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The Miss Rhode Island 2026 pageant recently crowned its newest titleholders in Cranston. Honisty Baker of Portsmouth earned the title of Miss Rhode Island Teen 2026, and Mia Grace Daley of Salve Regina University, was named Miss Rhode Island 2026. In the teen division, Baker received several awards, including Best...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — The city of Pawtucket on Thursday announced a series of events that will be happening during the 2026 Summer of Celebration. The event series will include Summer of Soccer, the 250th anniversary of the U.S., and the Pawtucket Arts Festival, city officials said. “What makes...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket Elementary schools will be seeing an increase in both length of school days and the school year the rest of the way. The extensions include an extra 10 minutes of class time and three additional days of school at the end of the year for Pawtucket elementary schools starting May 26.

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families announced a near fatality of 1-year-old. According to officials, the near fatality resulted from maltreatment. The incident occurred on April 28, DCYF said. The department said the child and the family were not involved with the department at...

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