Providence RI

A late summer heat wave gets underway on Monday for much of Southern New England. Despite those at the coast likely only heading into the 80s, those away from the water should expect temperatures well above average. High temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s on Monday, Tuesday, and...

The SUVs pulled up quickly outside of the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal in Cranston around 10:30 in the morning on June 17.  Pablo Grave de la Cruz, 36, had just left a hearing inside where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of refusal to submit to a chemical test after being involved in a […]

BURRILLVILLE – The first seeds of what would one day grow to become Pascoag’s New Leaf Coffee Bar were planted when Burrillville native Guy Ceiley walked into Aero Coffee Roasters in Northborough, Mass. in 2023. Jessica Shea was a barista there at the time, and the pair would...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– Providence Police are on the lookout for a suspect after an armed robbery at the Supreme Gas Station on River Ave. Police say that a male suspect walked into the store on Monday morning, pulling out a knife before jumping the counter and attempting to open the cash register.

Sixty-two nonprofit organizations serving Newport County received a total of $375,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to support programs ranging from educational initiatives and housing assistance to food pantries and arts activities. The funding comes through the foundation’s Newport County Fund, which...

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. — Beavers are attracted to the sound of running water, whether it’s coming through a bubbling brook in the depths of a forest or from the side of a road flowing through a human-made culvert. When they hear the water, their natural inclination is to start...

A man was rushed to the hospital after a motorcycle crash that happened in Providence Sunday afternoon.

Major Todd Patalano told 12 News the incident happened Monday morning in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Dyer Avenue.

Just minutes from luxury and university campuses in downtown Providence lies a starkly different reality in the city’s North End. Disparities and social service gaps were identified in a recent assessment conducted by the local nonprofit the DaVinci Center for Community Progress. The assessment also identified what...

Jeremiah Thomas MacKay loves hot wieners. Really, really, loves hot wieners. The former Rhode Islander — who grew up in Pawtucket, and currently lives in Clearwater, Florida — says he now orders them on a regular basis to be shipped to the Sunshine State. And how it started,...