Michael C. Connor, 77, of Shoreham, Providence

City of Providence, Red Cross install free smoke alarms

The City of Providence and Red Cross volunteers are fanning out among homes Wednesday to install free smoke alarms for those ...

5 Things to Tell Your Catholic Kids About Choosing a New Pope

Ultimately, the most important message that we can share with children during the time of a papal conclave is one of trust.

Indian survivors of Kashmir attack say gunmen asked if they were Hindus and opened fire

When Aishanya and Shubham Dwivedi married in February, they began planning a vacation to Indian-controlled Kashmir to celebrate. As the couple paused for a snack in its lush ...

Thunderbirds defeat P-Bruins in opening game of first-round series

The T-Birds wasted little time asserting themselves in the offensive zone in the opening minutes. In their first Calder Cup playoff games, Dalibor Dvorsky and Zach Dean immediately impacted as Dvorsky ...

Michael C. Connor, 77, of Shoreham

Michael C. Connor, 77, of Shoreham passed away on April 20, 2025. He was born Dec. 22, 1947, in Providence, R.I., to Leo and ...

Meet Prolific Painter Mike Bryce - Inside Art with Michael Rose

Mike Bryce is a Rhode Island artist, through and through. He grew up on 8th Street in the Summit neighborhood of Providence ...

Why Ballet RI’s Swan Lake is “More Relevant Than Ever” This Year

Ballet RI will present Swan Lake - and according to Artistic Director Kathleen Breen Combes, it will be a unique production - ...

Local Catholic community reacts to Pope Francis’ passing

Locals and visitors paid their respects with prayers inside of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist to honor Pope ...

Why is Rhode Island known for its carousels? Hint: it's a showpiece

The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place ...

Beauty Queen Dies After Falling from Bridge While Allegedly Fleeing Police: Reports

Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. Güler Erdogan/Facebook A beauty queen in Turkey has died after falling from a bridge at age 27, per local news reports.

Ulta Beauty makes drastic decision on Target partnership

During an earnings call in August last year, then-Ulta Beauty Chief Operating Officer Kecia Steelman said that the company’s partnership with Target is “driving growth” and is still on track ...

Providence Swedish opens two new facilities in Everett, Edmonds

EVERETT — Providence Swedish opened two new clinics in Snohomish County in March as part of an effort to expand behavioral health services throughout the county. The clinics are located in ...

Police log

POSSESSION OF DRUGS On April 26 at 8:24 a.m., officers arrested Maurice Davis, 45, of 14 King Ave., Westfield Massachusetts, on charges of possession of Schedule I-V (Under 10 grams) – ...

Penn Relays Women — ATL Updates In Long Baton Events

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, April 24-26 — The wealth was spread across the women’s collegiate slate at the 129th Penn Relays, ...

Explosion at Providence home captured on video

A 37-year-old Providence man recorded some video of a fireball fueled by propane gas. No firefighters were injured at fire scene in Providence on April 28. PROVIDENCE − Lamar Harris saw some commotion ...

12-year-old kills herself at hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit

A 12-year-old girl died by suicide this month after workers say she was left unsupervised at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she was waiting for a long-term psychiatric placement. Sarah ...

N.J. baseball: Players of the Week in all 15 conferences, April 21-27

Buonanno enters the new week riding an eight-game hitting streak, batting 24-for-47 this spring (.511) overall. This past ...

High School Roundup: Recaps, scores and more from Monday's games and Tuesday's schedule

The second half of the spring sports season got started Monday. We've got recaps, scores and more from games around the state ...

Video shows explosion during Providence house fire

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews responded to a fire at a two-story home on Lubec Street in Providence Monday afternoon. Video ...

FHSAA softball district tournaments begin: Full previews for Northeast Florida

The Times-Union previews the 2025 FHSAA high school softball district tournaments for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.

Rhode Island women's basketball look to return to top of A-10 with transfers. Who are they?

Ojeda, Gray and Habib come to URI from VCU, Saint Louis and George Mason, respectively. It mirrors what the Rams did when ...

Who's joining Providence, Brown, Bryant and URI men's basketball teams? Here's the latest

The transfer portal for college basketball closed last week. All four of Rhode Island's Division I men's basketball teams ...

Presenting the 2025 Providence Journal Boys Basketball All-State selections

Here are the best of the best on the hardwood in 2025. Meet The Providence Journal All-State first- and second-team ...