Rhode Island

A Rhode Island man was allegedly driving impaired when he crashed his car into a utility pole in South Kingstown on Friday afternoon. South Kingstown police say John E. Disano, 53, of Narragansett, was involved in a single-car crash around 4 p.m. in the area of 1097 Middlebridge Road. Police allege that Disano struck a utility pole, causing it to&#...

A man was fatally shot overnight in the parking lot of a Walmart in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence police responded to the store at 51 Silver Spring Street around 1:03 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting and found a 51-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a large box truck that was parked near the store’s entrance, according…...

A 4-year-old boy died after drowning in a family’s pool in North Providence, Rhode Island, on Tuesday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers responded to Cassisi Court around 3:15 p.m. for a report of a child who was pulled from a pool after being underwater for an undetermined amount of time, North Providence police said. When officers a...

The body of a missing fisherman was pulled from the water in Middletown, Rhode Island, on Monday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The body was found near Pebble Beach just after 6 p.m., the Middletown Fire Department said, where he was believed to be fishing on rocks. Family members of the fisherman called firefighters asking for help, according t...

The victim was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, police said to WJAR

A 4-year-old child was left inside a bus unattended in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, last Tuesday, and the bus driver and monitors have been fired as a result. Police say the boy is enrolled in the extended school year program and was unintentionally left in a minibus, transported back to the bus yard and left inside as the driver and…...

Four children were taken to the hospital after they ate CBD gummies at a YMCA summer camp in Coventry, Rhode Island, last week. First responders were called to Camp Westwood YMCA on Thursday morning for four campers who were vomiting, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. The children, ages 12 to 15 years old, were taken to Hasbro Children’s H...

A man is dead after he was pulled from the water Friday in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Fire officials tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded around 1:24 p.m. to a report of a man in the pond near a residence on 24 East Shore Road near the Block Island Ferry Dock. The man was pulled from the water, and…

An 18-year-old man from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was shot to death on Wednesday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. at the intersection of School and Rosewood streets, Pawtucket police said. When officers arrived, they found the man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he died. The victim&...

The Washington Bridge demolition in Providence, Rhode Island, has officially been approved, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The project is expected to cost $45.8 million. The Aetna Bridge Co., a Warwick-based company, is handling the project. However, there’s no word on when the demolition will begin, but it’s expected to be completed ...

A fire that broke out in a home in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, sent four people, including two firefighters, to the hospital, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The fire occurred on Logee Street Monday afternoon. The blaze started on the third floor of that home, with flames shooting out the windows, the Woonsocket Fire Department told WJAR. Four famil...

It’s too expensive to build a new Washington Bridge in Providence, Rhode Island, so why not go under it? The chairman of the Narragansett Bay Commission is making this bold proposal, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The agency serves as a watch dog for environmental impact in that area. The chairman, Vincent Mesolella, is suggesting convertin...

Stop & Shop has announced it will be closing 32 underperforming stores, including more than a dozen in New England, by the end of the year. The company said the closures will “position the company for growth” and noted that they will still have about 350 stores across five states. “As we announced in May, Stop & Shop has evaluat...