Providence RI

Charges were upgraded last week concerning a fiery Bristol County highway crash that later turned fatal. According to the Attleboro Fire Department, at approximately 1:15 a.m. on September 7th, Attleboro firefighters were dispatched to Interstate 95 north for a reported crash. Upon arrival, crews encountered a debris field stretching nearly...

(WJAR) — As the United States prepares to mark 250 years of independence, a Newport man is sharing a direct and personal connection to the nation’s founding and the presidency. For James Walker, American history isn’t just something he learned in school. It’s part of his family....

(WJAR) — It was 10 years ago that elephants made their final appearance in the Ringling Bros Circus. Their final performances were in Providence. Mario Hilario was the reporter on April 30th, 2016.

The Toledo War – When Michigan and Ohio Nearly Killed Each Other Over a Strip of Land The Toledo War – When Michigan and Ohio Nearly Killed Each Other Over a Strip of Land (image credits: wikimedia) Picture this: it’s 1835, and two entire states are mobilizing militias to fight over a piece of land ... Read more The post The Other Civil War You Never Learned...

That “I’ll just get something sweet real quick” plan? It usually turns into standing in a line that looks way too familiar with the people behind the counter. Rhode Island bakeries don’t really do late morning availability. Across the state, there are spots where pastries disappear faster than you can decide between a croissant or a cinnamon roll.

HOPKINTON, RI — A woman was arrested on multiple fraud charges following a barracks investigation. Troopers arrested Misty Machado, 47, of Warwick, on Wednesday at 1:40 p.m. Machado faces charges of obtaining property by false pretense/personation over $10,000, access to computer for fraudulent purposes, identity fraud first offense, bank fraud and fraudulent use of credit card over $1,000 in a six-month period...

RANDOLPH — Chief Anthony Marag reports that the Randolph Police Department has arrested a Fall River man accused of assaulting a school bus driver from Fall River in front of several children during a dispute Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, at approximately 8:24 a.m., Randolph Police were dispatched to 1...

Joey Lin has been waiting six months for charges to be upgraded in her father's death.

The legal counsel to the Senate majority leader and a former prosecutor now serving as a probate judge in East Providence are Gov. Dan McKee’s nominees to fill two vacancies created on Rhode Island’s top trial court last fall.

Four suspects were taken into custody after a police chase and crash in Providence Wednesday afternoon.