climate resiliency grants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island and Massachusetts are giving millions of dollars to those fighting the impacts of climate change and rising...
Weekend Swansea crash sends shockwaves through motorcycle community
SWANSEA, Mass. (WJAR) - Saturday afternoon, three motorcycles crashed into each other on Route 195 west in Swansea. Massachusetts State Police said every victim...
Ex-fugitive Mollicone violates probation after stiffing taxpayers of restitution
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Joseph Mollicone, the ex-fugitive whose multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme triggered the Rhode Island banking crisis in 1991, is again in...
Roger Williams Park Zoo welcomes baby sloth
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is celebrating the birth of yet another Linne’s two-toed sloth. Scout was recently...
Man accused of being Bristol County porch pirate after packages from multiple communities recovered
Police have arrested an alleged porch pirate in Bristol County. According to police, on Friday, Easton Police Detectives were investigating a recent surge in...
East Providence fire boat rededicated to firefighter killed in Hurricane of ’38
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) - East Providence on Monday rededicated its fire boat for a firefighter who was killed 86 years ago trying to...
Telling Their Stories: Inside Providence’s North Burial Ground
North Burial Ground, the 110-acre cemetery bordered by North Main Street and Branch Avenue, is a microcosm of Providence itself, with governors, war heroes,...
Find a collection site for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is on Saturday, Oct. 26, and communities around Rhode Island and Massachusetts are...
Brown condemns ‘unacceptable’ behavior during protest; students persist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Students at Brown University remain resolute in their calls for divestment from Israel in solidarity with Palestinians, despite backlash...
