Rhode Island

A man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly killing a woman 25 years ago in Providence, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Kevin Williams, 53, was charged by a grand jury with the murder of 41-year-old Kathleen O’Dowd Boleman. On March 11, 1999, Boleman was strangled behind Roger Williams Middle School, authorities said. ...

An apparent chemical exposure at a Rhode Island shopping plaza sent nine people to the hospital and forced several stores to evacuate Thursday, officials told NBC affiliate WJAR. Firefighters were called to Oak Street Health in Warwick about 10:30 a.m. for a report of several people feeling nauseated inside, officials said, and other businesses nea...

A 19-year-old mother was arrested after her baby was found dead last week in Bristol, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers received a call at about 4:30 a.m. Friday for a report of a 2-month-old baby found unresponsive, Bristol police said. The child was found by officers lying on the bedroom floor and not breathing, police said....

The westbound lane shift on the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, is happening ahead of time, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. A third lane was initially opening on Interstate 195 west on Monday, according to WJAR. However, director Peter Alviti said on WPRO radio it will now take place Friday night. The Department of Transportation ad...

Four Guatemalan nationals are accused of participating in a large-scale scheme to steal and resell high-value products from home improvement stores and other retailers in several states, federal prosecutors said Monday. Marvin Estuardo Morales De Paz, 33, Abraham Dayger-Enrique, 24, Sebastian Lajuj-Soloman, 30, and Jonathan Josue Amperez-Perez, 31,...

A woman died just hours after being committed to the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. J.R. Ventura, the chief of information of public relations and public information officer, said staff members had gone to check on the woman who was found unresponsive with “very faint vital signs.” “The Officers and medical...

A 17-year-old juvenile was charged in connection with the death of a 2-month-old baby in Newport, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The baby was found unresponsive just before 11 p.m. Thursday at the Festival Field Housing Development, Newport police said. The 2-month-old was taken to Newport Hospital, where they later died, WJAR repor...

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. The announcement came the same day as the RIPTA board of directors met behind closed doors to discuss Avedisian’s fate. In his letter of...

Traffic congestion continues to be a problem on the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, even after a third lane opened on the eastbound side of the bridge, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The Department of Transportation opened three lanes this week to alleviate the congestion. However, director Peter Alviti said he believes drivers nee...

Firefighters were still battling a large scrap metal fire on Thursday morning that broke out overnight in Providence, Rhode Island. According to WJAR, the fire broke out late Wednesday night in a large pile of trash and scrap metal on Allen Avenue, just off the Thurbers Avenue exit on Interstate 95. About 40 firefighters were called in to help batt...

A U.S. Air Force veteran and former city councilor in Holyoke, Massachusetts, told his lawyer he joined Russia’s army after fleeing a charge of possessing sexually explicit images of a child.

Two people were rescued after a helicopter crashed into a pond in Rhode Island Tuesday morning, according to police. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in Worden Pond in South Kingstown. Two people were inside the helicopter at the time of the crash and were rescued by civilians who responded by boat, WJAR reported. The pilot, Jeff Codman, 54,&#8...

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will open a third eastbound lane this week on the Washington Bridge, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Drivers will have access to the three lanes starting Wednesday morning, WJAR reported, citing the Department of Transportation. The highway will be restriped Tuesday night and overnight and changes will...