Providence RI

The man accused of shooting and killing his landlord in Providence three years ago has been convicted, 12 News has learned.

Somerset police say a quick-thinking bank staff and a low-key street operation stopped an alleged check-fraud crew in its tracks on June 9, after a woman reportedly tried to pull $30,000 from a Rockland Trust branch on Slades Ferry Avenue. Officers intercepted a white Dodge Durango just after bank workers flagged the t

(WJAR) — The Pawtucket Police Department is investigating a stabbing that happened in the city Monday night. The department was responding to a disturbance call on Main Street and Magill Street. There they found a victim who was stabbed during an altercation. The victim was transported to a hospital...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The city of Providence has filed a federal anti-trust lawsuit against top manufacturers of fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. Mayor Brett Smiley says the current situation means the city is being forced to pay more and wait longer. This suit was filed on June...

Showcase Cinemas will soon be under new ownership.

The capital city has filed a lawsuit against three fire truck manufacturers, accusing them of conspiring to drive up costs and delay the delivery of emergency vehicles to the municipalities that bought them.

One year after commercial health insurers sought the steepest annual commercial premium hikes in over a decade, the companies that insure one third of Rhode Islanders have barely tempered their requested increases. The 2026 rate requests published by the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Monday w

After a weekend that brought thousands of fans to Boston Stadium, another international showdown is set to take over on Tuesday.

The annual James Beard Awards, often called the Oscars of the food world, returned to Chicago’s Lyric Opera on Monday, June 15. This year, New England took home three awards — none of them in Boston. Instead, the night’s wins went to the smaller cities that have spent years building ambitious dining scenes of their own

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — More than 445 birds were euthanized Saturday after a strain of bird flu was detected at Antonelli Poultry in Providence. The H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected during routine quarterly USDA testing. “This wasn’t just one or two sick birds,” said Rhode Island State...