Providence RI

PROVIDENCE – Smoke from Canadian wildfires will move into the region Monday, Aug. 4, causing unhealthy air for sensitive groups , according to the state Department of Environmental Management. Wildfire smoke contains tiny particles that can irritate eyes, nose, throat and lungs. It can also worsen symptoms in people...

On Sunday, members of the Rhode Island HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Unit arrested three local residents in an operation in New Shoreham, Rhode Island. According to Rhode Island State Police, 28-year-old Wyatt Laprade of Scituate, Rhode Island was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver a...

JOHNSTON, R.I. — One of the most-asked questions by ecoRI News readers is whether recycling actually works. For years now we’ve heard from skeptical readers and public officials who wonder where Rhode Island recycling goes after it’s whisked away. Is it really recycled and repurposed? Is it incinerated? Or is it just...

NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — A Fall River man has been convicted of child rape for sexually assaulting his daughters. According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, Daniel Arruda, 46, of Fall River was convicted on July 31 after a jury trial in New Bedford Superior Court.

NEW SHOREHAM — Three people were arrested Aug. 3 on cocaine-related charges following an undercover police operation, according to the Rhode Island State Police. Wyatt Laprade, 28, of 10 Silk Lane, Scituate, Rhode Island, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a Schedule II controlled substance/cocaine to...

Comedian Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee are making another push to buy "The Conjuring" house in Rhode Island after they recently purchased the Connecticut home of famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

On Monday, 20th Century Studios released the official trailer for the film "Ella McCay" which was largely shot in Providence.

While most couples choose chapels or beaches, Christine and Rob Gingras from Fairhaven said “I do” in a way only true racing fans could: trackside at Seekonk Speedway. On Saturday, August 2nd, at 4:00 P.M., the longtime racing duo tied the knot right on the track they both love, before jumping behind the wheel to...

An investigation is underway after a house in Bristol caught on fire early Monday morning.

A local teen is dead after a weekend multi-vehicle crash on a Massachusetts highway injured several. According to Trooper Luis Blanco, on Sunday, at approximately 11:00 p.m. Troopers of the State Police Dartmouth Barracks were advised of a motor vehicle crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 195 West in the...