Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Police arrested four people in separate incidents involving outstanding bench warrants, child abuse allegations and felony firearm-related charges. The arrests occurred in Warwick, North Kingstown, Central Falls and Providence investigations, according to Rhode Island State Police.

If you are in need of a grocery store job, hiring fairs in the region are being put on by the Wakefern Food Corporation this Saturday, July 25. Wakefern, founded in 1946, has grown into the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States. It is made up of members who have independently owned and operated hundre

The Rhode Island Department of State has issued a statement after learning about a voter registration issue in New Jersey. The Justice Department wants New Jersey to hand over all names and information on an estimated 66-hundred non-citizens who were automatically registered to vote due to a Motor Vehicle Commission so

(WJAR) — Gov. Dan McKee is set to sign an executive order on Wednesday that will create the 37th Governor’s Bay Day. A Governor’s Bay Day includes free parking at all Rhode Island State Beaches on Sunday, July 26. The public is allowed to fish in Rhode...

Tick-related illness is on the rise in Rhode Island and the state’s top tick expert said education is the best defense. Black-legged ticks, which cause Lyme disease, represent about 25% of the ticks people encounter but lone star ticks, which can trigger a red meat allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome, are spiking in th

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — More affordable housing is coming to the city of Providence. The Smiley administration announced a new investment from the Providence Housing Trust Fund that's expected to help create more than 200 affordable apartments across three developments. "The Providence Housing Trust Fund has been one

Rhode Home Rescue, a foster-based dog rescue in Rhode Island, is hoping to find a forever home for Luke, a 5-year-old yellow Labrador who weighs about 75 pounds and is “ready to make this his last summer without a forever family.”

Fighting Rooster (File, AI) A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal court in Rhode...

Fear of contracting an illness that's gained attention for its unsavory symptoms is hurting at least one local business.

(WJAR) — A Providence man faces charges after he was accused of stabbing one dog to death and injuring another. The Providence Police Department said it charged 26-year-old Charles W. Deluca for an incident on Carleton Street on June 14. According to police, Deluca got into an altercation with...