Providence RI

PROVIDENCE — Troopers arrested Paulo Barros, age 56, of 10 Martelo Street, East Providence, on Monday at 12:00 p.m. for possession of a controlled substance schedule I-V – ten grams or less (crack cocaine) and driving with a suspended license – fourth or subsequent offense. The arrest...

Each week, we track the latest food- and beverage-related recalls issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and manufacturers to help keep you safe. From potential contamination risks to undeclared allergens and labeling mix-ups, these recalls may affect items in...

A now former school assistant from Southeastern Voke in Easton who was arrested in March of 2020 on some disturbing charges has been sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after being found not guilty on most of those charges. Court records show that Matthew Parris of Raynham was arraigned in...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– The Nonviolence Coalition in Providence is honoring the late Cedric Huntley, the organization’s former executive director, with “Mr. Ced Day” on Tuesday. The day comes after the city of Providence honored Huntley himself, renaming Richardson Street in Elmwood “Cedric Huntley Way.”. Huntley...

Cranston has had a reputation as a safe suburb of Providence. In previous years, it has been ranked as one of the best small cities in America. But in recent months, it has been battered with a series of high-profile crimes. Chapel View — Gun, Robbery. In April, Cranston...

Rehoboth police are asking the public for help locating an 18-year-old woman who has been missing since last week.

The robbery happened Monday morning at the Supreme gas station at the corner of Chalkstone and River avenues.

The man and woman in their 30s were found dead Friday afternoon at a home on Elm Street West.

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island State Police are investigating after an inmate died at the Intake Service Center at the Adult Correctional Facility on Aug. 9, according to State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections Chief of Information and Public Relations officer J.R. Ventura. According to Ventura, staff...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (WLNE) — A Rhode Island man appeared in court for the first of two rape trials he is facing in Utah, according to Utah affiliate ABC4. Nicholas Alahverdian, who goes by several other names, including Nicholas Rossi and Arthur Knight, is accused of faking his death to escape charges in four states.