Providence RI

The Brown University School of Public Health conducted a study where patients were offered free screenings for risk factors and liver disease at a community health clinic.

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has threatened legal action if the issue isn't resolved.

Warwick State Representative Marie Hopkins is sponsoring bills to support concierge medicine, which would allow doctors to charge patients a fee for their services and see both concierge and traditional patients, due to low reimbursement rates.

(WJAR) — The Providence Police Department has arrested a woman after she injured a man during a stabbing early Tuesday morning. The department responded around 1:16 a.m. to 111 Webster Avenue for a reported stabbing. Police arrested Linda Polanco, 31, for allegedly stabbing a man in the neck. The...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A street in Cranston has reopened after a resident found a grenade inside her basement Monday afternoon. Police said a woman called shortly after 3 p.m. to report locating a grenade inside a safe in her basement on Latent Knight Road. The woman told police...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket police said an investigation is underway after a person was injured in a stabbing on Monday. According to police, they responded to May Street for a report of a stabbing. Officials said a male victim was found at the scene. He was taken to...

Cross Anchor Rescue of Rhode Island is tackling the challenges of housing domesticated farm animals head-on Suzanne Pellegrino and goat Enzo share a kiss in North Scituate, R.I. Pellegrino said she found Enzo when he was a day old and was sold at an auction. (Jonmaesha Beltran/ecoRI News) NORTH SCITUATE,...

COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — Coventry police released body-worn camera video from a shoplifting incident and a subsequent chase last Friday. Police responded to a store at the Centre of New England Boulevard shortly after 3 p.m. for a report of shoplifting. As they were responding, police said the two...

Key Highlights Menopause protections are emerging at the state level, led by Rhode Island , which became the first state to explicitly prohibit menopause discrimination and require workplace accommodations — highlighting a growing shift in employment law. A significant gap exists in federal law , leaving employees to rely on overlapping protections (sex, age, disability), which creates uncertainty and legal risk for both workers and employers. Employers...

Crews are working to knock down a large fire at a home on Goddard Street in Providence.