Providence RI

The National Weather Service reported an air quality alert at 11:46 p.m. on Sunday in effect until Tuesday at midnight for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. "The...

On Friday night, a combined group of five state and federal law enforcement agencies ran a sting to arrest a man who police say was engaged in an extended series of text messages soliciting sex from an undercover police officer whom he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. The agencies...

Rose gardeners across Rhode Island often face a common enemy: black spot fungus. This pesky disease thrives in our humid coastal climate, causing unsightly dark patches on leaves and eventually weakening entire plants. I’ve battled this fungus in my own Warwick garden for years, trying everything. Black spot spreads...

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A Texas man has been brought back to Massachusetts and arraigned on charges related to a series of violent sexual assaults on four female victims in New Bedford in 2013. According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, Orlando Robles, 51, was arraigned...

You are never too old to learn; if you make new friends along the way, that's okay, too. That's some of what's happening with the Second Half Lifelong Learning Institute, a local non-profit organization. What Is Second Half Lifelong Learning?. Its mission, as outlined on its website, "is to provide...

Two dogs have died after a fire severely damaged a home in West Warwick Saturday night.

A 70-year-old Bristol County man, Steven Correia, has been denied parole following his conviction for a violent sexual assault committed nearly four decades ago while he was on escape from a prior incarceration. This marks Correia’s first appearance before the Massachusetts Parole Board, which issued its unanimous...

New Bedford police are actively hunting for a suspect who rammed three occupied cruisers during an attempted stop related to a suspected drug deal, injuring officers and leaving behind a haul of cocaine and cash. The chaotic event unfolded around 1 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2025, at the Whaler...

A man was the victim of an assault and robbery in the Fox Point section of Providence. According to police, officers responded to Tockwotten Street at South Main shortly after 3 AM on Saturday for a report of a robbery. The victim - a male in his 30s - said...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Providence non-profit brought out the games and culture Saturday afternoon for its annual summer bash!. Oasis International hosted its 32nd annual African Summer Bash at Dexter Training Field in Providence today. Local youth and their families enjoyed a day of community-- food and...