Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Department of Children, Youth & Families has disclosed the fatality of a 2-month-old child. A DCYF investigation has determined this fatality resulted from maltreatment. The child and the family were not open to the Department at the time of this incident. The incident occurred on July 19,...

The silently simmering epidemic of elder abuse has drawn together a powerful coalition of organizations determined to turn up the volume–raising awareness and driving action. Earlier this week, representatives from the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI (SACRI), the Rhode Island Coalition for Elder Justice (RICEJ), the...

Friday marked the third day of the 58th annual Washington County Fair, drawing visitors from across the state to Richmond for the festivities.

A Bristol County man has been seriously injured in a motorcycle crash. According to police, at approximately 9:45 p.m. Bourne Police and Bourne Fire & Rescue were dispatched to MacArthur Blvd (northbound) in the area of mile marker 62.4 for a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. The first responding officers...

More details have been released concerning a missing pregnant teen last known to be in Bristol County. Kylee Monteiro, an 18-year-old woman from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, has been missing since Thursday, August 7th. She was last seen in the area of County Street in Rehoboth, possibly wearing a red T-shirt with...

High pressure is back in charge of Southern New England's weather pattern the next few days, allowing for the region to bask in more sunshine! Friday afternoon temperatures can reach the low 80s, even with the drier northeast wind. After the sun sets, clouds remain minimal over the area, providing...

A stairway without a safety gate. Rodent droppings on one floor, dog feces on another. A fridge that opened up to insulin and cough syrup, and a shelf of red wines, both easily accessible by kids. Missing or incomplete background checks for child care providers and staff. These are a few of the more graphic […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — With 2026 World Cup games, now less than 10 months from being hosted, just up the road in Foxboro, time is ticking, for local businesses and tourism to ready themselves for the influx of soccer fans. Businesses across Rhode Island are getting ready for the...

PROVIDENCE — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Jose Rivera, age 19, of 629 Chalkstone Avenue 3rd Floor, Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday at approximately 7:30 a.m. Rivera was arrested on an affidavit and arrest warrant from the Cranston Police Department for first-degree robbery and...

Expect a warmer and more humid day to close out the weekend on Sunday with a chance for a few late evening showers and storms. A southwest wind will push high temperatures on Sunday into the mid-to-upper 80s, especially inland away from the south coast. Sunday will also be noticeably more humid, feeling a bit tropical.