Providence RI

Services have been announced for a Diman student from Fall River who died this week. 14-year-old Giovannie Gonzague Abreu “Gio” passed away on Monday at Rhode Island Hasbro Children’s Hospital. According to an obituary, “Giovannie was a radiant light in his family’s lives. His undeniable spirit and...

On December 22, 2023, Joshua Manuel Deleon, then 22, of New Bedford, was involved in a violent altercation at a Taunton multi-unit home where he fired a gun, shot another man in the leg, and endangered residents including children in the apartment above. According to police, at 10:00 p.m. on...

A new Fall River spot is taking the next step to open for business later this year. In June, Kara O’Connell, with Atty Jeffrey Medeiros, was granted a Special Permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals to operate a seasonal bar, entertainment, and event space serving alcohol and providing food via food trucks and licensed...

Well we did (pro tip…go early because this tiny-ish spot starts getting really busy after 10am) and the comfort food at this classic eatery on Atwood Avenue, open since 1985, was as delish as ever. First off, while perusing the enormous menu of breakfast and brunch plates (including the...

There is a certain relief in finding a place that has already decided exactly what you need. At Iggy’s Doughboys & Chowder House, the choice feels pre approved by the town’s collective memory. You show up, you smile, and the day seems to straighten itself out. Locals talk...

(WJAR) — The city of Providence is expanding its snow ban parking locations for this winter, according to the office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. Smiley’s office claims the expansion gives neighbors more options to park during snowstorms. Municipalities typically prohibit overnight parking during snow...

Mayor Brett Smiley unveiled his legislative priorities for 2026, which includes refiling legislation to return the state-run Providence Public Schools back to local control.

Between September and November, 2,971 volunteers scoured the shores of Rhode Island's rivers, salt marshes and beaches to collect litter.

Cigarette butts strewn across the sand and plastic bottles bobbing in the waves are the most obvious targets of frustration about litter on Rhode Island beaches. But the button-sized plastic and foam pieces less visible to the casual observer might be a more serious problem. More than 14,000 of these 2.5-or-smaller...

The man was the sole victim of a “devastating accident” after the plane he was piloting crashed and caught fire. A pilot who died Sunday in a Provincetown plane crash has been identified, according to prosecutors. Christopher Burroughs, 60, of Attleboro, was killed when the private plane he...