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02/02/2023

Point Association raises more than $23,000 for MLK Center

For the past nine years, the Point Association has held a Holiday fundraising drive to help fund the many Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center...

02/02/2023

Standoff at Hampton Inn in Norwood ends peacefully after 9 hours

NORWOOD, Mass. — A man who was involved in an hours-long standoff with police at a hotel along Route 1 in Norwood, Massachusetts, has surrendered to...

02/02/2023

Vigil for Memphis police murder victim Tyre Nichols held in Providence

Nearly 300 people gathered around the stairs on the south side of the Rhode Island State House to hold a vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols,...

02/02/2023

Providence police say Mount Pleasant student is safe, email under investigation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Acting Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez confirmed that the student being discussed in an email written by Mount Pleasant High School Assistant...

02/02/2023

A Mass. bill would cut prison time for organ donations. An advocate is calling the measure ‘unethical and depraved.’

"To incentivize the selling of your body parts in exchange for the most precious commodity in the world ... was just so appalling." Newly proposed legislation would allow incarcerated people in Massachusetts to trade one precious commodity, donated organs, for another: Time. Under HD.3822, a bill fi...

01/02/2023

Man Who Brutally Assaulted New Bedford Woman With Tire Iron in 2003 Sentenced to Prison

A 54-year-old former New Bedford man pleaded guilty on Friday to a brutal tire iron assault of a New Bedford woman in 2003, and was sentenced...

01/02/2023

Chemical plant employee sent to hospital after hazmat incident

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said Wednesday that a chemical plant employee was sent...

01/02/2023

Suspected gunman named in fatal Brockton Dollar Tree shooting; victim identified

BROCKTON, Mass. — Investigators say they are looking for a former employee in Tuesday's fatal shooting at Dollar Tree in Brockton. The shooting happened just before...

01/02/2023

Coyotes are on the prowl in RI; here’s what to do if you spot one

Coyote breeding season will soon be upon us, which is why the DEM is warning residents to be wary.

01/02/2023

RIPTA gets wheels turning for new downtown bus hub

Gov. Dan McKee announced plans for a new bus hub in downtown Providence on Jan. 13. According to the press release, the hub will replace Kennedy...

01/02/2023

An Exciting New Chapter at PPS

After 9 years at the helm of Providence Preservation Society, Brent Runyon has decided to step aside and make way for a new Executive Director in...

01/02/2023

Four of 20 most expensive US counties for infant care are in Massachusetts, DOL data shows

NEEDHAM, Mass. — New data from the U.S. Department of Labor won't come as a surprise to parents of young children in Massachusetts: It reveals that...

01/02/2023

Nathan Carman, accused of killing his mother at sea, seeks grand jury minutes

The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England is asking for minutes from the...

31/01/2023

NBC 10 I-Team: 2 North Providence police officers accused of stealing from union

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — One North Providence police officer has just retired and another was on paid leave Tuesday, as both are under indictment on embezzlement...

31/01/2023

New Bedford Police charge city man and woman with narcotics offenses

“New Bedford police detectives have arrested a man on a variety of narcotics charges. On January 30th, detectives assigned to the Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau were...

31/01/2023

Red Sox Designate Flamethrowing Rookie Hurler After Short Stint In Boston

The Boston Red Sox continued the trend of favoring aging veterans over promising rookies.

31/01/2023

Warwick business turns old license plates into masterpieces

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — One local business is turning your old metal license plates into masterpieces. The new wave has arrived, and the Rhode Island Division...

31/01/2023

Group leaves $4,600 tip at Plymouth restaurant, urges acts of kindness

PLYMOUTH - At Tavern on the Wharf in Plymouth this weekend, the secret item on the menu was a random act of kindness. "It made everyone at breakfast feel good. Everyone couldn't wait to get there that day," said organizer Josh Vernon. The Wicked Smaht Zone, a New England Facebook group of Peloton en...

31/01/2023

Trailblazing CEO and supermodel Beverly Johnson to headline Women’s Summit

Smithfield, RI – Bryant University is pleased to announce that Beverly Johnson, the first African American supermodel and CEO of Beverly Johnson Enterprises, LLC, will serve...

31/01/2023

Candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols to be held in Providence

(WJAR) — Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee will have a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols in Providence on Monday. Nationwide protests...

31/01/2023

Four New Bedford Fire Department firefighters announce retirement

“Congratulations to the following members on their recent retirements from the New Bedford Fire Department:. • FF Jolene Olivier – over 17...

30/01/2023

7 from southeastern Massachusetts, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida arrested in $7.5 million multi-state fraud scheme

BOSTON – Seven individuals, including three from Massachusetts, have been arrested in connection with their alleged involvement in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars...

30/01/2023

Victim identified in fatal Lincoln crash

(WJAR) — Police have identified the man killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lincoln last week. The Lincoln Police Department identified the victim on...

30/01/2023

Virgin Mary doused with bleach, baby Jesus smashed in Fall River church vandalism

Fall River police are asking for the public’s help with identifying a suspect who broke into the Good Shepherd Parish. A vandal allegedly broke into a Fall River Catholic church earlier this week, doused a Virgin Mary statue with bleach, and smashed a statue of the baby Jesus, according to local p...

30/01/2023

SCSU Gymnastics Posts a Season-Best Score in The Vault

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Southern Connecticut gymnastics finished third at the Brown Quad-Meet in Providence, R.I. at Brown University. The Owls fell to Brown University and the...

30/01/2023

Three discovered at Fall River hospital with facial injuries, two from stabbing, in two separate incidents in New Bedford and Providence

Three people arrived at a Fall River hospital with injuries to the face in two separate incidents Sunday morning. According to Sergeant Moses Pereira, at approximately...

30/01/2023

Fairhaven Fire Department and Harbormaster responds to diesel fuel spill in harbor

“At approximately 7:49am this morning, the Fairhaven Fire Department and the Fairhaven Marine Resources Department (Harbormaster) responded to a diesel fuel spill in the harbor near...

29/01/2023

Somerset Police Department seeks public’s help IDing alleged thieves

YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. The Somerset Police Department hopes someone will recognize one or all of these suspects as well as their vehicle. The three males...

29/01/2023

Patriots Rumors: Super Bowl Champ Interviewing For Coaching Job

The New England Patriots keep on interviewing familiar faces for their vacant coaching jobs this offseason. Ryan Wendell, who played nine seasons for the Patriots and...

29/01/2023

Coventry family seeks help in finding missing teenager

COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — A Coventry family is desperately looking for their 16-year-old son. A snapshot of a doorbell camera showed Sam Maguire leaving his home...

29/01/2023

Bowhunter Takes State’s No. 2 Buck, While Going No. 2

Back on November 21st, Massachusetts bowhunter Chris Alberini climbed into his tree stand, trying to hold in his excitement as he hoped to waylay one of the biggest whitetail deer he’d has his eye on for years. But after drinking too much coffee, he was forced to scoot back down to the ground to d...

29/01/2023

McKee: Eligible first-time homebuyers can receive $17,500 in assistance

Gov. Dan McKee is looking to help first-time homebuyers break into the state's competitive housing market.

28/01/2023

Mohegan Bridge reopens in Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – After nearly two years of detours, accidents and a myriad of complaints regarding changes in traffic, the Mohegan Bridge reopened for two-way traffic on...

28/01/2023

RI Firefighter Dies Following Fire

Richmond Carolina Fire District in Richmond is mourning the loss of Firefighter Bob Gardner who died Wednesday night. Gardner, former deputy...

28/01/2023

Some of these you know. Some you won't. 7 celebrities with homes in Rhode Island

For a small state, Rhode Island has a lot of grand real estate. A playground for the rich and the famous during the Gilded Age, the shorelines are dotted with mansions. Some of them are tourist attractions, but others are still functioning vacation homes for today’s elite. From the mansions of New...

28/01/2023

She's a Brown University Ph.D. student. She's also a top Golden Gloves boxing competitor.

FALL RIVER — Hannah Doyle is likely the only competitor in this year's Southern New England Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament who spends much time contemplating how the brain processing sequences is tied into a boxer putting together a sequence of punches. A finalist in this Saturday's final...

28/01/2023

Reports have surfaced concerning what took place before two young children died and a mother jumped from a window in Massachusetts

Multiple reports have surfaced concerning the moments that led up to the tragic death of two young children in Massachusetts. According to multiple media outlets, those...

28/01/2023

Hawaiian dog Bones makes Little Rhody his home

This week’s newshound, Bones, was rescued on the Big Island of Hawaii by North Smithfield native Jackie Flaherty. “I was working at the animal shelter when...

28/01/2023

Off-duty Pawtucket officer found not guilty in 2021 shooting

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Pawtucket police officer who was on trial for shooting a teenager nearly two years ago was found not guilty Thursday. Officer...

27/01/2023

This Mac Jones Comment Reportedly Didn’t Sit Well With Patriots Brass

Remember when New England Patriots second-year quarterback Mac Jones, fresh off his first offseason in the NFL, expressed his excitement about working with assistant Joe Judge...

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