Providence RI

Police say that two men, both suffering from gunshot wounds in Milton and Dorchester, are connected to the same shooting.

An investigation is underway after a Warwick police cruiser was involved in a crash Friday evening.

It’s been a beautiful Independence Day, and we’ll keep up the comfortable summertime weather as we start the weekend!. We’ll have a calm, clear and cooler night– perfect for fireworks! Low temperatures will be around 60 degrees as we wake up Saturday morning. From there, we head into a stellar Saturday. It’ll be a...

Milton Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office are investigating a motor vehicle crash that resulted in two fatalities Saturday afternoon, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey and Milton Police Chief John King said. Police responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. to the...

(WJAR) — A record-setting crowd packed the stadium for Rhode Island FC’s first-ever fireworks show on Saturday night. More than 10,000 fans filled Centreville Bank Stadium, smashing attendance on opening night by a few dozen. Lots of fans, families, smiles, and for some, the start of a new...

Actor James Kiberd was born in Providence on July 6th, 1949. He is best known for his role as Trevor Dillon on the soap opera All My Children, where he starred from 1989-2000. Over the course of his career, Kiberd worked on other soaps including Another World and Loving. He worked closely with Kelly Ripa and soap...

Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of June 30, supported by your subscriptions . The Ocean State is naturally proud of the 21 lighthouses that dot its rocky shores, from its first – the 1749 Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown – to the sparkplug-style Plum Beach Lighthouse that...

(WJAR) — A crew with the Providence Police Department Marine Unit helped rescue a man from the water on Friday night. The department was called around 8:45 p.m. about a man who had fallen in the water near 25 Bridge Street. The Marine unit rescued the man. He was...

An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old woman died while in the custody of Brookline police.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Gov. Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education launched the 2025 Attendance Matters RI Student Video Contest. This contest challenges all public high school students in Rhode Island to create videos between 30 seconds and three...