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Coventry police are asking the public to be on the look out for 84-year-old Arlene Lemieux.

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK at south-facing beaches of Southern New England today. Please use extra caution while in the water, and swim only at guarded beaches. If you are caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the beach to escape it. Good morning! Happy Monday. We’ll have showers around...

West Warwick is urging community members to use caution when opening unfamiliar emails or texts after the district experienced an "email issue."

Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a city of roughly 45,000 people near the Massachusetts border, has just one full-scale grocery store: a PriceRite located three miles from the city center. Getting there can be difficult for residents in one of the state’s poorest cities. With more than 40% of Woonsocket households earning...

(WJAR) — A man was charged after police said he assaulted a person at a bus stop in Warwick on Sunday. The Warwick Police Department says it responded around 12:30 p.m. to a bus stop at CCRI for the reported assault. The victim, identified only as a 50-year-old man,...

A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of squid spilled onto a roadway that had to be closed for over seven hours on Sunday according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The tractor-trailer tipped over at the intersection of Point Judith and Galilee Escape roads. Crews were seen using skid steers to remove...

Two affordable new northeast travel routes are coming to the area, thanks to Allegiant. The airline today announced a slew of new spring 2027 routes, including direct flights from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to Boston, Massachusetts via Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The new destinations

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — North Providence police said a man was arrested after a hit-and-run crash on Sunday. According to police, officers responded to Smith Street and Whipple Avenue for a reported hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle. Police said a motorcycle struck a vehicle and fled the scene.

WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island State Police arrested four individuals on various charges during operations conducted by the Wickford Barracks. At 3:56 p.m., troopers arrested David Smith, 23, of North Providence, following a motor vehicle stop on Warwick Avenue in Warwick. Smith was charged with violation of a no...