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Parts of a bridge fell onto train tracks Friday night in Cranston, Rhode Island, and the ongoing repair work continues to impact Amtrak service to Boston on...
Opening up the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston to outside visitors one night every May for Family Night for correctional officers ri...
Cranston’s mayor pitched a new budget plan with a smaller tax increase, after his initial proposal was rejected by the City Council two weeks ago.
A Cranston man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash involving a bicyclist in March.
A Cranston man accused of fatally hitting a woman with his car on Scituate Avenue in January pleaded not guilty.
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Wood died Sunday at age 92 after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island, according to police. Wood wrote many pr...
The iconic Crook Point Bascule Bridge in Providence is one step closer to finding new life, due to the General Assembly's passage of legislation that would c...
The Rhode Island Supreme Court will not get involved in the case of a Providence Police Sergeant who is fighting the city’s attempt to fire him.
The Providence City Council's effort to cap annual rent increases at 4% failed to overcome Mayor Brett Smiley's veto at a special meeting Friday night, leavi...
Providence City Council members failed to override Mayor Brett Smiley's veto on the rent stabilization ordinance Friday night.
Nearly a year after a sewer main collapse on Blackstone Boulevard sent raw sewage spewing into nearby homes, a local resident has filed a lawsuit.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on Thursday will consider a resolution asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court whether it would be constitutional to revive p...
A 38-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck towing a flatbed trailer on Hartford Avenue in Johnston, Rhode Island, police say.
Pawtucket officials began investigating ten firefighters after they learned of “a documented unlawful purchase of a controlled substance.”
Julio Flores from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died on Monday evening six days after being involved in a North Attleborough crash.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 12, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Andreozzi + Foote, a nationally recognized law firm representing survivors of sexual abuse, has partnered wi...
Rhode Island should require that all law enforcement officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) offices, conduct routine enforceme...
The Rhode Island General Assembly approved on June 4 the formation of a new special commission to investigate hospital staffing levels and their impact on pa...
A bill that would let Rhode Island Energy build and operate electric generation facilities like power plants and battery storage projects was scheduled for a...
Once the bill is signed by McKee, Rhode Island will join Washington in outlawing grocery chains from using restrictive covenants.
Nicole is an Assignment Desk Editor and member of the Digital Team. She joined WMUR in January 2026, after spending three years in Rhode Island working as an
The Rhode Island Department of Health said it has issued the first kratom manufacturer license.
More gambling companies want in on sports betting action in Rhode Island. But they want the state to take a smaller cut.
A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers
The Rhode Island Office of Attorney General and Rhode Island State Police announced the investigation into the death of a Rhode Island capitol police recruit.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers following a...
Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse is pushing back on the “climate hushing” trend.
All signs are starting to point away from a potential Taylor Swift wedding in Rhode Island ... because cops in the Ocean State tell us they're not aware of a...
Taylor Swift wedding rumors are sweeping Rhode Island, but Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says not so fast.
Breeze Airways pilots picketed outside Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport, highlighting contract negotiations that have stalled since 2023.
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking patient records from Rhode Island Hospital and at least a dozen other health centers. For Rhode Island families wit...
It was the pizza chip heard ‘round the world — or, at least ‘round the Bravoverse — when “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” breakout star Alic...
Taylor Swift would have made a great counterintelligence agent. Many Swifties believe the real wedding for her and Kansas Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will...
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Cranston is in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Region: Rhode Island
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 12, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Andreozzi + Foote, a nationally recognized law firm representing survivors of sexual abuse, has partnered wi...
Rhode Island should require that all law enforcement officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) offices, conduct routine enforceme...
The Rhode Island General Assembly approved on June 4 the formation of a new special commission to investigate hospital staffing levels and their impact on pa...
A bill that would let Rhode Island Energy build and operate electric generation facilities like power plants and battery storage projects was scheduled for a...
Once the bill is signed by McKee, Rhode Island will join Washington in outlawing grocery chains from using restrictive covenants.
Wood died Sunday at age 92 after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island, according to police. Wood wrote many pr...
A 38-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck towing a flatbed trailer on Hartford Avenue in Johnston, Rhode Island, police say.
Nicole is an Assignment Desk Editor and member of the Digital Team. She joined WMUR in January 2026, after spending three years in Rhode Island working as an
The Rhode Island Department of Health said it has issued the first kratom manufacturer license.
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