Providence RI

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 42 young persons from parishes throughout the Diocese of Fall River in the context of a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21st, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Is it gambling?. Dueling lawsuits filed in Rhode Island Thursday argue that debate over online prediction markets. Late Thursday afternoon, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit in state superior court against prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, claiming th

Police have arrested a Pawtucket man accused of stabbing someone in the back on the Coventry Greenway Wednesday evening.

A Build-A-Bear Workshop will be opening at the Warwick Mall. The mall posted on Facebook Thursday announcing the store's grand opening. The new store will be located next to PINK and across from Claire's. Build-A-Bear has a store inside the Providence Place Mall and Emerald Square Mall in North Attleborough.

SWANSEA, Mass. (WJAR) — The Swansea Board of Health moved to suspend the food permit of Venus De Milo, a popular event space, for 60 days beginning May 23, according to court documents. The Board of Health claimed the venue failed to submit required pest control reports, cleaning logs,...

A 73-year-old man who'd been reported missing has been found and is safe, according to the Providence police . The police had earlier asked the public to help find Hector Fernandez, saying "there is concern for his well-being." This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Providence police say a man wh

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence fire officials said a firefighter was injured during the response to a house fire on Thursday. According to officials, the fire occurred on Ford Street. Fire crews observed fire showing on the first floor around the porch when they arrived at the scene. Officials...

The man accused of making social media threats directed at an upcoming police ceremony before causing an hours-long standoff last week faced a judge Wednesday afternoon.

For the first time in Rhode Island's history, professional women's soccer is coming to the state, as the Boston Legacy will host the Seattle Reign on Friday at Centreville Bank Stadium.

Shock and sadness settled over the community 10 years ago when Jamestown’s youngest patrolman, 24-year-old Ryan Bourque, was killed by a drunken driver on Interstate 95. When Bourque left the station following his 3-11 p.m. shift, it was May 23, 2016, which marked his one-year anniversary as a police officer. Shortly a