Rhode Island

A 10-year-old girl was hit by a car in Johnston, Rhode Island, while crossing the street Tuesday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The crash happened at about 8 p.m. on Plainfield Street, Johnston police said. The girl was in the crosswalk in front of the Pentecostal Fountain of Life Church, police said, adding she had exited a family...

A vehicle slammed into a Dunkin’ in Cranston, Rhode Island, Tuesday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Firefighters responded to the Dunkin’ on Reservoir Avenue crash at about 6:30 a.m., where they found the vehicle entirely inside the coffee shop, the Cranston Fire Department said. The driver of the car had his learner’s permit and was learning how to...

A Rhode Island mother is trying to get her two children back home after they were left stranded in Mexico following a cruise emergency, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Sarah Martin’s two children were on a spring break cruise vacation with their grandparents. Then, their grandmother suffered a heart attack, leaving the kids stuck in Mexico with no passport....

The third westbound lane on the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, opened over the weekend and things appeared to have gone smoothly, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. However, on Monday, that side of the bridge will get its first weekday test with rush hour traffic. Also over the weekend, the Department of Transportation began working on repaving the highway….

According to WJAR, the construction efforts began on Friday night and the lane was completed hours later.

Before the third westbound lane opens on the Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, Friday, Gov. Dan McKee and state police will discuss safety measures on the bridge, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Crashes have tripled on the Washington Bridge in the last three months after a third lane was added on the eastbound side, opening traffic on both sides,…

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. Williams was arrested Tuesday in…

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 nearby were evacuated as a precaution….

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. Officers…

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 added a third lane…

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, allegedly worked together to defraud Home Depot stores mainly in Connecticut, Massachusetts,…

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 staff continued life-saving...

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 reported. The 17-year-old juvenile faces felony…

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 need time to adapt to the…

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 battle…

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,…

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 start Wednesday, the DOT said. Due to…

A Providence, Rhode Island, man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of another man outside a Pawtucket cigar bar in 2022. Trequan Baker, 31, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Qudus Kafo on Jan. 23, 2022. Baker was also found guilty of discharging a firearm while in the commission of a crime…

A family in Riverton, Rhode Island, was surrounded by community support this weekend as dozens gathered to raise money for a 7-year-old boy battling cancer. It was a packed gym on Saturday afternoon at Tiverton’s Pocasset School as people came out to support St. Philomena 2nd grader Liam Chapman, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. Last November, Liam was complaining...