Providence RI

Residents who rely on curbside trash pickup in Attleboro will see service changes this week after the city reported capacity issues at the Recycling Center. In a Monday morning notice, the City of Attleboro said the “overflow dumpster at the Recycling Center is now full,” prompting a reshuffling of scheduled...

One Type of New Housing in RI Continues to Flounder. The median price of a single-family home continues to average about $500,000, pricing most Rhode Islanders out of the market. There have been an endless number of legislative initiatives proposed and passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly, with mixed...

In the face of federal cuts and rising prices, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee has proposed that all Social Security benefits be exempt from state taxation. While this might seem like a move that can help equalize income, that might not be the case. At face value, exempting Social Security benefits from taxation...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — A heavy police presence descended on a residential neighborhood after authorities responded to reports of a barricaded individual armed with a weapon inside a home on Towanda Drive off Fruit Hill Avenue. Police from North Providence, along with Rhode Island State Police and several...

SOUTHWICK — When the first reports from motorists about their vehicles being damaged by rocks thrown from a passing truck on College Highway trickled into the police station last week, officers initially thought it was simply a stupid, but dangerous, prank by wayward teenagers. But it wasn’t kids. It...

Five men are facing charges following multiple disturbances outside a Paris Bistro Cafe & Lounge off Smith Street just after 1 a.m.

WEATHER ALERT: Snow and freezing rain could create some slick roads today and tonight, especially north and west of I-295 in Rhode Island. Please drive with extra caution. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for areas north and west of the Providence metro area. Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Early...

A new winter storm is bringing more snow to a region hit with a record 38 inches of snow just a few days ago.

Secretary Hegseth Cancels Brown Military Fellowships Due to Lack of “Warrior Ethos”. A memo issued by Secretary Pete Hegseth has cancelled a military fellowship program at Brown University and 21 other institutions of higher education and think tanks. “SUBJECT: Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities with...

Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has announced a new reason for visitors to make a springtime visit: an infant Bolivian gray titi monkey has arrived. In an announcement shared March 3rd, the zoo revealed it is “announcing the birth of an infant Bolivian gray titi monkey, born on Friday January 23rd to...