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The city of Attleboro says stricter water use restrictions will go into effect on Monday. The city said in a Facebook post that all lawn watering and nonessential outdoor water uses will be banned. "Although recent rains were much needed, the city and much of SE Massachusetts remain in a...

The changes were made a few weeks ago after Mayor Bob DaSilva did a ride-along with a resident who pointed out that the yield signs had been configured in a way that differed from other intersections in the state.

Rhode Island has become the first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes, requiring every store to have at least one staffed checkout for every three self-checkouts operating. Lines at Rhode Island grocery stores are about to get a whole lot longer. In late June, Rhode Island became the first state...

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The former Friendly's restaurant in North Providence is set to become a car wash. Town officials said Scrub-a-Dub car wash purchased the land on Mineral Spring Avenue in 2023. The restaurant officially closed in 2019 and was the last of the franchise in Rhode...

The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning at the Intake Service Center, according to the R.I. Department of Corrections.

Overnight road work on Route 44 in Rehoboth will bring lane closures and potential delays through late summer as crews work on the Palmer River crossing. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation plans nighttime construction on Route 44, also known as Winthrop Street, in both directions over the Palmer River, acco

An original copy of the Declaration of Independence is going on public display in Rhode Island. Here is exactly when and where you can see it in person.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — In Pawtucket, covered-up graffiti and full dumpsters have signaled the beginning of a massive cleanup effort at the former Memorial Hospital, but the crew overseeing the job has also been trying to manage frequent break-ins. Joseph Theroux of Theroux Property Services said high-tech security ca

A parasite that can cause weeks of gastrointestinal illness has sickened people in Massachusetts this summer, but health officials say the number of cases is not unusual for this time of year. Massachusetts is one of 17 states reporting cases of illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora, according to the...

Officials are working to learn the cause of a fire that broke out early Thursday morning in East Providence.