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The National Education Association sued the United States Department of Education in Rhode Island federal court over canceled grants for teachers serving English-language learners through training support programs. The complaint challenges 28 cancellations, saying the decision removed support from programs built around

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Fall River police and Massachusetts State Police are asking residents to avoid a street due to an active homicide investigation Wednesday night. Police said they are blocking off Aetna Street. Officers will be in the area working throughout the night. Police have not released...

Anyone who's spent a sunny Saturday sitting in a line of cars headed for the beach has probably wondered if there was a better way to spend the day. Fortunately, some of the best summer adventures don't happen behind the wheel at all, but along bike paths that wind through quiet woods, coastal towns, and riverside park

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Warwick Mall has carried the same family names for 56 years. Bliss, Brennan, and Lane helped develop it in 1970, and the same 3 names sat on a $75 million refinancing in 2017. Plenty of malls that age have burned through 4 owners: a developer, a trust, a lender, a liquidator. This property's paperwork still leads back

A controversial Cranston story is back as a movie filming in Warwick with some very famous faces in the cast.

A local child is dead, and a community is in mourning. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a 5-year-old boy was killed on Cherokee Street in New Bedford after being struck while riding a bicycle. The New Bedford Police Union released the following in response to the tragedy. “This afternoon,...

Finding a place that fits the family budget has become harder for many Rhode Islanders. Rising rents and home prices are changing how people plan their future, from where they live to how much they can save each month. Rhode Island has poured significant money into housing programs in recent...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence leaders gathered to break ground on the new Robert F. Kennedy PreK-8 School on Wednesday. School officials said the $75 million project will replace the former elementary school and house around 858 students when completed. “The PreK-8 model will allow students to learn, grow...

A Massachusetts man recently arrested on multiple charges in a fatal Raynham crash has pled guilty to an incident that took place earlier this year. According to police, at approximately 6:00 p.m. on January 20th, Rehoboth Ptlw. Alora Clemens was traveling eastbound in the area of 119 Winthrop Street (Route 44). At thi