Providence RI

Police are investigating after a 5-year-old was hit by a pickup truck Thursday afternoon.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A number of tax changes took effect in Rhode Island on Oct. 1. The state’s Division of Taxation posted about the updates on its website, saying the changes were approved by the General Assembly last session. Here’s a breakdown: Sales tax on short-term parking The state’s 7% sales tax will be...

The Atlantic Shark Institute shared a video on Sunday of an “elusive” great white shark that was recorded underwater off the coast of Rhode Island for the first time. Sharing the video in a Sunday post on Facebook, the Atlantic Shark Institute announced, “We are really excited to share a first for Rhode Island and a...

Fall River’s Joao “John” Macaroco underwent a life-saving kidney transplant thanks to his sister Berta’s selfless donation.

A tragic single-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 East in Rehoboth has claimed the life of a New Bedford mother and left her three daughters grappling with severe injuries and profound grief prompting neighbors to pitch in with food deliveries and online fundraisers for healing. The accident happened early Monday...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Pawtucket man has been sentenced to over a decade in the ACI for child molestation, according to Tim Rondeau, Director of Communications for RI Attorney General Peter Neronha. Edwin Martinez, 29, was sentenced Monday to 30 years with 11 to serve at the Adult...

Starbucks has closed its Thayer Street location in Providence as part of a restructuring plan to close 1% of its stores and lay off 900 non-retail employees in 2025.

A New Bedford family says 45-year-old Keisha Rose was the victim of a deadly crash on Interstate 195 in Rehoboth earlier this week. Massachusetts State Police said the single-vehicle crash happened Monday morning near Exit 5 eastbound. Troopers said the adult driver appeared to have suffered a medical emergency...

HOPE VALLEY — Troopers arrested Jacob Sweeney, age 34, of Ashaway, on Monday, Sept. 29, at 2:40 p.m. for possession of a Schedule I-V controlled substance (crack cocaine) and weapons other than firearms prohibited. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle stop on Division Road in East Greenwich. Sweeney...

WARWICK — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Warwick Police Department arrested Albert Kielczewski, 25, of Warwick, on Sept. 30 on an affidavit and arrest warrant. Kielczewski was charged with domestic violence cyberstalking and unauthorized dissemination of indecent material. He was...