Cumberland conservation group looking to address bothersome beavers
Volunteers with the Cumberland Land Trust first noticed a beaver dam in the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp in 2014. Ever since then, they have tried to break up the dams to keep the water flowing, but the beavers are just too quick.
Car crashes into side of building in Fall River
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River fire responded to a vehicle that had driven into a building, earlier this morning. Several engines, cars, and technical rescue responded to the scene on Brayton Avenue. There was an occupant trapped beneath the vehicle when officials arrived. They conducted an extensive...
2 animals test positive for rabies in Providence, Smithfield
The Rhode Island Department of Health is warning residents in Providence and Smithfield that two wild animals have tested positive for rabies.
Pilotless plane program begins testing in Smithfield
The company behind a pilotless plane program has begun testing operations at North Central State Airport in Smithfield.
Report: Housing costs continue to outweigh income in RI
According to the 2026 Housing Fact Book, there isn't one city or town in Rhode Island where buying a home is within reach for someone making the median annual income, while the rental market data paints a similar picture.
More pressure on cost-burdened Rhode Islanders, more calls for housing
Housing advocates and state and local officials who gathered Thursday in the community room of a new 176-unit Providence apartment building for formerly homeless adults called the development a sign of progress after decades of underinvestment. The Summer Street Apartments, which opened last year, is also a reminder of how much more housing the state […]
Rhode Island woman sentenced in decades long identity fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The U.S. Attorney's Office of Rhode Island announced that a Central Falls woman was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for using a stolen identity for nearly two decades. Marilyn Vazquez, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. to...
Late night cannabis delivery is coming to Rhode Island
(WJAR) — Late night delivery in Rhode Island is going green, with the state’s Cannabis Control Commission voting to expand the hours in which customers can have products delivered from the dispensary to their doorstep. Cannabis delivery drivers could soon be on the streets for up to 15...
Rhode Island postal worker accused of stealing packages, drug trafficking, after 8 firearms, 88...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter Neronha today announced that a Burrillville man has been charged in Sixth Division District Court with gun and drug-related offenses following a joint investigation by the Providence Police Department, the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Attorney General’s Urban Violent Crime Task Force.
Providence postal worker accused of stealing guns from the mail
A USPS employee is facing 27 charges for allegedly stealing guns from mail parcels and stockpiling drugs.
