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New traffic pattern planned for Route 37 in Cranston
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it's putting a new traffic pattern in place on Route 37 on Tuesday night. Changes will be made starting at 8 p.m. for the stretch of Route 37 east between Natick Avenue and Glen Hills Drive in Cranston. RIDOT said drivers will encounter...
Johnston Town Council introduces updates to barking dogs ordinance
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — The town of Johnston is putting a muzzle on excessive barking. On Tuesday night, town leaders read an ordinance that would fine noisy dog owners. This proposal knocks out some of the more severe punishments for Johnston dog owners. However, it also forces owners to...
Pedus powers team into finals
WEST WARWICK - There were the ten strikeouts on the mound, but also the four RBI at the plate. Regardless of which angle you chose to view it from, there was no denying the central role that Josh Pedus played for his Wes Warwick team in Saturday night’s 13-1 victory over La Salle in the opening game of the Rhode Island Connie Mack State Tournament.
Cranston pedestrian crash victim remembered as accomplished professor, researcher
(WJAR) — The woman pedestrian struck and killed in Cranston on Friday night is being remembered as an accomplished professor and researcher. Police said Lundy Braun, 77, was fatally struck by a car when she was walking on a Cranston street Friday night. The driver was backing out of...
Cast Complete for National Tour of
Casting is complete for the North American tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, which will launch September 21 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, before going on to play more than 25 cities in its first year. As previously reported, the company will...
Ground Zero: One Providence Location, 11 Assaults in 23 days
Kennedy Plaza is between Providence City Hall and the U.S. Federal Court House. Between July 1 and 23, there were eleven assaults at Kennedy Plaza, including one that took place directly across the street next to City Hall. Based on the data provided by the City of Providence to GoLocal...
DCYF breaks ground on new facility in Exeter
(WJAR) — A groundbreaking for a new DCYF facility is happening Tuesday morning in Exeter. The Main Street location will serve teenage girls and address behavioral health needs. The groundbreaking is happening just a few months after a federal investigation into DCYF. That investigation found from 2017 to 2022...
New residential treatment center for teen girls breaks ground this week. What to know.
EXETER – The state is expected to break ground Tuesday on a much-discussed and critically needed residential treatment center for teenage girls with psychiatric and behavioral-health issues. A start on the $45 million, 16-bed facility comes at a time when the shortage of such beds for children in state care prompted U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha in May to warn Rhode Island that he might file a civil-rights suit if the state didn’t stop warehousing children with disabilities...
Sheriff: Bristol County has made strides in hiring correctional officers, reducing forced OT
The Bristol County House of Correction has dramatically increased its staffing, adding more than 90 new officers in the last year, Sheriff Paul Heroux highlighted on Monday.
Scarborough South State Beach to close parking lot during weekdays starting Monday
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has reminded beachgoers that starting Monday, Scarborough South State Beach’s parking lot in Narragansett will close on Monday, August 19 during weekdays. The parking lot will be open for parking on weekends only for the remainder of...
Lincoln police find loaded gun during DUI stop
(WJAR) — Lincoln police say they found a loaded gun while making a stop DUI stop over the weekend. The Lincoln Police Department says officers observed a Ford F-150 stopped in the middle of the road in front of a local bar on Summer Street. The department claims the...
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