Providence firefighters again offering free rides on New Year’s Eve

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence, Rhode Island firefighters are doing their part to keep city streets drunken-driver free by offering free rides home on NewRead More

Providence Diocese challenges clergy child sex abuse suit

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in a legal filing has challenged a lawsuit filed after Rhode Island changed state lawRead More

Police dog treated for fentanyl exposure during drug bust

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A police dog is back on duty following exposure to the dangerous opioid fentanyl during a recent drug bust in RhodeRead More

Police: Father, son charged after fentanyl pill pressing machine found in RI home

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A father and son from Rhode Island are facing numerous drug charges after police say they found fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, anabolicRead More

Police: Rhode Island man obtained gun 2 days before shooting

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The man who opened fire at a Rhode Island affordable housing complex, killing one woman and injuring two others, obtained theRead More

2 caught, 4 others sought for deer hunting out of season

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island environmental officials have cited two people and are looking for four others they say were deer hunting out ofRead More

Gunman in Rhode Island apartment shooting had threatened gun violence before

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island man who killed a woman and injured two others before killing himself at a housing complex on ThursdayRead More

University giving away seed packets across Northeast

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island plans to give away hundreds of thousands of seed packets throughout the Northeast. URI’s cooperativeRead More

Investigation underway after RI environmental police officer injured by booby trap

A Rhode Island environmental police officer was injured on Friday after stepping on a “booby trap” that someone left near an illegal and baited treeRead More

Police: Suspect, worker dead after shooting at RI housing complex that left 2 others injured

A 66-year-old man fatally shot a housing worker and critically wounded two other people before turning the gun on himself Thursday morning during an attackRead More