DEM allows cities, towns to dump snow into certain water bodies
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has given the OK for cities and towns to dump snow directly into the water after a historic blizzard pummeled the state.
2 dead after Swansea crash tied to Cranston homicide
An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Cranston around 9 p.m. Thursday night.
Two Venezuelan nationals charged in conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts,...
BOSTON – Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. ATM...
Investigation underway after man injured by pellet gun projectile in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket police said an investigation is underway after a man was injured by a pellet gun projectile on Thursday. According to police, they responded to the intersection of Fountain Street and Blackstone Avenue for a report of a person possibly shot. Officials said a man...
During blizzard, Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi got to work – in his plow
At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, the morning after the storm , I called Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi and did not reach him at City Hall or some command center. The mayor was driving a plow – one fixed to the front of his Chevy Silverado pickup. This is what he does after blizzards . It is not a surprise, since Picozzi, 66, is a...
Shelter dog Sunny finds her happily ever after with the Sousas
LINCOLN – After 147 days in the shelter, 10-year-old American Staffordshire terrier, Sunny, has finally found her fur-ever home. Sunny, and her “sister,” Nessa, were surrendered to the Cumberland/Lincoln Animal Shelter in September. Lincoln Animal Control Officer Alexis Williams explained that Sunny and Nessa’s...
Providence Nurse Finishes 32-Hour Shift at Miriam Hospital During 2026 Blizzard, Walks Outside to...
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — After working 32 straight hours caring for patients during the Blizzard of 2026, a nurse at Miriam Hospital finally stepped outside expecting to head home — only to find her car almost completely buried under layers of snow. The powerful winter storm that swept...
Mayor DaSilva says Vermont equipment helping to remove snow in East Providence
(WJAR) — Local municipalities seem to be getting some extra help in the hefty snow removal effort. East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva says he is seeing some out-of-state equipment helping out with the piles of snow. On social media, he said equipment from Vermont has begun helping to push...
NBC 10 I-Team: RIDOT Director Alviti insults local official on blizzard call
A day before his last day on the job, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti is the subject of an apology email sent by another agency, the NBC 10 I-Team has learned. Multiple sources tell the I-Team that Alviti called a local emergency management head an "f---ing dope,"...
First in Her School to Get into Brown University — on a FULL Ride!
Olivia Perkins’ Brown University acceptance wasn’t just a college moment — it was history in the making. 🎓✨ When her principal announced over the loudspeaker that she earned a full-ride scholarship to Brown, the entire school erupted. As a first-generation college student and part of her school’s very first...
