Providence RI

In 2024, Rhode Island collected $5.3 billion in total tax revenue, including $1.6 billion from individual income taxes. This amount reflects a decrease from the prior year’s total of $1.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax...

Video taken at the scene shows several officers at the park near the Temple to Music, with cruisers from both Cranston and Providence and at least one K-9 officer also responding.

The clam chowder here has a cult following, and the first spoonful will explain why. This exceptional waterfront restaurant along the Rhode Island coast has become a summer ritual for anyone who loves seafood served with a view. You grab a table overlooking the harbor, order a lobster roll dripping...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The East Providence Police Department said a 92-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Sunday. The pedestrian crash occurred at the Shaw's on Taunton Avenue. The victim was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and later died. The driver...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after the rider, according to police, bypassed traffic control barricades on Atwells Avenue and subesquently lost control of the vehicle. The incident happened shortly before midnight on Saturday in the area of 222 Atwells Avenue, where al fresco...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Police Department said that a person was shot at the Paris Bistro Cafe and Lounge on Smith Street Sunday. The department said that officers responded and learned of a disturbance inside the restaurant prior to the shooting. As the victim exited, they were...

A local man who died from injuries sustained in a Rhode Island motorcycle crash has been identified. According to Chief of Police Mark Vieira, on Saturday at approximately 1:30 p.m., Johnston Police responded to the area of 2442 Hartford Avenue for a serious motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a trailer bein

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — La Salle, Portsmouth, Mt. Hope and Scituate were each victorious on Saturday to claim boys lacrosse state titles. In Division I, La Salle earned their 14th straight state title, taking down Moses Brown, 15-7. In Division II, Portsmouth repeated as division champions with a 10-6 win against Wes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The first two softball state champions were crowned at Bazar Field on Saturday. In Division I, La Salle held off Chariho, 5-2, to claim their fourth-straight softball state title. “We just knew, like, those two losses didn’t mean anything to us, and we just had to push through and find a way,

Sunshine kicks off Sunday morning, following the overnight cold front and storm activity. However, cloud coverage will begin to take over the bright skies by mid-afternoon as another disturbance drops south out of northern New England. Scattered showers begin shortly after. Sunday Evening:. A few rounds of showers and