Hack at Beacon Mutual exposed sensitive data of 131K Rhode Islanders; lawsuit filed
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. says names, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses and more was compromised during the January ransomware attack.
Holiday Week Alert: Your Attleboro Trash & Recycling Pickup Day Is Changing
The City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, is reminding residents to plan for a one-day delay in both trash and recycling pickup during the week of Monday, May 25th holiday. According to the City of Attleboro’s announcement, collection will shift forward by one day throughout the week, with routes normally served on Friday
79 cases of alpha-gal syndrome confirmed in Rhode Island as lone star ticks spread
Alpha-gal syndrome is a disease that can make you allergic to meat and is carried by lone star ticks. Those ticks are spreading in Rhode Island.
Budlong Pool set to reopen in July
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins says the Budlong Pool will be open for swimmers by the first week of July. "It's taken us a while to get through all the bumps in the road, but I think people will be very happy,” he said. Closed...
Bristol bookkeeper charged with failure to pay $787K in taxes
BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — A woman who managed finances at a family-owned landscaping business in Bristol is accused of falsely reporting and failing to pay years’ worth of taxes to the IRS. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, Nikola Francis has been...
Sun & Moon Korean Restaurant to close permanently this weekend
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A popular Korean restaurant in East Providence will close its doors for good this weekend. Sun & Moon Korean Restaurant‘s owners announced in a social media post earlier this week that their last day open will be Sunday, May 24. The owners thanked...
Rhode Island teen already out on bail for weapons charge arrested in crowded beach...
Rhode Island teen Wily Medina, already out on bail for a weapons charge, was arrested in connection with a stabbing at a crowded Narragansett beach.
2 seriously injured after motorcycle crash in Coventry
COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — Coventry police said two people were seriously injured after a crash involving a motorcycle on Thursday. Police said officers responded to New London Turnpike at Wendy Drive at around 6:03 p.m. for a report of a crash. According to officials, a male motorcycle driver and...
Mother says ambulance blood transfusion saved her and her daughter
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — A mother and her unborn child were saved by a new program in Cumberland which provides blood transfusions to hemorrhaging patients before they reach the hospital. Cumberland EMS Chief Scott Dessert says on March 4, they "arrived on scene to find a critically ill pregnant...
Berkley, Freetown, Lakeville, Taunton respond to rollover collision with multiple injuries
Several people were injured after a multi-vehicle Bristol County crash on Thursday. According to Berkley Police Chief Arthur Newhook Jr, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Berkley Police, Berkley Fire, and EMS responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Myricks Street and Church Street. Dispatch received mult

















