Providence RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence police said they are investigating a shooting incident on Tuesday. According to police, they responded to Salmon Street at around 12:01 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Officers found 17 spent shell casings and two bullet projectiles believed to be from multiple firearms,...

For the third time in about a year, an Amazon delivery contractor tied to Taunton is shutting down. Approximately 40 employees are facing layoffs from KAC Logistics, LLC, located at 350 Revolutionary Dr. in East Taunton. The company notified the state on April 16 that it plans to permanently close...

The Rhode Island Attorney General has announced the indictments of 5 people surrounding the death of missing 24-year-old Erica Bader of Central Falls. On Tuesday, the Providence Grand Jury returned an indictment charging 41-year-old Elizabeth Durand, 35-year-old Joshua Brunelle, 34-year-old Brittney Terpening, 29-year-old Andrew Cornell, and 37-year-old Stephanie Bletzer with one count...

The Rhode Island Parrot Rescue saved 71 parrots from a barn in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Staff said they received a call for dozens of birds housed in a barn without electricity or running water. The rescue said something also got into the barn and attacked the birds. Executive Director...

Tracing the Roots of “Bubbler” The word bubbler comes from designs in the early 1900s where water bubbled up from the spout. People in Wisconsin latched onto it first, thanks to a local company that made these fountains. Over time, it stuck in parts of the Midwest and even reached Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts. ... Read more The post The “Bubbler” vs. “Water Fountain...

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced that a 34-year-old man was found guilty in the Fall River Superior Court of Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Assault and Battery and Intimidation of a Witness. Jesse Marinaro, of Woonsocket, RI was acquitted of Rape,...

A family-owned Chinese-Polynesian restaurant that has served guests for more than five decades is shutting down. Mon Kou restaurant in Attleboro will permanently close on May 31 after 54 years as its owners seek retirement, according to a message posted to the eatery’s website. “This decision was not made...

The Bristol County district attorney said Wednesday that a Woonsocket man was sentenced to six-and-a-half to nine years in prison in the brutal assault of his girlfriend. Prosecutors said Jesse Marinaro, 34, was convicted Friday of assault, domestic assault, and witness intimidation in Fall River Superior Court. He was acquitted of rape and indecent assault and battery, and strangulation.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III announced that a dangerous local man was released on bail after a dangerousness hearing in the Taunton District Court before the Honorable Sarah Jubinville. Justin Brown-Madison was arraigned on an Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon along with a Domestic...

(WJAR) — An 80-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for raping two minors. Prosecutors say those minors were relatives. Roland Sampson pleaded guilty on April 22 in Fall River Superior Court. A judge sentenced Sampson to 5 to 10 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised...