Providence RI

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.

Members of some of the many nonprofits invested in the lower Blackstone River wish to respond to the article Hidden in Plain Sight: Neglect Along Lower Blackstone River and share a more optimistic view of the river and the incredible work that is ongoing. We’d like to clarify the record that partner organizations...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WJAR) — The Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence led a group of about 75 people in prayers across the street from the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls on Saturday. The “Rosary for Migrants” was the third sidewalk prayer event held by the Catholic...

FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Fall River early Sunday morning, officials said. The shooting occurred at a home at the intersection of Linden and Walnut streets around 12:30 a.m., according to state police. A large police presence could be seen gathered in...

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for trafficking kilos of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Charles Calenda. Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy to 24 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised...