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WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The Izzy Foundation held its 3rd annual 5K walk and run at the Masonic Youth Center in Warwick on Saturday morning. The event supports children at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and their families, raising money for the foundation created in the memory of Isabella Marie Wohlrab. Izzy passed away at...

A local man is facing several charges after an alleged incident. According to State Police, on Thursday, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Troop F- Westbrook, Connecticut issued a be on the lookout broadcast after receiving information of a reported armed kidnapping in Providence, RI. The BOLO was for a grey Jeep bearing...

Monsignor Anthony Mancini from the Diocese of Providence said he was shocked to learn that Pope Leo XIV is from the United States, calling it a great honor for the country and the Catholic Church.

Rhode Island Current took home seven awards — including first place for Best Website, General News Photo and Headline Writing — at the annual Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards Banquet on Friday, May 9. The banquet at the Quonset “O” Club in North Kingstown recognized the best work produced by Rhode...

A fatal plane crash over the weekend involved two men with local ties. According to Simi Valley Police, at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, a single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft crashed in the Wood Ranch neighborhood of Simi Valley, impacting two single-family homes and sparking structure fires....

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — Just days after an osprey nest caused nearly 3,000 Rhode Island Energy customers to lose power, the osprey now have a new home just yards away from the old nest site. On Saturday, Rhode Island Energy crews installed a 50 foot pole on Kingstown Road...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Several Warwick police officers converged on a gas station to apprehend a suspect in a domestic case out of West Warwick. According to Warwick police, officers got a call about a person involved in a domestic incident who crossed into Warwick Saturday morning. West Warwick...

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — West Warwick Superintendent Karen Tarasevich sent a letter to the school community after an apparent threat made by a student during a physical education class at Deering Middle School Friday. The student was alleged to have “suggested potential violence against the school.”. Tarasevich...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Mayor Brett Smiley said that the reinstallation of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Street Gates on Allens Avenue and at the Manchester Street Power Station will result in lane closures from May 12 to June 13. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A building that once housed hospital services in Cranston is meeting the wrecking ball. The Welcome Arnold building, built in 1936, was originally part of the former Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases. According to a Department of Administration spokesperson, the building is...