Providence RI

(WJAR) — In case you missed it this week, a movie directed by JJ Abrams is set to begin shooting in Providence next week, a verdict comes down in the Nicholas Alahverdian case, an update into the future of the Cranston Armory, a local man embarks on a voyage to bring smiles to the East Bay, and a closer look at a...

The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.

SCITUATE — Rhode Island State Police made two arrests Tuesday on separate charges including a bench warrant and drug possession. At 9:30 a.m., troopers arrested Merffy Soto Tavarez, 22, of 83 Sackett Street, Providence, on a Sixth Division Court bench warrant for failure to appear on a summons. The...

Rhode Island's pounds, rescues and shelters took in about 16,500 animals in 2024.

Officers have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting that happened in Woonsocket late last month.

Patriots Park in Rhode Island tells the story of enslaved men who fought for a freedom they didn’t yet have. In 1778, desperate for soldiers after Valley Forge, Rhode Island offered enslaved people immediate freedom if they joined the army. Over 130 men signed up within four months. At...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said it was recommending closing recreational activities at Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence due to an algae bloom. RIDOH said that skin contact with blue-green algae can irritate the skin, nose, eyes, and throat, while ingesting the algae...

Just minutes from luxury downtown and university campuses in downtown Providence, lies a starkly different reality in the city’s North End. Providence is made up of 25 neighborhoods. The North End — which includes Wanskuck and Charles — houses nearly 19,000 people. Once home to factory workers, the area’s social...

State leaders often cite statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, but a review found they were off by as much as 98% in one case.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter Neronha announced today that an Exter man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve time at the Adult Correctional Institutions for the murder of his roommate, 65-year-old Donna MacDonald, in 2022. On Wednesday, Superior Court Justice Maureen Keough...