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NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR_ — About a dozen cars, none newer than 109 years old, drove from Newport, Rhode Island to Bristol, RI and back on Sunday. There were few breakdowns on the run between Bellevue Avenue in front of the Audrain Auto Museum in Newport and Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol.

Now only about a month away from the summer solstice, temperatures in Southern New England are really starting to heat up. As we inch closer the highest sun angle of the year on the solstice, May is the time of year when the most people are caught off guard by high UV indices.

2:54 p.m. – Staff at the EG Recreation Department building on Frenchtown Road showed police damage to a ramp outside the building, where a wooden rail was snapped. Police said it looked like someone may have driven into it; staff said the security cameras didn’t pick up anything.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Nearly 1,300 Providence College graduates celebrated commencement Sunday at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, marking the end of their college careers and the start of a new chapter. Cheers filled the arena as students crossed the stage to receive their diplomas alongside family, friends, and classma

Ashley Deckert, director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, talks about the agency's budget and the department's ability to support child welfare investigations and services. Deckert told "10 News Conference" that a whole host problems contribute to families in crisis but that poverty is th

Providence police responded to a report of shots fired around 1:12 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Bridgham and Kendall streets.

As Fall River, Massachusetts, gears up for another busy week, drivers and neighbors should plan for a few temporary detours. According to the city, several streets across the city are scheduled for short-term road closures starting Monday, May 18th, as crews work through a rotating list of locations throughout the week

PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WJAR) — Two people are hurt after a rollover crash on Interstate 495 in Plainville. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Massachusetts State Police said they were able to get both people out of the vehicle, which rolled over and caught fire. Both were sent to the...

Yes, sleeping in your car is generally legal in Rhode Island, but where you park matters a lot. The state does not appear to have a blanket statewide ban on sleeping in a vehicle, and Rhode Island rest areas are commonly described as allowing drivers to rest in their cars.

Bliss Restaurant of Attleboro, Massachusetts, announced that it will be “scooping at The Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl this June,” joining what it calls “Boston’s largest ice cream festival and New England’s sweetest summer kickoff,” a three-day event that takes place in Boston that supports Dana-Farber’s mission.