Rhode Island

As engineers in Rhode Island continue building reports on the Washington Bridge, they will be making a recommendation to the state on whether or not to replace the bridge — although, there’s no timeline for the decision. Gov. Dan McKee said he won’t make any decision without the engineer’s reports. “Just not ready to start s...

A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday and charged with using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church in North Providence early Sunday morning. Kevin Colantonio, 35, of North Providence, was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying by means of fire or explosion a building or other real property, ac...

Four people are facing charges after the death of a 1-year-old child in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. Emergency crews responded around 10 a.m. Sunday to Arthur Street, where the child was found unresponsive. He later died at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, according to the outlet. Police said the child had significant faci...

The hiker was attacked on Friday and bitten on the leg while walking in the woods in Johnston, according to police.

Rhode Island state lawmakers will meet on Monday to talk about the Washington Bridge crisis, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. House and Senate oversight committee members will discuss the closure of the westbound side of the bridge as well as the Department of Transportation’s response and the next steps for the bridge. The Washington Bridge ...

Actor Woody Harrelson has been spotted around Rhode Island in the last week, from a bowling alley in Cranston to a cannabis shop in Pawtucket, as he’s in the Ocean State to film a movie. The former “Cheers” star was first seen enjoying a drink at Lang’s Bowlarama on Niantic Avenue last Saturday night, NBC10 Boston affiliate ...

A man is recovering in Scituate, Rhode Island, after he was bit several times by a coyote while out walking his dog. The attack happened just after 4 p.m. Friday along Peeptoad Road, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. According to his daughter’s updates in a neighborhood Facebook group, the man will need a series of rabies shots. The dog......

A bill that would set standards for cities and towns to regulate outdoor dining has landed on Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s desk. The bill approved by the General Assembly on Thursday would let communities limit the capacity of outdoor dining but would not allow municipalities to ban outdoor dining altogether. The bill’s sponsors — Rep....

As Rhode Island tests a new traffic pattern with the goal of alleviating congestion leading up to the Washington Bridge, the Federal Highway Administration will tour the bridge in Providence on Monday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Drivers making their way to Providence will now merge from three lanes to two after crossing the state line, WJAR r...

Authorities are investigating an incident where a man was stabbed on Sunday morning in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence Police responded to the scene at the intersection of Viola Street and Plainfield Street at around 7:15 a.m., according to WJAR. Police say they found the victim suffering stab wounds and he was taken to Rhode Island Hospital i...

Authorities are looking for a man who tried to grab a teenager in Cranston, Rhode Island, on Friday. Police say the girl was approached by a man at around 7:48 a.m. while walking on Gansett Avenue. The man said something in Spanish before grabbing the teenage girl by the arm, according to WJAR. When the high schooler resisted and sought…...

Rhode Island leaders, including Gov. Dan McKee, said they weren’t aware of the structural issues surrounding the Washington Bridge for days, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Broken rods were discovered last month within the bridge, which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key gatew...

A man was shot and found dead in a vacant area in Providence, Rhode Island, Thursday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The incident happened in the vicinity near Legion Memorial Drive just after 9 p.m., where heavy police presence and caution tape were seen blocking off the area. Officers were responding to an alarm at a nearby business when&...

The Washington Bridge closure in Providence, Rhode Island, continues to impact small businesses in the area. The closure has pushed 713 businesses to apply for low interest loans, but explaining the loss doesn’t mean those businesses will receive the amount of money they’re hoping for. “Like any SBA loan application, we’re g...

A decision on the future of the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, could take months, and now lawmakers have one question when it comes to the solution of the bridge: Where is this money coming from? The cost of the whole Washington Bridge project, including the closure, repairs or replacements, is still unknown and depends on the inves...

The man responsible for a deadly shooting at a New Bedford, Massachusetts, housing project in 1991 has been identified, authorities said Monday. Witnesses confirmed that Claudio Jorge was the long-unidentified man who killed Brent Davis, a 20-year-old from Newport, Rhode Island, at the Brickenwood Housing Project on Oct. 25, 1991, according to the ...